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Pulmonologist
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Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you or your child experience mild asthma symptoms (to discuss treatment options. Call your health care provider (or go to the emergency room) for moderate shortness of breath (shortness of ...
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If a child has the following symptoms, the parent should contact the child's pediatrician: inability to participate in normal activities missed school due to asthma symptoms symptoms that do not improve about 15 minutes after initial treatment wit...
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Diagnosis and effective asthma management involve cooperation and collaboration between the patient, family, and an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals. These include the patient's primary health care provider, allergy and immunolo...
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The American Board of Allergy and Immunology offers board certification to doctors who specialize in diagnosis and management of disorders involving the immune system. No subspecialty certifications are offered in this field..
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine. After passing an examination and completing the requirements, the doctor is eligible to become Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
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Harvard Medical School doctor addresses the question of whether a woman should see a gynecologist or an internist beyond her childbearing years.
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Pediatric pulmonologists specialize in the treatment of children and teens with breathing and lung disorders. After completing medical school, the physician receives at least three more years of training in a pediatric residency, followed by an additional three or more years of training as a pediatric- pulmonology fellow.
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A physician who specializes in the treatment of children from birth through adolescence. A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21.
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Detailed information on pediatricians and what formal education is required
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Detailed information on choosing a pediatrician
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American pediatrician 1870-1960 A portrait of Owen Wilson. In the preface of " The Care and Feeding of Southern Babies, " Wilson said that other similar works focused on childrearing in cooler climates, and therefore were inapplicable to infants in the southern United States.
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Detailed information on questions to ask your child's physician about cancer
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