儿科医生经常问问题
医学评论医学博士Karen Gill– 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关键作用。
A儿科医生是一位专业的医生，受过训练，可以照顾孩子的身体，心理和情感健康，从出生到18岁，有时甚至更老。
附近的儿科医生可以完成”良好的儿童探访“ 和年度身体, manage and treat any health conditions, and make sure your child is hitting all of their behavioral and physical milestones.
儿科医生可以对婴儿和儿童执行以下程序：
- 预定疫苗（免疫)
- 剪切，擦伤，伤口和其他撕裂的次要维修
- 鲜血
- 应用临时夹板在扭伤的关节或受伤的骨头上
- settingdislocated joints回到位
- 切入和排水脓肿
- 删除在孩子体内产生的物体，例如碎片或鱼钩
- lumbar puncture收集脊柱进行诊断测试
- 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执行上述所有程序。请与您当地的儿科医生联系，以获取更全面的儿科医生可以执行的程序的清单。
儿科医生诊断，在某些情况下可以治疗以下情况：
- 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，免疫学）
- 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)
- hearing difficulties either present when your child is born or caused by injuries (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)
- 当您的孩子出生或整个童年发展时出现心脏病（心脏病）（cardiology)
- 大脑或神经系统疾病（神经病学)
- 童年时期发展的癌症（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.
在您或您的孩子的约会期间，您可能没有想到的主要问题要问儿科医生：
- How long have you been treating children? When did you start your practice?
- 你可能从哲学指导oach 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？
- 您的办公室什么时候开放？您可以同日紧急访问吗？您的孩子可能有任何紧急情况或症状，您是否有紧急时间或联系信息？
- 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，您可以来我家去医疗吗？还是您提供虚拟访问？
- 我孩子的病情或治疗会影响他们的生活方式吗？
- 我或我的孩子可以改变生活方式的改变以帮助他们的症状或状况吗？
照顾孩子的医疗需求可能需要与普通医师不同的技能。
找到合适的儿科医生意味着找到一个可以满足孩子的医疗需求的人，同时还以耐心，同理心和尊重来对待您的孩子。
儿科医生还需要考虑儿童生活中可能有助于其状况或行为的其他因素。当您选择儿科医生时，请记住这一点。