Physician Questions, Page 3
Features
- ADHD and Early Life Data
- Arthrogryposis
- Better Preparation for Pre-Adoptive Families
- Bipolar Disorder and Heredity
- Child Abuse: More Prevalent in International Adopters?
- Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder
- China Adoption Medical Issues
- Cleft Lip - Cleft Palate
- Congenital Hip Dysplasia
- Detrimental Effects of Institutions & Orphanages
- Eye Problems and Vision Disturbances
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Giardia Infection
- Glomerulonephritis
- Guatemala Adoption Medical Issues
- H. Pylori Screening?
- Helping My Post-Institutionalized Child
- Hepatitis A and the Institutionalized Child
- How to Choose a Pediatrician
- Institutional Autism
- International Travel
- Intestinal Parasites
- Iron-Deficiency Anemia
- Lactose Intolerance in Asian Children
- Language Development in the Older Child
- Lead Poisoning
- Leukemia in Chinese Girls?
- Microcephaly: Small Head Size
- Microphthalmia
- Mongolian Spots
- Oligophrenia
- Orphanage Immunization Records
- Peculiar Behaviors
- Perinatal Lesion of Central Nervous System
- Positive Test for Hepatitis C
- Positive PPD
- Post-Institutional Medical Issues
- Reactive Attachment Disorder and the Adopted Child
- Recurrent Diarrhea
- Referral with No Medical Information
- Russian Medical Reports
- Screenings for Post-Institutionalized Children
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Signs Child Has Been Sexually Abused?
- Thalassemia
- Transition from Orphanage to Home
- Traveling to Adopt... with Kids
- Tuberculosis Screenings
- VSD on the Adoption Medical Report
- Zinc Deficiency
International Travel
We will be traveling to Russia to pick up our beautiful baby boy. What specifics in regards to travel do I need to know about in order to make it a safe and pleasant experience? Travel... [more]
Intestinal Parasites
Are intestinal parasites are common in children from orphanages? What do I, as an adoptive parent, need to know? Unfortunately, intestinal parasites, particularly parasitic infectio... [more]
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Do malnourished internationally adopted children suffer from Iron deficiency anemia? Could this be a probable cause of the child's developmental delay? What do I as an adoptive parent need... [more]
Lactose Intolerance in Asian Children
Because a high percentage of internationally adopted children are Asian and therefore naturally prone to lactose intolerance issues, can you discuss Giardia’s effects on a child's ab... [more]
Language Development in the Older Child
How important is it to maintain the child’s original language, especially if the adopted child is older when he arrives home? Language competency is very important to communicate o... [more]
Lead Poisoning
Should I be concerned about lead toxicity in my Internationally adopted child? High lead in the body can disrupt the kidneys, teeth, brain (seizures, attention deficit disorder, be... [more]
Leukemia in Chinese Girls?
Is Leukemia is a problem specific to children adopted from China? Is there a test that could be performed for leukemia prior to adopting, and most importantly, does hereditary a play a key... [more]
Microcephaly: Small Head Size
We just received a referral for a 14 month-old Russian girl. Her orphanage medical records are surprisingly detailed. I am concerned about her head measurements (microcephaly?) as they are... [more]
Microphthalmia
There is an orphan available with a condition called MICROOPHTHALMIA. She is 18mos old and is blind in one eye. Can you tell me more about this condition? Can anything be done to regain he... [more]
Mongolian Spots
Are Mongolian Spots something to be concerned about in an internationally adopted child? A Mongolian spot is a normal bluish-green or bluish-gray flat birthmark that is found in o... [more]
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