Today we're starting a new segment on The Buzz - Medical Mysteries! - where we'll be discussing some of the trickier cases that come through the office. Today's mystery is a newborn with an unusual skin rash. Is it an infection? Eczema? Or something else? Play along and see if you can figure out the final diagnosis!
Warning: Do not watch if you get itchy easily! School is back in session, so what will you do if your child comes home with an itchy, lice infested scalp? Would you recognize lice and their eggs, and know what to do next? Dr. Bee covers everything you need to know to diagnose and treat lice at home, without having to make an appointment! Check it out!
It’s tick season! What will you do if your child gets bit by a tick, and develops a fever, rash or joint pain? Would you recognize a deer tick if you see one? If left untreated, lyme disease can cause serious heart, joint and brain issues. Dr. Bee covers everything you need to know about lyme disease to keep your family safe and healthy!
The yearly influenza shot helps keep your child from getting a bad case of the flu, and we recommend it for all eligible kids 6 months and up. Today, Dr. Bee gets his flu shot from family practice resident, Dr. Mohamed Mulaffer of the Medical College of Georgia. Will Dr. Bee get a sticker and lollipop? Watch to find out!
Diagnose and treat pinworms YOURSELF at home, with this handy guide! Yes, pinworms may be a gross subject, but somebody's got to do it! How does a child get pinworms? What are the symptoms? Since school is back in session, we'll probably see some pinworms in the next few weeks. Why IS that? Watch today's video and learn the answers! And please remember to subscribe and share this video!
Today Dr. Bee covers tinea corporis, or ringworm of the body. This disease is a Great Mimicker - it can look like a lot of other diseases, which sometimes makes it difficult (and fun) to diagnose. Learn what a classic tinea lesion looks like, and how you can manage it at home with over-the-counter medicines.
One of every pediatrician's favorite diseases, roseola causes a predictable sequence of fever and rash. Learn how to recongnize this pattern to diagnose roseola at home and save yourself that copay!
Fifth Disease is a very common childhood illness that every parent has to deal with. Learn the signs and what we do for this generally benign illness.
Does your perfect newborn have perfectly crooked toes? They may have clinodactyly, a congenital curving of the toes!
Hey, it's episode 50! Laryngomalacia causes a HORRIBLE sound when babies get excited, eat, or just breathe in quickly. Why does this happen? What makes it worse, or better? And will this ever go away? All the answers are right here!
If your baby's belly button is bulging out, they could have an umbilical hernia. Learn how belly button hernias form, what warning signs to watch for, and what the odds are this will go away without surgery.
A cranky baby can make everyone cranky! When does the first tooth come in? Is it teething or an ear infection? Learn the true signs of teething and what to do for your cranky toddler!
Bad breath can be from a myriad of problems in the mouth, nose, sinuses, lungs, or throat. Dr. Bee outlines how to tell one cause from another, and when to seek further care for your child's stinky breath.
What do you do when your child's nose starts bleeding? Dr. Bee gives you clear instructions on the proper method for getting an acute nosebleed to stop, and outlines how to manage recurrent nosebleeds.
If your child wakes up with a red, matted goopy eye, they may have a bacterial infection of the eye. Learn how to get rid of pink eye quickly - before it causes a worse problem or spreads to others!
We get this question a lot! Sometimes it easy to predict, sometimes it's not. Sometimes it takes up to 2 years for eyes to settle into a final color! Dr. Bee discusses what makes your eyes a certain color, how they can change over time, and what we can say for certain about babies' eye color.
Are your kids bored? Glued to their iPad or phone screens? How did Dr. Bee and Dr. Julie keep five daughters busy during the summer holidays? In this video, Dr. Julie lists free and super-cheap activities to keep your kids engaged and entertained all summer long. Pudding painting, anyone?
Molluscum is a very common type of skin wart seen in children, that can last anywhere up to 2 years. Learn how to recongnize the differences between molluscum and other types of warts, how we manage them and why treatment is not always the best idea!
The last thing doctors should do is throw a kid on ADHD medication without considering other diagnoses and treatment options. In today's Friday Checkup, Dr. Julie goes over our procedure for the initial evaluation of kids who show signs of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
That cottage cheese in your baby's mouth isn't cottage cheese - it's thrush, a fungal infection that can be painful and difficult to remove. Learn how to spot thrush and how we can help you get rid of it!
