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  • Eye Foreign Body

    A foreign body (FB) or object becomes stuck in the eye.

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  • Eye Infection - Bacterial

    Bacterial infection of the eye. Main symptom is lots of yellow or green discharge (pus) in the eye.

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  • Eye Infection - Viral

    A viral infection of the eye. The main symptom is a pink or red eye.

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  • Eye Injury

    Injuries to the eye, eyelid, and area around the eye.

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  • Eye Irritation

    Eye irritation from getting an irritating substance in the eye. The main symptom is a pink or red eye.

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  • Eye Pink - Symptom

    Red or pink color of the white of the eye.

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  • Fainting - Prevention

    Fainting is a sudden loss of consciousness and falling down. A return to being awake and alert happens within a minute or so. Also called passing out or blacking out. The medical name for fainting is syncope. This handout can help you prevent the most common types of fainting.

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  • Fever (Age 0-5)

    Your child has a fever if: Rectal, Ear or Forehead temperature: 100.4° F (38.0° C) or higher. Oral or Mouth temperature: 100° F (37.8° C) or higher.

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  • Fever (Age 6-21)

    Your child has a fever if: Ear or Forehead temperature: 100.4° F (38.0° C) or higher. Oral or Mouth temperature: 100° F (37.8° C) or higher.

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  • Fever - Facts Versus Myths

    Fever is a body temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher. Fever is a symptom, not a disease.

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  • Fever - How to Take the Temperature

    Questions about how to take the temperature and when is it a fever.

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  • Fifth Disease

    Fifth disease is a viral rash that starts with red cheeks. Then it spreads to the shoulders and upper thighs.

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  • Finger Injury

    Injuries to fingers

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  • Fingernail Infection - Bacterial

    Mild bacterial infection of the skin fold next to the fingernail

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  • Fingernail Infection - Yeast

    Mild chronic infection of the skin fold next to the fingernail. The medical name is chronic paronychia

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  • Fire Ant Sting

    Stung by a fire ant. Fire ant stings are more common in the Southern U.S.

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  • Food Allergy

    Allergic reaction to a food.

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  • Food Poisoning

    Rapid onset of vomiting and diarrhea after eating a bad food.

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  • Foreskin Care Questions

    Questions about caring for the normal uncircumcised penis in a baby boy. Includes questions about foreskin retraction. Smegma questions are covered.

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  • Foreskin Infection

    A bacterial infection of the space between the foreskin and head of the penis. The medical name is posthitis

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  • Frequency-Urgency Syndrome

    New onset of passing urine often while awake. This is called urinary frequency

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  • Frostbite

    Frostbite is a cold injury to the skin. The ears, nose, fingers, and toes are most often affected

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  • Granuloma Annulare

    Granuloma Annulare (GA) is a bumpy skin condition in the shape of a circle

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  • Growing Pains

    Growing pains are harmless pains that occur in the leg muscles. They are common and occur in 10 to 20% of children. They often start between ages 4 and 6.

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  • Hair Loss - From Hair Twisting Habit

    A nervous habit of twisting or pulling out the hair. The medical name for this is trichotillomania.

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