儿科医生常见问题
医学审查Karen Gill, M.D.– Written byTim Jewell
什么是儿科医生？
儿科医生在孩子的医疗保健中发挥着关键作用。
A儿科医生是一个专门的医生，以照顾您孩子的身体，心理和情绪健康，直到18岁，或者有时更老。
你附近的儿科医生可以完成“善于参观“ 和每年物理, manage and treat any health conditions, and make sure your child is hitting all of their behavioral and physical milestones.
儿科医生可以在婴儿和孩子们执行以下程序：
- 预定疫苗（免疫)
- 用于切割，刮擦，伤口和其他撕裂的次要修理
- 血液绘制
- 申请临时夹板on a sprained joint or injured bone
- settingdislocated joints回到原地
- 切入和排水脓肿
- 去除在孩子的身体中得到的物体，例如碎片或鱼钩
- lumbar puncture收集脊柱液体以进行诊断测试
- intravenous catheterization
- bladder catheterization
- endotracheal intubation
- bag-mask ventilation
There are procedures that pediatricians are required to know based on guidelines from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
一些儿科医生的办公室可能无法配备以执行上面列出的所有程序。联系当地的儿科医生以获得更全面的儿科医生可以表现的程序清单。
儿科医生诊断，在某些情况下对待以下条件：
- ear, nose, throat, and neck conditions like ear infections and strep throat (otolaryngology)
- allergies to food like nuts and fish or allergens in the environment like pollen or chemicals, as well as immune system disorders (allergy,asthma, immunology)
- behaviors that may be considered disruptive to daily life resulting from social, emotional, or cognitive causes, such asADD,ADHD, or自闭症谱系障碍
- digestive conditions that may make it hard for your child to eat or pass waste (胃肠病学)
- physical or cognitive conditions that affect your child's ability to speak (语言病理学)
- 当您的孩子出生或受伤造成的时，难以存在的困难（听力学)
- conditions that make it difficult for your child to walk, talk, or perform basic daily activities (rehabilitative medicine or physical and occupational therapy)
- complications that happen when your child is born too early (neonatology)
- 当您的孩子出生或在整个童年发展时，呈现的心况存在（心脏病学)
- 大脑或神经系统疾病（神经病学)
- cancers that develop during childhood (oncology)
This list isn't exhaustive — pediatricians may specialize in a wide variety of conditions because their primary focus is on the holistic health of your child.
Get in touch with your local pediatrician to learn more about what conditions they can treat or specialize in.
在您或您的孩子预约期间向儿科医生询问您可能没有想到的最佳问题：
- How long have you been treating children? When did you start your practice?
- What philosophy guides your approach to treating children? What are your beliefs about circumcision, vaccination, holistic medicine, or discipline?
- Are there other doctors or pediatricians in your practice? Who covers for you when you're away or on vacation? Do you have any nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, or nurses who can help me?
- How long can I expect my child's check-ups to last?
- 您的练习中还有其他专家也可以帮助我的孩子吗？
- 你的办公室什么时候开放？你可以做同性的紧急访问吗？您是否有急诊时间或联系信息您的孩子可能拥有的任何紧急情况或症状？
- Do I need to call first and verify that it's an emergency with one of your staff?
- 如果我或我的孩子不能旅行，你是否能够来我的家庭参观？或者您提供虚拟访问吗？
- 我孩子的病情或治疗是否会影响他们的生活方式？
- Are there any lifestyle changes that I or my child can make to help with their symptoms or condition?
照顾孩子的医疗需求可能需要skills distinct from those of a general physician.
寻找合适的儿科医生意味着找一个能够满足孩子的医疗需求的人，同时也对待您的孩子耐心，同理心和尊重。
儿科医生还需要考虑到儿童生命中的其他因素，这可能会导致其条件或行为。当您选择儿科医生时，请记住这一点。