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Assessment

Health care; Hospitals

A periodic examination of your child by the physician, nurse or respiratory therapist or other professional.

Vaccination

Health care; Hospitals

Injection of a killed or incapacitated microbe or toxin in order to stimulate the immune system against the microbe, thereby preventing disease.

A common disorder in which chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes (bronchi) makes them swell, narrowing the airways and making it difficult to breathe. Asthma involves only the bronchial tubes ...

Shaken baby syndrome

Health care; Hospitals

Injuries, particularly to the head, caused by violently shaking a child. The syndrome is the most common cause of infant death from head injuries and is considered a serious form of child abuse. ...

Atelectasis

Health care; Hospitals

Partial or complete collapse of a previously expanded lung due to loss of air in air sacs.

Capillaries

Health care; Hospitals

Capillaries are the smallest of blood vessels. They distribute oxygenated blood from arteries to the tissues of the body and gather deoxygenated blood from the tissues back into the veins. When pink ...