All Symptoms (A to Z)
Should Your Child See a Doctor?
These guidelines (topics) are intended to help you determine how sick your child is and if you need to call your child's doctor. Their second purpose is to help you treat your child at home when it is safe to do so.
Important!
Your doctor's advice and your good judgment should always take precedence over information in these guidelines. Please be sure to read our instructions for new users.
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- COVID-19 Diagnosed or Suspected
- COVID-19 Exposure, But No Symptoms
- COVID-19 or Influenza - How to Tell
- Chest Pain
- Chickenpox
- Circumcision Problems
- Colds
- Colds (0-12 Months)
- Constipation
- Cough
- Cough (0-12 Months)
- Coughs: Meds or Home Remedies?
- Cracked or Dry Skin
- Cradle Cap
- Croup
- Crying Baby - Before 3 Months Old
- Crying Child - 3 Months and Older
- Cut, Scrape, or Bruise
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- Ear - Congestion
- Ear - Discharge
- Ear - Pulling At or Rubbing
- Ear - Swimmer's
- Ear Infection Questions
- Ear Injury
- Ear Piercing Symptoms
- Earache
- Earwax Buildup
- Ebola Exposure
- Eczema
- Emergency Symptoms Not to Miss
- Eye - Allergy
- Eye - Foreign Object
- Eye - Pus or Discharge
- Eye - Red Without Pus
- Eye Injury
- Eye Swelling
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- STI Exposure
- Scabies-Itch Mite Rash
- Scorpion Sting
- Scrape
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Sinus Pain or Congestion
- Skin Foreign Object
- Skin Injury
- Skin Lump
- Sliver or Splinter
- Solid Foods (Baby Foods)
- Sore Throat
- Spider Bite
- Spitting Up - Reflux
- Stomach Pain - Female
- Stomach Pain - Male
- Stools - Blood In
- Stools - Unusual Color
- Strep Throat Exposure
- Strep Throat Infection
- Sty
- Sunburn
- Suture Questions
- Swallowed Foreign Object
- Swallowed Harmless Substance
- Swimmer's Itch - Lakes and Oceans