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Stomach Bugs

January 20, 2023 by Kathryn Schaefer, MD Leave a Comment

Along with colds and coughs, winter brings the joy of stomach bugs. Often referred to as the “stomach flu”, it usually starts with vomiting. Within a day, a child will start having diarrhea. As a parent, how can you help your child at home? When should you bring them to the office? When Read More

Filed Under: Newsletters & Articles Tagged With: diarrhea, gastroenteritis, Kathryn Schaefer MD, stomach bug, stomach flu, vomiting

Ear Infections

December 16, 2022 by Kathryn Schaefer, MD Leave a Comment

More likely than not, you have sought medical care for your child for an ear infection.  Ear infections are the most common reason in pediatrics for an office visit.  It’s also the number one diagnosis for kids necessitating an antibiotic.  What is an ear infection?  How do kids Read More

Filed Under: Newsletters & Articles Tagged With: antibiotics, ear infections, Kathryn Schaefer MD, pediatrics

Influenza in Pediatrics

November 18, 2022 by Kathryn Schaefer, MD Leave a Comment

If you have tried to seek any kind of medical care for a sick child recently, you have likelyexperienced difficulty in being seen. We are off to a very busy and early start to the winter sickseason. In fifteen years of practicing medicine in the Twin Cities, I have never seen such ademand for health Read More

Filed Under: Newsletters & Articles Tagged With: body aches, congestion, cough, fever, flu, headache, influenza, influenza vaccine, Kathryn Schaefer MD, sore throat

RSV Bronchiolitis

October 24, 2022 by Julie Ewasiuk, MD Leave a Comment

The start of school and the cooler weather typically starts a wave of illness in our kids. People gathering in groups indoors allows germs to spread and our youngest patients are particularly good at sharing germs: they drool, can’t wipe their nose and put everything in their mouths. This year, Read More

Filed Under: Newsletters & Articles Tagged With: bronchiolitis, cough, Julie Ewasiuk MD, RSV, virus

School Avoidance

September 30, 2022 by Kathryn Schaefer, MD Leave a Comment

We are a few weeks into the new school year. For many families, the return to routine andstructure is a relief. However, for some, the start of a school year can be quite stressful.Inevitably, South Lake starts getting phone calls about how to help a child or teen that doesn’twant to go to school. Read More

Filed Under: Newsletters & Articles Tagged With: anxiety, Ashley Crist MSW LICSW, child, Kathryn Schaefer MD, mental health, Prairie Care, school avoidance, teen

Does My Child Need to Go to the Emergency Room?

August 22, 2022 by Anne Skemp, MD Leave a Comment

It’s two in the morning, and you can hear coughing and wheezing coming from your child’s bedroom.  After being sent home from school with a fever yesterday, they barely ate dinner and asked to go to bed early – this definitely didn’t seem like your normal playful, active child!  You go to Read More

Filed Under: Newsletters & Articles Tagged With: Anne Skemp MD, emergency room, ER, illness, nurse, sick child, Triage

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