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Nov 8, 10 | Posted by: David Melbye, M.D.
Nasal Aspirators
Fall and Winter are great for a lot of reasons, but cold and flu season is not one of them. I’m sure many of your children are like mine and are already working on their first or second cold since the start of Fall. Most young kids are terrible nose blowers so you end up needing to use a nasal aspirator to suction the mucous out of their nose. We use the blue bulb syringes on our babies, but for our older kids we use the Nosefrida. More »
Oct 28, 10 | Posted by: David Melbye, M.D.
Bowlegs
There are two times parents usually ask me about their child being bowlegged. The first time is shortly after their baby is born. Almost every baby comes out with bowing or curvature of their lower legs below the knees. This is purely positional from being in the womb and resolves on its own.
The other time I get asked about this is when kids start walking. More »
Sep 22, 10 | Posted by: David Melbye, M.D.
If your child needs stitches, who should put them in?
This is a question I often get asked. Most people’s initial instinct is to have a plastic surgeon put in the stitches. That’s what people in Hollywood would do, right? Unfortunately getting a senior plastic surgeon to come to the ER to put in stitches is next to impossible. Thankfully it is also not necessary.
If your child ever needs stitches I would More »
Sep 7, 10 | Posted by: David Melbye, M.D.
West Nile Virus
I’m sure many of you saw in the news that West Nile Virus was found in some mosquitoes tested in 3 different mosquito pools in the Milwaukee area. I know what you are thinking, “We don’t live in Egypt” (This isn’t Egypt is it?). It turns out the name has nothing to do with where you can get the illness. More »
Jul 2, 10 | Posted by: David Melbye, M.D.
Is that a Tick?
A couple of weeks ago we were in the Dells on vacation. The day after we got home we were getting ready to go outside and play when I heard my wife yell from the bathroom,”Dave, can you come here quick?!” When I got to the bathroom mywife was standing next to my daughter Kate with a comb in her hand and pointing to the top of her head with a horrified look on her face. I looked at her head expecting to see a gaping wound, but what I did find was a tick attached to her scalp. Three things immediately popped into my head. Is that a tick? How do I get it off? Does she need antibiotics? More »
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