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.
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 what happens at follow-up clinic visits after brain tumour treatment for your child has ended.
Learn about the methods of diagnosis, an important stage in understanding the cause of your child's seizures.
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.
A BRUE is a brief event occurring in an infant younger than 1 year of age that may involve a change in breathing, colour, tone and responsiveness. Learn about what a BRUE is and when investigations may be considered.
Discover the physical and behavioural signs that your baby may be ill and learn when to take your baby to a health-care provider.
Learn the main signs and symptoms of ARFID and when ARFID may not be diagnosed.
Learn how often your child needs to be screened for diabetes complications and what you can expect from each test and screening.
Learn about eye examinations, the optometrist’s role and the equipment used, so you can prepare your child, and yourself, for the vision test.
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.
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.
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.
Learn what will happen during follow-up visits after your child's leukemia treatment ends.
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 about benign acute childhood myositis, a condition that causes muscle pain in children with viral infections.
Read about physical treatments for pain management. These treatments are aimed at treating pain and its underlying causes.
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.
Regular physical activity can benefit your physical and mental health. Learn about how routine exercise can improve your strength, focus and mood.
Physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a kidney transplant.
Thyroid stimulating hormone deficiency is a type of hypopituitarism. Learn how it affects the body, as well as how it is diagnosed and treated.
Discover how physical activity can improve your child's physical health, brain function and mood.
