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Pediatrician
* All pediatricians see children who complain of stomach aches.
* Many pediatricians now test for lead levels during routine checkups for young children
  - question the serious unknown consequences of a rapid loss of fat
  - recommend yogurt for children suffering from various forms of indigestion
  - strongly oppose the use of vision therapy
* Most pediatricians agree that milk taken by breast feeding mothers can be associated with colic
  - believe that smoking around an infant or a child form of child abuse
  - follow their patients from infancy to adolescence
  - know that a child's cholesterol level can swing from one test to the next
  - recommend rice cereal as baby's first food
  - routinely screen children for eye abnormalities during well-baby examinations
  - try to encourage adolescents to maintain good communication with parents
  - work in private offices, hospitals, and clinics
* Some pediatricians advise parents to wash the diaper area only when feces are present
  - insist that it is the result of gastrointestinal upset
* Some pediatricians recommend a daily iron supplement as a preventive measure
  - thickened feedings to help prevent the baby from spitting up
  - say to wait until the baby is six months old
  - tell parents to take emergencies straight to the emergency room
  - think it's because of an underdeveloped digestive tract
* agree that baby slings reduce crying and help to calm colicky babies.
* also encourage parents to read to their children at home
  - try to prevent other diseases and injury before they happen
  - experts in the health of children
  - in a position to recognize abused women in pediatric settings
  - interested in more than just the healthcare of children
  - often ambivalent about transferring the care of their long-standing patients
  - primary care doctors , but only for children
  - typically family focused, view the patient as dependent
* can aid schools and child care centers in developing disaster plans
  - be primary care doctors or they can be specialists
  - help young families make wise decisions about family media consumption
  - increase their understanding of tribal cultures in many ways
  - prescribe a number of advanced antihistamines to help control allergies
  - use health fairs to focus specifically on children's health issues
* care for and treat children from birth through the teens
  - children from birth through the teen years
  - kids because they love kids
* consider rectal readings the gold standard of temperature-taking, even for toddlers
* depend on parents for firsthand information when a child is ill.
* devote some of their time to educating parents and children about preventing illness.
* earn less than other types of physicians.
* form close bonds with both their patients and their families.
* give books to their patients during well child checkups.
* have a rare opportunity to help shape healthy, productive lives
  - special place in communities
  - the source of children's anxiety wrong
* offer the same range of care for newborns and children.
* often can determine if youngsters have asthma by a history of symptoms
  - check vision as part of a child s routine physical
  - employ nurse practitioners or physician's assistants
  - pick up mild heart defects during routine examinations
  - use a child's age to predict their height
* provide care for children and adolescents only
  - specialty care for children with common and uncommon health problems
* recommend that children come in for routine checkups from birth through adolescence.
* remain dedicated to the health and well being of all children and adolescents.
* review patients' medical histories and examine patients to evaluate their symptoms.
* say the onset of menstruation has steadily decreased in recent decades.
* see a lot of school age children with stomachaches
  - many with a bothersome virus known as rotavirus
* specialize in children from birth to teens
  - internal medical care for children
  - providing primary care for children
* specialize in the care of infants, children, and adolescents
  - young people, from newborns to teenagers
  - health care of newborns to young adults
  - treating newborns, toddlers, children and adolescents
* spend many years in training to treat only children.
* take care of diseases that children get.
* takes care of children from infancy through adolescence.
* treat many children from birth through teens.
* treating poisoned children often have no control over the home environment.
* understand how important a child s health is to parents
  - the many factors that affect the growth and development of children
* urge hearing tests at birth.
* use the charts to compare children the same age to one another.
* vary in relation to their level of comfort in treating ADHD via medication.
* write prescriptions to the parents to read to their children.
+ Medical specialty
  * There are other doctors who are also 'primary care' doctors. Pediatricians are primary care doctors, but only for children. Internists are primary care doctors for adults. Some gynecologists do primary care, but for women only.
+ Pediatrics: Medical specialties
  * Pediatricians take care of diseases that children get. They also make sure that children develop normally and try to prevent illness. One of the most important ways that children's diseases can be prevented is by immunization. Immunization is also called vaccination.
  * Pediatricians also try to prevent other diseases and injury before they happen. They teach parents about safety and nutrition. They may teach older children or 'adolescents' about avoiding injury or addiction to alcohol and tobacco. Because childhood is such a time of change, prevention is a major part of pediatrics.