Drugs are used to provide comfort and to prevent and cure disease. Drugs are obtained from plants, animals, and minerals, or they are produced synthetically. - Insulin, a hormone extracted from...
Dehydratation – Dislocation
Dehydration is a condition that results when the water content of the body drops excessively. It is sometimes accompanied by a loss of certain body minerals, such as sodium and potassium. ...
Deafnes
Deafness is the partial or complete inability to hear certain sounds. More specifically, it is the inability to discriminate speech. In a child with normal hearing, sound waves pass through the ear...
Cuts and Scratches
Cuts and scratches. The best way to treat small cuts and scratches is with soap and water. First, wash your own hands. Then, wash the cuts with plenty of soap and water, using cotton or a clean...
CPR – Croup
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is an emergency procedure that combines artificial respiration with manual heart (cardiac) massage. Instructions for both parts of the procedure are provided in...
Convulsions – Coughing
Convulsions (seizures) are involuntary contractions of muscles. During a convulsion, a child's muscles may jerk or twitch, and the child may lose consciousness. Eyes may roll, stay open, or almost...
Conjunctivitis – Constipation
Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the membrane covering the outer, front layer of the eyeball and the lining of the eyelid. It may be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi allergies, or chemical...
Communicable Diseases
Communicable diseases. Most communicable diseases of childhood begin in much the same way. A child may wake up in the morning with a miserable case of sniffles, or may come dragging home from...
Colds – Coma
Colds. Sneezing, a stopped-up or runny nose, sore throat, and a cough usually are signs of the "common cold," a malady with which parents are all too familiar. Children under 2 years old usually get...
Cleft lip – Clubfoot
Cleft lip is a cleft (split) in the upper lip. It is congenital (present at birth). The cleft may be just a small notch on the lip or it may extend to one or both sides of the nose. A cleft lip may...