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Cyanosis (blue spells) in congenital heart disease

Blue spells occur when a child's lungs are not receiving enough blood to carry oxygen to the rest of the body. Find out what to do in case of a blue spell.

Heart tumours

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Learn about heart tumours in children, and how they are diagnosed. Both the most common types of benign and malignant tumours are discussed.

Dilated cardiomyopathy

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Learn about dilated cardiomyopathy, a stretching of the heart muscle that usually results in the heart being unable to pump effectively.

How respiratory therapists help children with congenital heart conditions

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A respiratory therapist (RT) is a health professional specially trained to help patients with breathing disorders. An RT will help care for your child after heart surgery.

Grief and bereavement

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Losing a child is one of the most difficult losses a person can go through. This page describes common reactions to grief and available supports. 

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)

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Learn about hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). This condition involves the left side of the heart being underdeveloped, and is extremely serious.

Diagnostic procedures for heart conditions

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Learn about diagnostic procedures used to detect heart conditions in children and how to help your child get through tests.

Diagnosis of heart-related syndromes

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Learn about heart-related syndromes. A syndrome is a medical term for a collection of signs and symptoms that generally stem from a single cause.

Hybrid procedure

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The hybrid procedure is sometimes done instead of the Norwood procedure. A heart surgeon and an interventional cardiologist do the procedure.

Heart conditions resources

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Books and websites with information about heart conditions in children.

Warts

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Learn about the types and causes of skin warts, how to prevent warts and what common treatments are used.

Wound care

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Learn how to care for sutures and stitches, how to keep the wound clean and what you can do to prevent scarring.

Appetite slump in toddlers

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An easy-to-understand overview of loss of appetite in toddlers, and tips on how to improve feeding at mealtimes.

Sun: Protecting your child's skin

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Learn how choosing the correct sunscreen and wearing proper clothing can help to protect your child's skin from the sun.

Scabies

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Scabies is a skin condition caused by mites. Learn what to look for and how it is treated.

Side of a child's foot with patch of darker grey-brown skin below ankle

Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation

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Find out why skin can sometimes change colour after inflammation or trauma and how to manage it.

Sun safety: Sunburn

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An easy-to-read guide on sunburns for parents. Learn how to treat and prevent sun-damaged skin.

Tinea versicolor (pityriasis versicolor)

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An overview of the signs, symptoms, causes and treatment of the fungal skin infection tinea versicolor.

Pyogenic granuloma

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A pyogenic granuloma is a bump that contains blood vessels and can bleed easily. Find how why the condition occurs and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Sodium Cromoglycate for Inhalation

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Your child needs to take the medicine called sodium cromoglycate. This information sheet explains what sodium cromoglycate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Sotalol

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Your child needs to take the medicine called sotalol for their heart. This information sheet explains what sotalol does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this med

Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim

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Your child needs to take the medicine called sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim. This information sheet explains what sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate

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Your child needs to take medicine called sodium polystyrene sulfonate. This information sheet explains what sodium polystyrene sulfonate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have while taking it.

Pyrazinamide

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Your child needs to take the medicine called pyrazinamide. This information sheet explains what pyrazinamide does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Prucalopride

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Your child needs to take the medicine called prucalopride. This information sheet explains what prucalopride does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.