Norton Children’s Medical Group welcomes these new providers. Emily Raisle Neal, APRN Pediatric Emergency Medicine Sarah L Duffey, LCSW Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy represents a major advance in treating relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) in adult patients, reducing relapse risk and mitigating disability progression. These monoclonal antibody therapies deplete circulating B cells by targeting CD20, a surface marker expressed on pre-B cells, naïve B cells and memory B cells. A review article in CNS Drugs,…
Providers are seeing younger children with higher blood pressure, making it more important than ever to monitor levels and ensure parents are aware of the effects on their child’s overall health. “Blood pressure measurements must be a part of all routine wellness checks and clinical examinations,” said Jyothi M. Matta, M.D., pediatric cardiologist with Norton…
Yuan Yuan “Jackie” Gong, M.D., has joined Norton Children’s Gynecology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and is practicing on the Norton Brownsboro Hospital campus, in St. Matthews and at the Novak Center for Children’s Health in downtown Louisville. Dr. Gong completed her pediatric and adolescent gynecology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and…
Norton Children’s Medical Group welcomes these new providers. Abbi Auger, CNM Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Norton Children’s Infectious Diseases, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, has opened a new clinic that will serve the pediatric community by addressing a wide variety of vaccination needs, including special immunization circumstances, catch-up, evaluation for contraindications and precautions, and vaccine hesitancy. The referral-based clinic will have a Vaccines for Children (VFC) designation. VFC…
Children with a high cholesterol panel or three consecutive elevated blood pressure readings should be referred to a cardiologist for preventive cardiology, and there is a list of additional criteria that primary care providers can consult before making a referral. “A child can have one or multiple risk factors, and we can intervene before the…
If a pediatric patient complains of headaches, primary care providers should inquire about their screen time habits. Spending too much time staring at a screen, such as a phone, tablet or computer, can cause digital eyestrain, a key trigger in pediatric headaches. The pandemic may exacerbate symptoms Symptoms of digital eyestrain include headaches, especially around…
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have been increasing in incidence, especially in younger populations with open physes. Techniques to return mechanical integrity to the knee while protecting the physis are key to treatment in this population. The physis is a complex structure at the end of long bones that allows for both longitudinal and appositional…
Burkitt lymphoma, an aggressive subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), accounts for 40% of all NHL cases in the United States. This high-grade, fast-growing form of lymphoma starts in the immune system’s B cells and has a doubling time of 24 to 48 hours. It affects children of all ages, but it is most common in…
Migraine is the most frequent primary headache disorder among the pediatric population, and while headaches in children can be complicated to treat and diagnose, there are several steps a primary care provider can take prior to referring the patient to a neurologist. Diagnostic steps for primary care providers The provider should work with the patient’s…
Spine and orthopedic specialists at Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s are using low-radiation EOS Imaging to evaluate and monitor spine conditions such as scoliosis and conditions affecting the hips and lower limbs. The EOS system delivers 50% to 85% less dose than digital radiography and 95% less dose than computed tomography (CT). Follow-up spine exams…