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Innovation, dedication, tenacity and love: LJ's Story
… Innovation, dedication, tenacity and love: LJ's Story Blog Dystonia Hypermanganesemia with … body started to fail him rapidly. He began to lose his balance, and when he fell, his mother noticed that he … Suddenly, LJ and his family found themselves on a medically complex and highly emotional journey that would take them to …
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… Leadership Home Leadership Division Chief Carla C. Allan, PhD Division Chief, Psychology; Hagenah Family Endowed Chair in Psychology … from Florida State University in Tallahassee. She completed her internship in clinical psychology at …
Protocolo de Visitantes
El Horario de Visitas en Phoenix Children’s es de 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. El protocolo de visitas protege la salud, seguridad, derechos y privacidad de nuestros pacientes. El objetivo del reglamento es permitir que los cuidadores y visitantes puedan asistir en la recuperación de manera
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Staff of all levels unveil new patient-safety projects at Phoenix Children’s Quality Day
Phoenix Children’s recently hosted it’s second-ever “Quality Day” which gives all clinical staff, including residents, trainees, fellows, nurses, physicians and allied health professionals, the chance to present quality-improvement projects and ideas. The event is not only an exciting competition; it brings to light solutions that improve quality of patient care and processes in the workplace.
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Lung Transplantation in Children What is a lung transplant? A lung transplant is surgery to remove 1 or both diseased lungs and replace them with healthy lungs from a suitable organ donor. In most cases, lungs that are transplanted come from people who have died and donated their
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Kidney Transplantation in Children What is a kidney transplant? A kidney transplant is surgery to place a healthy kidney from another person into someone with severe kidney problems. The healthy kidney may come from 2 types of donors: Deceased donor. This is an organ donor who
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Phenylketonuria (PKU) in Children What is phenylketonuria (PKU) in children? Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare metabolic disorder. Children with PKU can’t process an amino acid called phenylalanine. Phenylalanine is in many common foods. It helps the body make protein. It's also
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Bone Marrow Transplant for Children What is a bone marrow transplant for children? A bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a treatment for children with certain types of cancer or other diseases. The goal of BMT is to replace a child’s diseased bone marrow with healthy bone marrow
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Neurogenic Bladder in Children What is neurogenic bladder in children? Neurogenic bladder means the bladder doesn’t work normally because of nerve damage. It causes a child to have problems with holding or releasing urine. The muscles and nerves of the urinary system work
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Beta Thalassemia in Children What is beta thalassemia in children? Beta thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder. This means it's passed down through a parent’s genes. It's a form of anemia. Anemia is a low red blood cell or low hemoglobin level. Hemoglobin is part of red blood