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Pediatric HouseCalls Online

Choose a part of the body to search:

Abdomen Symptoms
Arm and Leg Symptoms
Bites / Stings
Breathing or Chest Symptoms
Drug Dosage Tables
Ear
Eye
Fever Symptoms
Genital or Urinary Symptoms
Head or Brain Symptoms
Miscellaneous - Other
Mouth / Teeth / Throat Symptoms
Newborn Questions
Nose Symptoms
Skin - Localized Symptoms
Skin - Widespread Symptoms

A Decision Chart (When to Call Your Doctor Chart ) is provided for each topic. By using the decision chart and your common sense, you should be able to select one of the five following Action (recommended response) categories:

  • Call 911 Now (you may need an ambulance)
  • Call Your Doctor Now (night or day)
  • Call Your Doctor Within 24 Hours (between 9 am and 4 pm)
  • Call Your Doctor During Weekday Office Hours
  • Parent Care at Home

If you think that you are having a medical emergency, call 911 or the number for the local emergency ambulance service NOW!

And when in doubt, call your doctor NOW or go to the closest emergency department.

Health Topics 

Abdomen Symptoms

Abdominal Pain

Constipation

Diarrhea

Pinworms

Stools - Blood In

Vomiting

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Arm and Leg Symptoms

Arm Injury

Arm Pain

Finger or Toe Injury

Leg Injury

Leg Pain

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Bites / Stings

Animal or Human Bite

Bee or Yellow Jacket Sting

Insect Bites

Spider Bite

Tick Bite

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Breathing or Chest Symptoms

Asthma Attack

Chest Pain

Cough

Croup

Influenza

Wheezing (Other Than Asthma)

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Drug Dosage Tables

Acetaminophen Dosage Table

Pseudophedrine Dosage Table

Ibuprofen Dosage Table

Dextromethorphan Dosage Table

Chlorpheniramine Dosage Table

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Dosage Table

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Ear

Ear - Congestion

Ear - Discharge

Ear - Injury

Ear - Pulling at or Itchy

Ear - Swimmer's

Earache

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Eye

Eye - Allergy

Eye - Injury

Eye - Pus or Drainage

Eye - Foreign Body

Eye - Red Without Pus

Tear Duct - Blocked

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Fever Symptoms

Fever

Fever - How to Take the Temperature

Fever - Myths Versus Facts

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Genital or Urinary Symptoms

Genital Injury

Urination Pain

Vaginal Itching or Irritation  

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Head or Brain Symptoms

Head Injury

Headache

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Miscellaneous - Other

Crying Child Over 3 Months of Age - Irritability - Fussiness

Immunization Reactions

Infection Exposure Questions - Contagiousness

Lymph Nodes - Swollen

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Mouth / Teeth / Throat Symptoms

Drinking Fluids - Decreased

Mouth Injury

Mouth Ulcers

Sore Throat

Strep Exposure

Teething

Thrush

Tooth Injury

Toothache

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Newborn Questions

Bottle Feeding (Formula) Questions

Breastfeeding Questions

Crying Baby of Less Than 3 Months Old

Jaundiced Newborn

Newborn Appearance Questions

Newborn Illness - How to Recognize

Newborn Rashes and Birthmarks

Spitting Up - Reflux

Umbilical Cord Symptoms

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Nose Symptoms

Colds

Hay Fever (Nose Allergies)

Nose Injury

Nosebleed

Sinus Pain or Congestion

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Skin - Localized Symptoms

Athlete's Foot

Burns

Diaper Rash

Impetigo - Infected Sores

Lice - Head

Poison Ivy - Oak - Sumac

Puncture Wound

Rashes - Localized and Cause Unkown

Ringworm

Skin Foreign Body

Suture Questions

Skin Injury (Bruises, Cuts and Scrapes)

Wound Infection

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Skin - Widespread Symptoms

Chickenpox

Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease

Hives

Rashes - Widespread and Cause Unkown

Sunburn

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Disclaimer: This information is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. It is provided for educational purposes only. You assume full responsibility for how you choose to use this information.

Copyright: Author and Senior Reviewer: Barton D. Schmitt, M.D. Clinical content review provided by Senior Reviewer and Healthpoint Medical Network.

Last Review Date: 3/15/2008

Last Revised: 5/24/2006 2:20:46 PM

Content Set: Pediatric HouseCalls Online

Version Year: 2008

Copyright 1994-2008 Barton D. Schmitt, M.D.

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David A Thompson, MD is the author of Adult HouseCalls Online. He is a board-certified emergency medicine physician at MacNeal Hospital in Chicago. He has a national reputation in telephone triage, decision support tools, medical information technology and quality improvement. Adult HouseCalls Online is a decision support tool for adults that has been reviewed and approved by adult physicians.

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