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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Gastrostomy TubesCategory: chronic_health_needs
Gastrostomy tubes are placed in children for many reasons, including prematurity, feeding problems, and brain disorders, and they have become more prevalent as lifesaving medical treatments for children have improved.
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Hearing Loss and Deafness/Hard of HearingCategory: chronic_health_needs
The Care Plan for children with hearing loss may include
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Heart Conditions, NonstructuralCategory: chronic_health_needs
Approximately 4,000 children are diagnosed with Kawasaki disease every year and most are younger than 5 years.
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Heart Defects, StructuralCategory: chronic_health_needs
Thirty-five thousand babies are born every year in the United States with these problems, according to the American Heart Association.
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—HepatitisCategory: chronic_health_needs
Hepatitis means liver inflammation. Most of the time, hepatitis is caused by a viral infection of the liver. The most common types are hepatitis A, B, and C.
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Hip ProblemsCategory: chronic_health_needs
What are hip problems in children and how common are they?
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Hydrocephalus and ShuntsCategory: chronic_health_needs
Hydrocephalus is the abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid, called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), within the brain. Hydrocephalus can be caused by a structural defect in the brain or spine that blocks CSF and causes it to accumulate. Sometimes a brain injury, especially one that causes bleeding, can interfere
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Immune ThrombocytopeniaCategory: chronic_health_needs
The treatment team may consist of the primary care provider and a hematologist.
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