Category Archives: Pediatrics

Does your sore throat need a throat culture?

Posted on June 20, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

Most likely not. We, physicians, often check to make sure that your sore throat isn’t “strep throat.” We specifically check for strep as there can be complications if the streptococcus isn’t treated with an antibiotic. The good news is that our rapid … Continue reading →

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Cradle cap?!

Posted on May 30, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

Oh my! Many parents bring in their babies with a thick, scaly crust on their head. This is usually cradle cap. The fancy (medical) name for this is seborrheic dermatitis. The scaling, redness, and itching occurs most often on the … Continue reading →

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Infantile hemangiomas

Posted on May 16, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

Often a baby is born with a little red dot and then within a few weeks that dot has transformed into a large vascular lesion. This occurs in 5% of births. They are called infantile hemangiomas. Usually they appear by … Continue reading →

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Three HPV vaccine types to choose from…

Posted on May 9, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

There are three HPV vaccines. The vaccines cover a different number of HPV subtypes: One of them covers for two , one with four and the newest one that covers NINE subtypes. The 9 subtype vaccine offers a small advantage over the quadrivalent (4) vaccine. The added … Continue reading →

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Cough medicine used as a drink?

Posted on January 25, 2016 by drlesliegreenberg

We are mid “the coughing months” where as a provider I have patients with a cough that may benefit from a codeine cough syrup. I am growing weary of prescribing promethazine with codeine as this can be doctored into a drink. … Continue reading →

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Feeling buggy? …learn about scabies.

Posted on December 16, 2015 by drlesliegreenberg

Scabies is infestation of the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. I normally tell patients that “good people get this” as EVERYONE who gets this feels icky (that’s my medical term for it). Where does this infect your skin? Most commonly in the skin folds, fingers, … Continue reading →

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This is Nevada Influenza Vaccination Week!

Posted on December 9, 2015 by drlesliegreenberg

Why should you get the flu vaccine? There are scores of people yearly who are ill due to the flu AND there are thousands (or sometimes TENS of thousands) of people who die each year from influenza. Do I get … Continue reading →

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Do obese children get more joint injuries?

Posted on April 21, 2015 by drlesliegreenberg

Do we need a study to evaluate this? Apparently so. And, yes! Overweight children are 18% more likely to have lower extremity injuries compared to normal weight children. The risk increases to 24% in obese children and 34% more likely … Continue reading →

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Treatment of reflux in children…

Posted on March 23, 2015 by drlesliegreenberg

When stomach acid comes up the esophagus, this can cause symptoms of reflux. Common symptoms in infants are feeding refusal, recurrent vomiting, poor weight gain, sleep disturbance, respiratory problems (like coughing and wheezing), and irritability. Symptoms in older children include … Continue reading →

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Babies need vitamin D

Posted on February 2, 2015 by drlesliegreenberg

Osteomalacia, also known as “rickets,” is bone weakness resulting from Vitamin D deficiency. We now know that breastfed babies and formula fed babies need Vitamin D supplementation. Formula has Vitamin D in it, but not enough Vitamin D until the … Continue reading →

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