Me: “Tell me about how you have been spending your days during quarantine/summer” Child: “Ummmm…” Parent: [Biting their tongue] Me: “Let me guess… video games?” Child: “How do you know?!?” Me: “How much are you playing?” Parent: [biting their tongue] Child: “I don’t know… maybe an hour or two.” Parent: [Can’t hold it in any
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Statement from the providers at Potomac Pediatrics, written by Dr. Joey Mechak General guidance on COVID-19 Reopenings June 3, 2020 As our community begins to reopen you may have mixed emotions. You are probably excited and relieved at the idea of leaving your house or that life is on its way to returning to some
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What is Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)? MIS-C is a recently defined, rare (emphasis on rare), inflammatory disease that has been linked to COVID-19 infection in children. The CDC currently defines MIS-C by the following criteria: 21 years old or younger Clinically severe illness requiring hospitalization with multi-system involvement (ie. impacts 2 or more
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By: Dr. Joseph Mechak Vaccines are the single most powerful tool that we have to fight disease. Thanks to vaccines we have been able to eradicate or nearly-eradicate dozens of deadly infections like polio, smallpox, measles, and many others. One scary consequence from the Coronavirus could be a resurgence of these vaccine-preventable diseases. The American
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