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Scoliosis Surgery: Dr. Aminian
Meet Afshin Aminian, MD, as he talks about having scoliosis surgery at CHOC. He'll introduce this series of videos we made just for teens.
Scoliosis Surgery: Preparation
For the two nights right before your scoliosis surgery, you will need to wash your back with a special soap that helps prevent infections.
Quick Tips to Calm Your Baby
A CHOC clinical nurse specialist offers five quick tips to help parents calm a fussy baby.
Concussions: Drs. Taraman and Romain
Concussions in children can cause lingering symptoms. Drs. Sharief Taraman and Jonathan Romain explain what happens to the brain after a concussion.
Drowning: Dr. Lubinsky and Michelle Lubahn
Dr. Paul Lubinsky and Michelle Lubahn share their insight into drowning, which is the second leading cause of unintentional related injury related deaths.
Dangers of Prescribed Drugs: Dr. Winkelmann
Dr. Jacqueline Winkelmann speaks on safeguarding prescription drugs in the home where children are present is critical & explains the dangers of prescribed drugs.
Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention: Dr. Batra
Dr. Anjan Batra, CHOC, speaks about heart conditions and preventive measures that can be taken to prevent sudden cardiac death in young athletes.
Feeding Program: Pacer’s Parents
Quinn and Mekell Lybbert explain how CHOC's feeding program changed life for their son Pacer, a feeding program graduate, and their entire family.
Cleft Palate & Lip: Dr. Jaffurs
Dr. Daniel Jaffurs, CHOC, tells us about the possible causes the birth defect cleft palate and what can be done to correct it.
Lumps and Bumps in Children: Dr. Reyna
Dr. Troy Renya explains if a baby is born with a lump or bump, when is it serious and discusses diagnosis and what treatment may be recommended.
Autism Research: Dr. Schwartz
Dr. Phil Schwartz explains how autism is currently is being diagnosed and how new new research may lead to diagnosing the disorder with a simple blood test.
Pain Syndrome: Dr. Shulman
In this segment, Dr. Andrew Shulman, CHOC, helps us to understand chronic pain, a condition where a patient's sensitivity to pain is abnormal.
Music Therapy: Eric Mammen
Eric Mammen, founder of the music program at CHOC, explains what a music therapist does and how it offers a number of benefits for the children.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Amy Waunch
Amy Waunch, clinical nurse educator, tells us about methods to help alleviate pain & discomfort in children, making their visits to the ER less painful.
Children and Fever: Dr. Pierog
Dr. James Pierog, Medical Director of CHOC Emergency Department, describes what a fever is & explains that a fever is the way the body fights infections.
Cardiac MRI: Dr. Renella
In this segment, Dr. Pierangelo Renella, CHOC, talks about Cardiac MRI, the advanced non-invasive imaging technique for diagnosing heart defects.
Hernias and Children: Dr. Reyna
Dr. Troy Renya, CHOC, explains what a hernia is and how hernias in children are different from adult hernias.
Tonsils and Adenoids: Dr. Ahuja
In this segment of American Health Journal, Dr. Gupreet Ahuja, physician at CHOC, describes the difference between tonsils and adenoids.
Circumcision Revision: Dr. Wehbi
Dr. Elias Wehbi, pediatric urologist at CHOC, tells us about circumcisions and when circumcisions need intervention for repair.
Welcome to the NICU
Together with the NICU essentials packet and admitting guide, we hope to provide you answers for many of the questions you may have during your baby’s stay.
Admission to the NICU
On admission to CHOC we are committed to partnering with families to provide the specialized care that premature babies and sick babies need to grow.
Handwashing
Handwashing - one of the most important things you can do to help your baby stay healthy. It's the single most vital way to prevent the spread of infection.
Snoring and Children: Dr. Lubinsky
Dr. Paul Lubinsky, Associate Director of the PICU at CHOC, speaks to the reasons why children snore & treatments that are available for snoring.
Playground Injuries: Dr. Weinert
In this segment of American Health Journal, Dr. Carl Weinert, physician at CHOC, discusses the most common playground injuries.
Cell Phone Use in the NICU
Cellular phones may interfere with medical equipment. For this reason, your cell phone must be “in airplane mode” while in the NICU.
