A summary of the symptoms, causes and treatments of oral thrush, an infection of the mouth most often found in infants during the first year of life.
Learn how cold therapy of the mouth (oral cryotherapy) is used during cancer treatment or blood and marrow transplant to prevent oral mucositis.
There are many symptoms that you may have as a result of cancer treatment. Find out about some of the more common symptoms and how to manage them.
This page explains the diagnosis and treatment of primary immune deficiency (PID), a genetic condition that weakens the immune system.
Learn about the benefits of providing oral immune therapy to your hospitalized baby using expressed breast milk.
Find out how oral rehydration therapy can treat dehydration caused by viral gastroenteritis.
Your child needs to take the medicine called budesonide. This information sheet explains what budesonide for inhalation does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Suctioning is done to remove excess secretions that a child cannot clear on their own. Learn how to perform oral suctioning to clear secretions.
Learn the steps for disintegrating mercaptopurine (6-MP) tablets in an oral syringe.
Your child needs to take the medicine called vancomycin. This information sheet explains what vancomycin does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Discover how to help a tube-fed child gradually adjust to feeding by mouth.
Learn how to prepare and give your child hydrocortisone oral suspension to treat adrenal insufficiency.
After a heart transplant, your child will need a variety of medications, including immunosuppressants, drugs to prevent infection, and drugs to lower blood pressure.
Your child needs to take the medicine called amlodipine. This information sheet explains what amlodipine 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 medicine.
Your child needs to take the medicine called baclofen. This information sheet explains what baclofen does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn how to set up a suction machine, what equipment you will need and which size catheter you should use for your child.
Cells in the mouth can be affected by chemotherapy and radiation to the head and neck area. Learn how to help your child avoid infection with good mouth care.
Your child needs to take the medicine called nystatin. This information sheet explains what nystatin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Dehydration occurs when the body does not have enough water to function properly. Learn how illness can cause dehydration and how it is treated.
Tube weaning is the process of safely transitioning from a feeding tube to eating and drinking by mouth. Learn about tube weaning, assessing oral feeding readiness, managing associated risks and follow-up care.
If a child has excess secretions, they may need to be suctioned using a suction machine. Learn more about the different types of suctioning and why a child might need it.
