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At Phoenix Children’s, our team of interventional cardiology experts uses cardiac catheterization to diagnose and treat a patient’s heart condition. This minimally invasive approach results in faster recovery times, less pain and shorter hospital stays. Our interventional

When your child has an infection, you want them to feel better. So do we. Most childhood infections are fairly straightforward and are managed by your primary pediatrician. Sometimes, though, infections are difficult to diagnose and treat. When that is the case, our pediatric

Birth Injuries What is a birth injury? Sometimes during the birth process, the baby may suffer a physical injury that impairs function or structure of their body. This is sometimes called birth trauma or birth injury. It can happen during labor, delivery, or after delivery. Birth

Refractive Errors in Children What is normal vision? To understand how certain problems can affect your child's vision, it’s important to know how normal vision happens. For children with normal vision, the following things occur in this order: Light enters the eye through the

Fire Safety and Burns Overview A burn injury usually results from an energy transfer from a heat source to the body. There are many types of burns, including: Thermal burns. These burns are caused by heat sources that raise the temperature of the skin and tissues and cause tissue

Smoking and Heart Disease The American Heart Association (AHA) says diseases caused by smoking kill more than 440,000 people in the U.S. each year. Most new smokers are children and teens. Smokers have a higher risk for lung disease and other respiratory problems, such as

Phoenix Children’s physical medicine & rehabilitation (PM&R) doctors, neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, and other experts offer complete care for children with cerebral palsy (CP). We’re your home base for multispecialty evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of children with

Anatomy of the Eye Anterior chamber. The front section of the eye's interior where aqueous humor flows in and out, providing nourishment to the eye. Anterior chamber. The front section of the eye's interior where aqueous humor flows in and out, providing nourishment to the eye

Common Liver Tests What are some common liver tests? A series of blood tests can often find out if the liver is inflamed, injured, or working normally. The pattern of abnormalities can point to hepatitis (infection or inflammation of the liver) versus cholestasis (problems with

Oral Health and Dental Specialists What is a general dentist (DDS or DMD)? To become a general dentist, a person must graduate from dental school and have either a DDS or a DMD degree: DDS. Doctor of dental surgery DMD. Doctor of dental medicine There is no difference between the