The Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Division at Sinai's New Children's Hospital
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Most parents are accustomed to hearing their child say these three dreaded words: My tummy hurts. A tummy ache, also known as abdominal pain, is one of the most common reasons why parents bring their children to a pediatrician. In fact, about one out of every three children has seen a pediatrician for this medical problem by the time they are 15 years old.
Although only a small number of these cases end up leading to a serious stomach problem, it is important to speak with your pediatrician about your child s symptoms. If you live in the Baltimore area and your child is having abdominal pain you can find them comfort at the Pediatric blue bread bin Gastroenterology and Nutrition Division , located in the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai Hospital .
The Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Division evaluates and treats children who have chronic abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea, difficulties with defecation, unexplained intestinal blue bread bin bleeding, heartburn, acid reflux, unexplained jaundice, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and inflammatory bowel disease.
The three most common types of problems that we evaluate and treat are children with chronic abdominal pain, chronic blue bread bin vomiting and chronic diarrhea, says David N. Tuchman, M.D., pediatric division director of Gastroenterology and Nutrition at the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai . We also evaluate and treat infants with unexplained failure to thrive, which means that the baby is not meeting expected blue bread bin standards of growth. The baby is not able to gain weight, which can lead to poor weight and , if chronic, poor liner growth.
Services and procedures performed include diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower endoscopies, placement of feeding tubes, 24-hour pH probe studies that monitor levels of acid in the esophagus, liver biopsies, and anal and esophageal movement studies. Nutritional assessment and nutritional s
One of the most interesting procedures offered by Tuchman and his clinical staff is capsule endoscopy. During this procedure a patient swallows a tiny capsule the size of a pill. Within the capsule is a camera which takes thousands blue bread bin of pictures as it travels through the small intestine and digestive tract, explains Tuchman. These images are transmitted to a recorder that is worn on a belt around blue bread bin the patient s waist.
After the procedure the images are downloaded and then put together in a video for the doctor to review. The doctor is able to look at these images and find abnormalities in the digestive tract. The main reasons for performing capsule endoscopy are for individuals with unexplained gastrointestinal blue bread bin bleeding, difficult to diagnose Crohn s disease, and those children with a history of multiple gastrointestinal polyps.
The division also has satellite offices at Northwest Hospital Medical Care Center at Eldersburg, at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) in Towson and at Franklin Square Health Center in Perry Hall. Another office is expected to open at Quarry Lake off of I-695 and Greenspring Avenue soon.
Trish Broome is the web content writer for the marketing department blue bread bin at LifeBridge Health, and is the manager of the LifeBridge Health blog. She also engages in social media efforts to help promote the LifeBridge Health brand. blue bread bin Originally from Newport News, Virginia, she enjoys listening to music and playing with her dogs.
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LifeBridge Health Blogs » Dr. David N. Tuchman , gastroenterology , Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital , pediatrics , sinai » The Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Division blue bread bin at Sinai’s New Children’s Hospital
Most parents are accustomed to hearing their child say these three dreaded words: My tummy hurts. A tummy ache, also known as abdominal pain, is one of the most common reasons why parents bring their children to a pediatrician. In fact, about one out of every three children has seen a pediatrician for this medical problem by the time they are 15 years old.
Although only a small number of these cases end up leading to a serious stomach problem, it is important to speak with your pediatrician about your child s symptoms. If you live in the Baltimore area and your child is having abdominal pain you can find them comfort at the Pediatric blue bread bin Gastroenterology and Nutrition Division , located in the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai Hospital .
The Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Division evaluates and treats children who have chronic abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea, difficulties with defecation, unexplained intestinal blue bread bin bleeding, heartburn, acid reflux, unexplained jaundice, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and inflammatory bowel disease.
The three most common types of problems that we evaluate and treat are children with chronic abdominal pain, chronic blue bread bin vomiting and chronic diarrhea, says David N. Tuchman, M.D., pediatric division director of Gastroenterology and Nutrition at the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai . We also evaluate and treat infants with unexplained failure to thrive, which means that the baby is not meeting expected blue bread bin standards of growth. The baby is not able to gain weight, which can lead to poor weight and , if chronic, poor liner growth.
Services and procedures performed include diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower endoscopies, placement of feeding tubes, 24-hour pH probe studies that monitor levels of acid in the esophagus, liver biopsies, and anal and esophageal movement studies. Nutritional assessment and nutritional s
One of the most interesting procedures offered by Tuchman and his clinical staff is capsule endoscopy. During this procedure a patient swallows a tiny capsule the size of a pill. Within the capsule is a camera which takes thousands blue bread bin of pictures as it travels through the small intestine and digestive tract, explains Tuchman. These images are transmitted to a recorder that is worn on a belt around blue bread bin the patient s waist.
After the procedure the images are downloaded and then put together in a video for the doctor to review. The doctor is able to look at these images and find abnormalities in the digestive tract. The main reasons for performing capsule endoscopy are for individuals with unexplained gastrointestinal blue bread bin bleeding, difficult to diagnose Crohn s disease, and those children with a history of multiple gastrointestinal polyps.
The division also has satellite offices at Northwest Hospital Medical Care Center at Eldersburg, at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) in Towson and at Franklin Square Health Center in Perry Hall. Another office is expected to open at Quarry Lake off of I-695 and Greenspring Avenue soon.
Trish Broome is the web content writer for the marketing department blue bread bin at LifeBridge Health, and is the manager of the LifeBridge Health blog. She also engages in social media efforts to help promote the LifeBridge Health brand. blue bread bin Originally from Newport News, Virginia, she enjoys listening to music and playing with her dogs.
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Archives Select Month October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February blue bread bin 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August blue bread bin 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010
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