儿科医生Frequently Asked Questions
Medically reviewed byKaren Gill, M.D.- 写道蒂姆·珠宝
What is a pediatrician?
儿科医生s play a key role in your child’s healthcare.
一种pediatricianis a specialized physician trained to take care of your child’s physical, mental, and emotional health starting at birth until the age of 18, or sometimes older.
一种pediatrician near you can complete “well child visits” andannual physicals，管理和治疗任何健康状况，并确保您的孩子正在击中他们所有的行为和物理里程碑。
儿科医生s can perform the following procedures on babies and children:
- scheduled vaccines (immunizations的）
- minor repairs for cuts, scrapes, wounds, and other lacerations
- blood draws
- applying a temporarysplinton a sprained joint or injured bone
- 环境脱臼关节back into place
- cutting into and drainingabscesses
- removing objects that have gotten in your child's body, such as splinters or fish hooks
- 腰刺穿to collect spinal fluids for diagnostic tests
- 静脉导管导管
- 膀胱导管插入件
- 气管插管
- 袋面膜通风
有程序根据认证理事会研究生医学教育（ACGME）的指导方针需要了解儿科医生。
Some pediatrician's offices may not be equipped to perform all of the procedures listed above. Contact your local pediatrician for a more comprehensive list of the procedures that your pediatrician can perform.
儿科医生s diagnose and in some cases treat the following conditions:
- 耳朵，鼻子，喉咙和颈部条件，如耳朵感染和喉咙喉咙（耳鼻喉科的）
- 在花粉或化学品等环境中的螺母和鱼类或过敏原，以及免疫系统障碍（过敏那哮喘那immunology)
- 可能被视为社会，情感或认知原因导致的日常生活中破坏的行为，例如添加那adhd.， 要么autism spectrum disorder
- 消化条件可能使您的孩子难以吃或通过浪费（gastroenterology的）
- 影响您孩子说话能力的身体或认知条件（speech-language pathology的）
- 当您的孩子出生或受伤造成的时，难以存在的困难（audiology的）
- 使您的孩子难以走路，谈论或执行基本的日常活动（康复医学或身体和职业治疗）的条件
- 当您的孩子出生时期的并发症太早（新生儿学）
- heart conditions present when your child is born or that develop throughout childhood (心脏病学的）
- brain or nervous system disorders (neurology的）
- cancers that develop during childhood (肿瘤学的）
该清单并非详尽无遗 - 儿科医生可以专注于各种各样的条件，因为他们的主要重点是您孩子的整体健康状况。
与当地的儿科医生取得联系，了解有关他们可以治疗或专业的条件的更多信息。
Top questions to ask a pediatrician during your or your child’s appointment that you may have not thought of:
- 你一直在治疗孩子多久了？你什么时候开始练习的？
- 哪些哲学指导您对治疗儿童的方法？您对割礼，疫苗接种，整体医学或纪律的信念是什么？
- 在你的练习中是否有其他医生或儿科医生？当你离开或度假时，谁覆盖你？您有任何护士从业者，医生的助手或护士可以帮助我吗？
- 我希望孩子的检查持续多久？
- 一种re there any other specialists in your practice that can help my child, too?
- When is your office open? Can you do same-day emergency visits? Do you have emergency hours or contact information for any urgent conditions or symptoms my child may have?
- 我是否需要先拨打电话，并验证它是您的一名员工的紧急情况吗？
- 你能够com吗e to my home for a medical visit if I or my child can't travel? Or do you offer virtual visits?
- Will my child's condition or treatment impact their lifestyle?
- 一种re there any lifestyle changes that I or my child can make to help with their symptoms or condition?
Taking care of a child's medical needs may require skills distinct from those of a general physician.
Finding the right pediatrician means finding someone who can address your child's medical needs while also treating your child with patience, empathy, and respect.
儿科医生s also need to take into consideration other factors in the child's life that may be contributing to their conditions or behaviors. Keep this in mind when you choose your pediatrician.