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High Blood Pressure in Children and Teens What is high blood pressure in children? Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls. Two numbers are recorded when measuring blood pressure: Systolic pressure. This is the higher number. It refers to the
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What Are Red Blood Cells? Red blood cells carry fresh oxygen all over the body. This is important to your health. Red blood cells are round with a flattish, indented center, like doughnuts without a hole. Your healthcare provider can check on the size, shape, and health of your
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Phoenix Children’s Appoints Four New Division Chiefs To Lead Key Specialties
Phoenix Children’s has appointed four new division chiefs to lead vital areas of care in pathology and laboratory medicine, developmental pediatrics, allergy and immunology, and palliative medicine.
CME Session
PCH - Pediatrics in the Postgenomic Era - Dr. Derek Neilson
Speaker Derek E. Neilson, MD Division Director, Genetics and Metabolism, Phoenix Children's At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1. Compare benefits and limitations of different genomic technologies (What are the tests actually looking at and what do
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) What is benign prostatic hyperplasia? Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is also called benign prostatic hypertrophy. It means that the prostate gland has become very large and may cause problems passing urine. BPH is not cancer. It's a common
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Hemifacial Microsomia (HFM) in Children What is hemifacial microsomia in children? Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a congenital problem. This means that your child is born with it. In this condition, one side of your baby’s face is underdeveloped. (Hemi means half). HFM usually
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Cholesterol in the Blood Facts about cholesterol Cholesterol is a fat-like, waxy substance that can be found in all parts of your body. It helps your body make cell membranes, many hormones, and vitamin D. The cholesterol in your blood comes from 2 sources: the foods you eat and
Medical Library
The Medical Library is open to all staff of Phoenix Children's. Our patients and their families are welcome to use the library on a limited basis, but will be directed to The Emily Center when appropriate. Employees can access online library resources via the intranet (you must
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Precocious Puberty What is precocious puberty? Puberty that happens early is called precocious puberty. This means a child's physical signs of sexual maturity develop too soon. This includes breast growth, pubic hair, and voice changes. These are known as secondary sexual
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Researcher Spotlights – February 2022
… neurologist, developmental pediatrician and molecular geneticist. Dr. Kruer is Director of the Movement Disorders … the Translational Genomics Research Institute in 2005 and completed his training in pediatric neurology and molecular … his lab work. He is the PI on several clinical research studies at Phoenix Children's that augment his work in the lab. …