Health Center for Children Age 13-18

Accidents

Accidents are the most common cause of death in children 14 years old and younger. In fact, accidents cause more childhood deaths than diseases, drugs, or violence.

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ADHD

ADHD is a problem with inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity, or a combination. For these problems to be diagnosed as ADHD, they must be out of the normal range for the child's age and development.

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Allergies

An allergy is an exaggerated immune response or reaction to substances that are generally not harmful.

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Asthma

Asthma is a chronic condition in which narrowing of the passages from the lungs to the nose and mouth (airways) leads to difficulty breathing. These changes commonly occur in response to changes in the environment, including weather, allergens (such as dog or cat dander, mold, or dust), foods, or respiratory infections (colds).

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Depression

Adolescent depression is a disorder occurring during the teenage years marked by persistent sadness, discouragement, loss of self-worth, and loss of interest in usual activities.

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Diabetes

Diabetes is a life-long disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. It can be caused by too little insulin (a hormone produced by the pancreas to regulate blood sugar), resistance to insulin, or both.

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Drug and Alcohol Use

Drug dependence (addiction) is compulsive use of a substance despite negative consequences which can be severe; drug abuse is simply excessive use of a drug or use of a drug for purposes for which it was not medically intended.

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Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are grouped into three categories: refusing to maintain a minimally normal body weight (anorexia nervosa), bingeing and purging (bulimia nervosa), and bingeing without purging (binge eating disorder).

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Obesity

More than half of the U.S. population is overweight. But being obese is different from being overweight.

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Safe sex means taking precautions during sex that can keep you from getting a sexually transmitted disease (STD), or from giving an STD to your partner. These diseases include genital herpes, genital warts, HIV, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, and others.

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Common Childhood Infections

• Cat-Scratch Disease
• Common Cold / Rhinovirus
• Conjunctivitis
• Coxsackievirus Infection / Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
• Croup
• Cytomegalovirus
• ECHO Virus
• Epiglottitis
• Febrile Seizure
• Fifth-Disease / Erythema Infectiosum
• Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP)
• Influenza

• Kawasaki Disease
• Lyme Disease
• Mononucleosis / Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)
• Otitis (Ear Ache)
• Pinworms
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• Rheumatic Fever
• Roseola
• Septicemia / Bacteremia
• Strep Throat
• Swimmer's Ear
• Tonsillitis

Behavioral

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia
• Depression

• Grief
• Separation Anxiety

Blood Disorders

• Leukemia

• Sickle Cell Anemia

Cardiac

• Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
• Coarctation of the Aorta
• Heart Murmur
• Marfan Syndrome
• Mitral Valve Stenosis
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

• Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transposition of the Great Vessels
• Truncus Arteriosis
• Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)

Congenital and Genetic Disorders

• Cleft Lip and Palate
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Down Syndrome / Trisomy 21
• Fragile X

• Metabolic Disorders / Inborn Errors of Metabolism
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Phenylketonuria (PKU)
• Turner Syndrome

Endocrine

• Juvenile Diabetes - Type 1

Eye

• Crossed Eyes / Strabismus
• Lazy Eye / Amblyopia

• Ophthalmia Neonatorum
• Uncontrolled Eye Movement / Nystagmus

Digestive

• Appendicitis
• Colitis / Crohn's Disease
• Esophageal Atresia
• Gastroesophageal Reflux - Infants

• Hernia - Umbilical
• Hernia - Ingunial
• Intussusception
• Pyloric Stenosis

Genito-Urinary

• Circumcision
• Dysmenorrhea in Adolescents
• Hypospadias
• Kidney Infections
• Orchitis
• Primary Amenorrhea

• Testicular Feminization
• Testicular Torsion
• Undescended Testis
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) - Cystitis
• Yeast Infection - Vaginal

Muscle, Bone, Joint

• Brachial Palsy / Erb's Palsy
• Congenital Hip Dysplasia
• Genu Valgum / Knock Knees

• Genu Varum / Bowlegs
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
• Scoliosis
• Torticollis

Neurologic

• Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Autism
• Cerebral Palsy

• Encephalitis
• Epilepsy
• Reye's Syndrome
• Spina Bifida
• Tourette Syndrome

Respiratory

• Allergy
• Asthma - Pediatric
• Bronchiolitis

• Meconium Aspiration
• Sinusitis

Skin

• Birthmark / Mole / Nevus
• Café-au Lait
• Cradle Cap / Seborrheic Dermatitis
• Dermatitis
• Diaper Rash
• Eczema
• Erythema Multiforme / Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
• Head Lice
• Hemangioma
• Hives
• Impetigo

• Ingrown Toenail
• Keloid
• Molluscum Contagiosum
• Nail Fungus
• Poison Ivy
• Psoriasis
• Ringworm
• Rosacea
• Scabies
• Seborrhea
• Sunburn
• Tinea
• Warts
• Yeast Infection - Skin