| GI tract | GI tract | GI tract | G | English | Nutrition | Child (0-12 years);Teen (13-18 years) | Abdomen | Digestive system | Healthy living and prevention | Caregivers
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First nations | NA | https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/AKHAssets/J4K_belly_Bonanza_promo.png | 2013-09-27T04:00:00Z | | | | | | 7.30000000000000 | 66.0000000000000 | 813.000000000000 | | Flat Content | Health A-Z | <p>Learn how the different parts of the GI tract work together to digest food.</p> | <figure><span class="asset-image-title">GI tract</span><img src="https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/akhassets/IMD_digestive_system_V3_EN.jpg" alt="Salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small and large intestines, and anus" /> </figure>
<p>When you eat, your body turns the food into energy and extracts vitamins, minerals and other nutrients to help it work properly. This process is called digestion. The parts of the body that are involved in digestion are called the digestive system.</p> | | <h2>Key points</h2>
<ul><li>The digestive system includes the GI tract and the accessory organs of the liver, gall bladder and pancreas.</li>
<li>The GI tract is divided into the upper GI tract, which runs from the mouth to the stomach, and the lower GI tract, which includes the small and large intestines.</li>
<li>Together, the GI tract and accessory organs use mechanical digestion and chemical digestion to break down food.</li></ul> | <p>The central part of the digestive system is a winding muscular tube called the GI (gastrointestinal) tract. </p><p>Other parts of the digestive system, called
<a href="/Article?contentid=1468&language=English">accessory organs</a>, help the GI tract to digest food. They include the:</p><ul><li>liver</li><li>gall bladder</li><li>pancreas.</li></ul><p>The GI tract, or digestive tract, has two main parts:</p><ul><li> the upper digestive tract</li><li> the intestines.</li></ul><h2>Upper digestive tract</h2>
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<p>The upper digestive tract includes the mouth, the esophagus and the stomach.<br></p><h3>Mouth</h3><p>The mouth is where digestion begins. Even before we eat, the sights and smells of food trigger salivary glands in our cheeks and jaw to release saliva.</p><p>Saliva has two roles when we eat.</p><ul><li>It contains digestive juices called enzymes to break down the starch in food.</li><li>It helps to form the food into a compact "glob" called a bolus in our mouth. This makes the food easier to swallow.</li></ul><h3>Esophagus</h3><p>When food leaves the mouth, it passes through the pharynx into the esophagus. The esophagus is the muscular tube that gradually pushes food down to the stomach. It does this through waves of contractions known as peristalsis.</p><p>The wall of the esophagus releases a thick, sticky liquid called mucus. This mucus helps the body absorb the food you eat. It also lubricates the esophagus so food moves easily to the stomach.</p><h3>Stomach</h3><p>The stomach is a bean-shaped, hollow muscular organ that contains digestive acids. These acids help to break down food some more and turn it into liquid. The walls of the stomach are thick and elastic.</p><p>The size of the stomach depends on a person's size and body type and how much and how recently they have eaten.</p><p>The upper part of the stomach mainly stores food and relaxes to allow food to enter from the esophagus. In the lower part of the stomach, food is broken down through mechanical and chemical digestion.</p><ul><li>Mechanical digestion means that the stomach mixes, churns and pummels food using its muscles. This turns the food into a thick liquid paste called chyme.</li><li>Chemical digestion uses gastric juice to break down the protein in food. This gastric juice is a mix of chemicals and water and is very acidic.</li></ul><p>These processes account for part of digestion. The rest of digestion happens in the intestines.</p><h2>Intestines</h2><h3>Small intestine</h3><p>Food first passes into the small intestine. This long, hollow tube breaks down food through mechanical and chemical digestion and allows the food to pass into your blood.</p><p>The small intestine gets its name only because it is narrow. In fact, in an average adult, it measures about 22 feet (seven metres)!</p><p>The small intestine has three parts.</p><ul><li>The duodenum is where most of the remaining chemical digestion takes place. Chemicals and digestive juices from the
<a href="/Article?contentid=1468&language=English">liver, gall bladder and pancreas</a> help in this process.</li><li>The jejunum is where
<a href="/Article?contentid=1443&language=English">carbohydrates</a> and
<a href="/Article?contentid=1439&language=English">proteins</a> pass into the blood.</li><li>The ileum is where
<a href="/Article?contentid=1446&language=English">vitamin B12</a> and bile salts pass into the blood.</li></ul>
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<p>By this time, food has been broken down into its smallest, most basic units and is ready to be absorbed. The small intestine has a large surface area for this function due to its special folds and tiny, finger-like projections, called villi.</p><p>Once food passes through the walls of the small intestine, it separates. Carbohydrates, proteins and some fats go to the liver to be processed. The remaining fats go into the blood.</p><h3>Large intestine</h3><p>The large intestine is sometimes called the colon. In adults, it is about five feet (1.5 metres) long.</p><p>Its role in digestion is to absorb the water from any leftover undigested food. It is also home to
<a href="/Article?contentid=1469&language=English">gut flora</a>, which help us digest food and protect us from infections.</p><p>Three bands of muscle on the surface of the large intestine move waste products along by waves of contractions called mass movements. When there is enough waste material in the colon, further contractions push the feces (poo) into the rectum before it is released through the anus.</p><h2>Just for Kids</h2><p>Your child can learn about digestion by checking out the
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| JIA | JIA | JIA | J | English | NA | Teen (13-18 years) | NA | NA | NA | Teen (13-15 years) | NA | | 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z | | | | | | | | | | Landing Page | Learning Hub | <p>The Taking Charge: Managing JIA Online Program provides teens with information on different types of JIA, managing symptoms, and coping with JIA management now and in the future.<br></p> | <p>The Taking Charge: Managing JIA Online Program provides teens with information on different types of JIA, managing symptoms, and coping with JIA management now and in the future.<br></p> | | | <div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<h2 class="panel-title">Getting started</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Welcome to the Taking Charge: Managing JIA Online Program! In this section you will learn what to expect in the program, how to get started and how to set goals to better manage JIA.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item">
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<h2 class="panel-title">About JIA<br></h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>JIA stands for juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Find out what causes JIA, the different types of JIA and how it will affect you now and in the future.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<h3>Overview</h3></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item">
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<h3>Different types of JIA</h3></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item">
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<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2555&language=English">Oligoarticular JIA</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2556&language=English">Polyarticular JIA</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
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<h2 class="panel-title">Diagnosis of JIA<br></h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Diagnosing JIA may be difficult as joint pain and swelling may be a part of many different illnesses. Diagnosis of JIA typically includes a physical exam, blood tests and imaging studies.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2566&language=English">Bone scan and bone density and JIA</a></li></ol></li><li><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<h2 class="panel-title">Managing symptoms<br></h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Pain, stiffness, and tiredness or fatigue, are common symptoms of JIA. These symptoms can lead to difficulties with participating in school and sports activities, and enjoying time with your friends. Learn about pain, fatigue, and stiffness, how to manage symptoms and how these symptoms can cause stress.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2576&language=English">Physical methods to improve fatigue</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
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<h3>Your plan for managing symptoms</h3></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item">
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<h2 class="panel-title">Coping strategies<br></h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>There are several strategies you can use to help you cope with pain, stress, and sleep problems. These include relaxation, distraction, and managing your thoughts. In this section, learn more about how each of these strategies work.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<h3>Managing your thoughts</h3></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item">
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<h2 class="panel-title">JIA medications<br></h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>When you know about your medications, you can talk to your doctor about them and make good choices for yourself. Find out about the different types of JIA medications, how they work, common side effects, and the importance of talking to your doctor about your medication plan.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item">
<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2593&language=English">Overview of JIA medications</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
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<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2596&language=English">Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for JIA</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2597&language=English">Corticosteroids for JIA</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
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<h2 class="panel-title">Other types of care for JIA</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p> Did you know that there are many other therapies that you can use to manage JIA symptoms? They can help to prevent complications so that you can do all the things you want to do. In this section, learn more about physical, occupational, and psychological therapies; maintaining healthy nutrition; surgical options for JIA, and more.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<h3>Physiotherapy</h3></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item">
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<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2603&language=English">Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and JIA</a></li></ol></li><li><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2611&language=English">Footwear and orthotics for JIA</a></li></ol></li><li><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<h2 class="panel-title">Therapies, self-monitoring and supports</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Your role in making decisions about your treatment plan is very important. Your health-care team and other members of your support system are available to help you make these decisions. In turn, they can help you to manage your JIA. </p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item">
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<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2618&language=English">Self-monitoring: How to recognize JIA symptoms</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
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<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2620&language=English">Talking to your doctor</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
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<h2 class="panel-title">Your lifestyle</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Whether you have JIA or not, you need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Find out how to stay healthy and active, learn about puberty and relationships, healthy body image, and making healthy lifestyle choices.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item">
<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2624&language=English">Staying active</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
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<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2628&language=English">Feeling good about yourself</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
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<h2 class="panel-title">Looking ahead</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Sometime between the ages of 18 to 22, you most likely will transition from your pediatric rheumatologist to the adult health care setting. At that time, there are a number of things you, your family, and your health-care team can do to help make this change go smoothly.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item">
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<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2631&language=English">Birth control and pregnancy </a></li><li class="list-group-item">
<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2632&language=English">Moving on: Higher education</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2633&language=English">Moving on: Working</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2634&language=English">Maintaining your treatment program</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2635&language=English">Coping with symptoms, stress, flare-ups and setbacks</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2636&language=English">The future of JIA</a></li><li class="list-group-item">
<a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2637&language=English">JIA resources</a></li></ol></div> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/AKHAssets/encouraging_healthy_coping_behaviors_JIA_US.jpg | jiateenhub | | | | Learn about the different types of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and how to manage symptoms and cope with daily life. | Teens | | |
| Mathematics: How to help your pre-school and school-aged child | Mathematics: How to help your pre-school and school-aged child | Mathematics: How to help your pre-school and school-aged child | M | English | Developmental | Preschooler (2-4 years);School age child (5-8 years);Pre-teen (9-12 years);Teen (13-15 years) | NA | NA | Healthy living and prevention | Caregivers
Adult (19+) | NA | | 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z | | | | | | 7.20000000000000 | 65.6000000000000 | 754.000000000000 | | Flat Content | Health A-Z | <p>Learn about the everyday activities you can do with your young child to help develop their math skills.</p> | <h2>Playing games</h2><h3>Supporting the development of your child’s math skills can be fun</h3><ul><li>Playing card games such as Go Fish, War, Spit, Uno and Concentration are an engaging way to support your child’s knowledge of numbers, number sequences and number concepts such “more than” or “less than”.</li><li>Young children may enjoy setting up a store with a register, which can support money identification, money value, and basic addition and subtraction.</li><li>Have your child create their own game with dice and rules, and play it as a family. This also allows your child to practice number recognition and planning.</li><li>Activities using a stopwatch can support the understanding of numbers, time estimation and elapsed time.</li><li>Puzzle books with connect-the-dots puzzles support development of number sequences.</li></ul> | | <h2>Key points</h2><ul><li>Everyday activities can support your pre-school and school-aged child in developing a positive attitude towards math and essential skills.</li><li>Workbooks and computer programs provide extra exposure and practice.</li></ul> | <h2>Math in everyday life</h2><ul><li>Teach your child about temperature and have them report it to you each morning.</li><li>Point out the time and calculate how much time various activities take to create a schedule with your child (e.g., measure how long it takes the bus to get to school, how long it will be before dinner, how much time there is to play in the park, etc.).</li><li>Have a calendar hanging up and count how many days there are until an event (e.g., a birthday party, a holiday). Have your child write down and monitor those events to appreciate the passage of time.</li><li>Cooking or baking with your child exposes them to measuring and fractions.</li><li>Point out prices while shopping and ask your child to consider what items are “more” or “less”.</li><li>Have your child plan a movie night and ask them how much they think it would cost for your family to go to the theatre (i.e., the cost of the activity and any snacks).</li><li>Consider giving your child a weekly allowance, which will let them keep track of, estimate, and balance money.</li></ul><h2>Fostering spatial reasoning skills: Shapes are all around us</h2><p>There are various ways of <a href="https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/Article?contentid=649&language=English">fostering spatial reasoning skills</a> in your child:</p><ul><li>Use spatial terms including “above”/“below”, “behind”/“in front” and “near”/“far” in everyday activities (e.g., when taking dishes out of the dishwasher) or while playing games (e.g., when setting up a train set).</li><li>Talk about spatial properties (e.g., doing up laces – over and under; placing things in the trunk of a car).</li><li>Take turns pointing out spaces around you (e.g., while out walking consider the different shapes that comprise a house or a garden and how they relate to one another).</li><li>Use paper and pencil mazes to support development of your child’s visual problem-solving, planning and visual-spatial skills.</li><li>Play games such as Mighty Minds, Tetris and Blockus to support development of your child’s visual problem-solving, planning and visual-spatial skills.</li><li>Have fun making paper airplanes, paper fortune tellers, and origami.</li></ul><h2>Looking for patterns</h2><ul><li>Look for and point out recurring patterns (e.g., on floor tiles, clothing, utensils on the dinner table, house styles on the street, windows on houses, stones/beds in gardens, etc.).</li><li>Make up patterns using different colours, sizes, shapes, rhythms or actions (e.g., reciting nursery rhymes, crafting with beads, clapping or singing music patterns).</li></ul><h2>General tips</h2><ul><li>Praise your child for engaging in math activities.</li><li>Encourage your child to ask for help when they need it.</li><li>Include math activities in daily life.</li></ul><h3>What if I have questions about my child’s math development?</h3><p>Early math skills provide the foundation for later math development. Practising math in a variety of contexts, both at school and at home, can support your child’s learning. Without mastering early skills, learning more advanced math can be difficult for your child. If you think your child may be falling behind in math, please speak to their teacher.</p> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | <h2>Resources</h2><p>Workbooks are available that can be used to supplement the school math curriculum and activities. Look for ones that use the Canadian curriculum. Use books in keeping with your child’s functional skills level, which may be higher or lower than their grade level.</p><p>Computer programs are also available to support development. Many school boards used specific programs, such as Prodigy or IXL, and may share your child’s skill level and details with you for practice at home. These types of programs can also be purchased by families.</p><p>The following document contains further activities that you can do at home:
<a href="http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/parentguidenumen.pdf">http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/parentguidenumen.pdf</a><br></p> | | <img alt="" src="https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/AKHAssets/mathematics_problems_how_to_help.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | | | | | | | | https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/AKHAssets/Teacher%20and%20kids%20playing%20with%20geometric%20shapes.jpg | Mathematics: How to help your child | Learn about the everyday activities, like playing games, you can do with your young child to help develop their math skills. | Main | | |
| Mental health | Mental health | Mental health | M | English | Psychiatry | Teen (13-18 years) | NA | NA | Conditions and diseases;Healthy living and prevention | Teen (13-18 years) | NA | | | | | | | | | | | | Landing Page (Overview) | Learning Hub | <p>Learn how to support your mental health and well-being and how to recognize and manage various mental health conditions, with multimedia resources including articles, animations and guided meditations.<br></p> | <p>Learn how to support your mental health and well-being and how to recognize and manage various mental health conditions, with multimedia resources including articles, animations and guided meditations.</p> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/AKHAssets/teen_mentalhealth1.jpg | mentalhealth | mentalhealth | | Teen mental health | Learn how to support your teen’s mental health and wellbeing, and how to recognize and manage various mental health conditions. | Teens | | |
| Thrombosis | Thrombosis | Thrombosis | T | English | Haematology | Child (0-12 years);Teen (13-18 years) | NA | Cardiovascular system | Conditions and diseases | Adult (19+)
Caregivers | NA | | | | | | | | | | | | Landing Page | Learning Hub | <p>Blood clots help to stop wounds from bleeding, but when they happen in the deep veins of the body they can be harmful. Learn about the signs and causes of blood clots; the complications of blood clots; and the different medical and non-medical treatments that are available for children.</p> | <p>Blood clots help to stop wounds from bleeding, but when they happen in the deep veins of the body they can be harmful. Learn about the signs and causes of blood clots; the complications of blood clots; and the different medical and non-medical treatments that are available for children.<br></p> | | | <div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<i class="mdi mdi-chevron-down"></i></span><h2 class="panel-title">Management of thrombosis and post-thrombotic syndrome</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Find out about the different treatments available for thrombosis, including compression garments and medications, and how to safely use these treatments at home.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2883&language=English">Elastic compression garments</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=129&language=English">Enoxaparin</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=993&language=English">Enoxaparin: Injecting at home</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=253&language=English">Tinzaparin</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=994&language=English">Tinzaparin: Injecting at home</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=265&language=English">Warfarin</a></li></ol></div><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading clickable">
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<i class="mdi mdi-chevron-down"></i></span><h2 class="panel-title">Videos</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>If your child is prescribed enoxaparin or tinzaparin, watch the videos below to learn about these medications and how to inject them at home.</p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="https://youtu.be/8SxlEB9uyyw">Enoxaparin for Children</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="https://youtu.be/HYZLi5hFyV4">Tinzaparin for Children</a></li></ol></div> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/AKHAssets/deep_vein_thrombosis_DVT_EN.jpg | thrombosis | | | | Learn about the signs and causes of blood clots; their complications; and the different treatments that are available for children. | Main | | |
