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Conditions, tests & treatments A-Z

Acute otitis media

Adenoids and tonsils

Adenotonsillectomy

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

Anaesthesia and pain management (for kids)

Anaphylactoid purpura

ASD (autism spectrum disorder)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Biliary atresia

Breath-holding spells

Bx (bronchiectasis)

Bx (bronchiectasis)

Bx (bronchiectasis) action plan

Bx (bronchiectasis): information for schools

Cast care (arm cast)

Cast care (leg cast)

Cerebral Palsy: An overview

Childhood cancer

Cancer diagnosis

Cancer treatment

Bone marrow and blood stem cell transplantation in childhood cancer

Chemotherapy for childhood cancer

Radiation therapy for childhood cancer

Surgery for childhood cancer

Central venous catheters

External catheter

Subcutaneous port

Temporary catheter

Childhood cancer: Where to go for more information and support

Children's Cancer Services in New Zealand

Clinical trials

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in childhood cancer

Fasting and consent for procedures

Going home from hospital after your child's cancer treatment

Hand washing and hygiene

Important contacts for your child with cancer

Long-term follow-up in childhood cancer

Management of pain in childhood cancer

Nutrition and childhood cancer

Constipation in childhood cancer - advice about nutrition

Diarrhoea in childhood cancer - advice about nutrition

Loss of appetite & weight loss in childhood cancer - advice about nutrition

Nasogastric and gastrostomy feeding in childhood cancer

Nausea & vomiting in childhood cancer - advice about nutrition

Neutropenia - advice about food safety

Sore mouth & throat in childhood cancer - advice about nutrition

Taste changes in childhood cancer - advice about nutrition

Pain and childhood cancer

School and education when your child has cancer

Side effects of chemotherapy

Constipation due to chemotherapy

Fatigue due to chemotherapy

Hair loss due to chemotherapy

Loss of appetite due to chemotherapy

Low blood count due to chemotherapy

Low platelet count due to chemotherapy

Low red blood cell count due to chemotherapy

Low white cell count and infection

Low white cell count and infection (continued)

Nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy

Sore mouth due to chemotherapy

Sun sensitivity due to chemotherapy

Suggestions for successful parent / caregiver support before, during and after treatments

Support for the family of a child with cancer

Tests for cancer

Biopsy to test for childhood cancer

Bone marrow aspiration to test for childhood cancer

Full blood count to test for childhood cancer

Lumbar puncture to test for childhood cancer

Tests to find out how well organs are working

X-rays and scans to test for childhood cancer

Treatment of pain in childhood cancer

What is cancer?

Your child in hospital: Techniques to help with treatments

Your child in hospital: The importance of play

Congenital hypothyroidism

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Cot death prevention

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)

Daytime wetting

Diabetes (brief)

Diabetes (detailed)

Diabetes: Emotional and mental wellbeing concerns

Diabetes: Healthy eating & physical activity

Diabetes: School information

Growing up and diabetes management

DMSA renal scan

Ears: Ear infections - brief version

Ears: Ear infections - detailed version

Ears: Glue ear - brief version

Ears: Glue ear - detailed version

Epidural analgesia

Febrile convulsions

Flat heads in babies

Flu (influenza)

Foreskin problems

Fracture (broken bone)

Gastroenteritis

Genetic conditions

Heart conditions

Rheumatic fever

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)

Heel prick test

HSP (Henoch-Schonlein purpura)

Hypothyroidism (congenital)

Infectious diseases

Intravenous drip

Jaundice in babies

Kawasaki disease

Kidney ultrasound

Lumbar puncture

Meningococcal disease

Metabolic disorders

Micturating cysto-urethrogram

Newborn metabolic screening

Nightmares and night terrors

Nocturnal enuresis

Obstructive sleep apnoea

Opioid infusion

Otitis media (Acute otitis media)

Otitis media (Secretory otitis media)

Otitis media with effusion

Children's pain - the facts

Children's painful procedures and operations - how can parents help?

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Treatments for pain

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)

Pain management

Pandemic flu (swine flu)

Patient controlled analgesia (PCA)

PCA (patient controlled analgesia)

Perthes disease (Legg-Calv�-Perthes disease or coxa plana)

Plaster care (arm plaster)

Plaster care (leg plaster)

Polysomnography

Positional head-flattening in babies

Positional plagiocephaly

PSGN (Post Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis)

Pyloric stenosis

Rare and genetic conditions

Renal ultrasound

Rheumatic fever

Secretory otitis media

Shaken baby syndrome

SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome) prevention

Skin conditions

Eczema (atopic dermatitis)

Impetigo (school sores)

Serious skin infections

Soiling (encopresis)

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) prevention

Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) prevention

SUDI (Sudden unexpected death in infancy) prevention

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)

DMSA renal scan

Heel prick test

Lumbar puncture

MCU (micturating cysto-urethrogram)

Newborn metabolic screening: The heel prick test

Polysomnography (sleep study)

Renal (kidney) biopsy

Renal (kidney) ultrasound (ultrasonography)

Toileting issues

Daytime wetting

Soiling (encopresis)

Tonsils and adenoids

Anaesthesia and pain management

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)

Drips (intravenous fluids or IV )

Epidural analgesia (pain management)

Grommets (tympanostomy or ventilation tubes)

Helping your child manage their treatment

Nitrous oxide (pain management)

Opioid infusion (pain management)

PCA (patient controlled analgesia) (pain management)

Plaster care (your child's arm plaster)

Plaster care (your child's leg plaster)

Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy

Tympanostomy tubes

Urinary reflux / VUR (vesico-ureteric reflux)

Urinary tract infection

Urine infection

UTI (urinary tract infection)

Vascular purpura

Ventilation tubes

Vesico-ureteric reflux

Viral gastroenteritis (gastro)

Keeping your child well

Cot death prevention

Eyes: Your baby's eyes

Financial assistance

Flat heads in babies

Heel prick test

Is my baby sick?

Newborn metabolic screening

Positional head-flattening

Safe sleep essentials

SBS (shaken baby syndrome) prevention

SUDI (Sudden unexpected death in infancy) prevention

Well Child services for babies

Burns and electrocution

Car safety for school-aged children

Child protection (family violence)

Child protection (more information, resources, support)

Child protection (preventing abuse)

Child protection (preventing SBS (shaken baby syndrome))

Child protection (what if I'm worried about a child?)

Child protection (when abuse has occurred)

Child restraints (car seats)

Computers and the internet

Cot death prevention

Crying - what to do

Driveway injuries

Early childhood education

Hand washing - wash for 20 seconds, dry for 20 seconds

Hearing and vision checks for babies

Hearing and vision checks for pre-school children

Hearing and vision checks for school-age children

Hearing problems in children

Immunisation: Cervical cancer

Immunisation: Complete fact sheet

Immunisation: Flu

Immunisation: Measles

Immunisation: Whooping cough

Learning, play and development in under fives

Media and technology

Computers and the internet

Mobile phones and text bullying

Television and media

Mobile phones and text bullying

Nutrition and physical activity

A parent's guide to children's weight

Children's drinks - tips

Getting children under five more active

Parenting under fives

Poisons, bites and stings

Road safety - on foot, car, bikes, skates and scooters

Safety and accident prevention

Burns and electrocution prevention

Car safety for school-aged children

Child restraints (car seats)

Driveway injury prevention

Poisons, bites and stings

Preventing errors with medicines - how can you help?

SBS (shaken baby syndrome) - prevention

SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome) prevention

Speech and language

Encouraging language development

Language development: 0 - three years of age

Language development: four - five years of age

Speech sound development

Stuttering / dysfluency

Using language socially - an important skill

What's involved in learning to talk? Introduction

SUDI (Sudden unexpected death in infancy) prevention

Teeth - first year

Teeth - preschool years

Teeth - primary school

Television and media

Vision problems in children

Well Child / Tamariki Ora services for under fives

Coping when your child has a diagnosis of a chronic illness or disability

Coping with a natural disaster

Disabilities or chronic conditions - support

Early intervention

Financial help when your child has a disability or chronic condition

Needs assessment

Receiving a diagnosis for your child with special needs

Special education

Early intervention

Emergencies - dialling 111

Financial help when you're having a baby / raising a family

Financial help when your child has a disability or chronic condition

Grief, loss, change

Bereavement reactions by age group: how can we help them?

Experiencing grief after your child has died: information for parents and carers

Helping a child cope with the death of a parent

Helping your child after their sister, brother or cousin has died: information for parents or carers

What to do after a child has died � information for parents and carers

Health system - finding your way through it

Children & young people's rights

Children and young people's rights

Consumers' rights

DHBs (District Health Boards)

Finding a hospital

Health and disability services

Health care - how much can it cost?

PHOs (Primary Health Organisations)

Where to find health care

Helping your child manage their health care treatment / procedure or preparing them for hospital

Helping to prevent errors with your child's medication

Helping your child manage their health care treatment / procedure

Helping your child manage their pain

Preparing for hospital (information for children)

Preparing for hospital (information for parents / caregivers)

How can I tell if my child is sick?

Fever (in Conditions section)

Healthline for advice

How to take a temperature

Is my child sick?

Needs assessment

Palliative care for children

Receiving a diagnosis

Children & young people's rights

Children and young people's rights in hospital

Health and disability services

Health and disability services consumers' rights

Special education

What health and disability services should provide for your child or young person

Principle 10: Accommodation, facilities and equipment

Principle 11: Knowledge and skills

Principle 12: Play, recreation and education

Principle 13: Continuity and co-ordination between and within services

Principle 14: Create long-term support systems centred on the individual

Principle 1: Children's & young people's needs come first

Principle 2: Holistic approach

Principle 3: Family-centred care

Principle 4: Māori health

Principle 5: Culturally safe practice

Principle 6: Admission to hospital only when necessary

Principle 7: Information, participation & involvement in care & consent (children & young people)

Principle 8: Information, participation & involvement in care & consent (family / whānau)

Principle 9: Protection from distressing sights, sounds, activities & experiences

Principles: what health and disability services should provide for your child or young person

Support groups A-Z

Health Professionals

Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme

Palliative Care

Allow natural death / Te wa aroha

Child and family wishes document, UK

End of life care plan / Te wa aroha