Several exams and tests are done in order to diagnose arthritis. A complete medical history, physical exam, blood tests, and imaging studies such as MRI and X-rays are needed.
Learn about diagnosis of heart conditions in children. Patient histories, physical examinations, and the speed of the diagnosis itself are discussed.
Learn about the methods of diagnosis, an important stage in understanding the cause of your child's seizures.
Somatization is the expression of distress through physical symptoms and results from the mind-body or brain-body connection. Find out how it affects your child's health.
Diagnosing cancer can involve lots of questions, a physical exam and multiple tests. Find out what to expect during the process of diagnosis and about some of the specialists you may see.
Vaginoscopy is an examination of the vagina using a tiny tube and camera. Learn about when vaginoscopy is used and what to expect during the procedure.
Learn how often your child needs to be screened for diabetes complications and what you can expect from each test and screening.
Learn what happens at follow-up clinic visits after brain tumour treatment for your child has ended.
Learn about other possible symptoms of heart conditions, including fainting, chest pain, edema, and palpitations. These symptoms are not always signs of a heart condition.
Learn about the guidelines for daily physical activity, sleep and screen time for babies, children and teens.
Learn about the common behavioural and physical signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa with this interactive click through.
Discover the physical and behavioural signs that your baby may be ill and learn when to take your baby to a health-care provider.
Read about physical health difficulties that may arise for an epileptic child, and how to help. Physical health concerns can be discussed with a treatment team.
Physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have intestinal failure.
Learn the main signs and symptoms of ARFID and when ARFID may not be diagnosed.
Trigger thumb in infants and young children occurs because of a size mismatch between the tendon and the tendon sheath that surrounds it. This can cause the thumb to be stuck in a bent position.
Learn what will happen during follow-up visits after your child's leukemia treatment ends.
Learn about transient synovitis in children, or temporary inflammation of the lining of a joint.
Diagnostic tests help the health-care team determine if you have cancer and what type of cancer you may have. Learn more about the different types of tests, consent and waiting for the test results.
Understanding the diagnosis of a brain tumour is necessary to choose the most effective treatment for your child. Find out about the different categories of brain tumours, staging and grading.
Read about physical treatments for pain management. These treatments are aimed at treating pain and its underlying causes.
Thyroid stimulating hormone deficiency is a type of hypopituitarism. Learn how it affects the body, as well as how it is diagnosed and treated.
Learn about eye examinations, the optometrist’s role and the equipment used, so you can prepare your child, and yourself, for the vision test.
Learn about binge eating disorder, including the signs and symptoms, the causes and who is most likely to be affected by it.
