Pediatric Digestive Disorders (Part 1)

About the Video:
Many children have tummy aches and other digestive problems that are not usually serious in nature, but sometimes these common childhood ailments can be a sign of a larger condition that needs medical attention. In this two-part interview with Dr. Steven Czinn, viewers will learn the latest information about these disorders and how they can be treated.

Specific topics covered in part one of this two-part program include:

The special medical needs of children
The role of play therapy
Spitting up among infants
Ways to reduce spitting up
Spitting up vs. GERD (gastro-esphogeal reflux disease)
GERD symptoms and treatments
Pyloric stenosis and treatments
Reducing reflux/GERD in older children

About the Expert:
Dr. Steven Czinn is the chief of pediatrics at the University of Maryland Medical Center and director of the University of Maryland Hospital for Children. He is also chairman and professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Related Links:

Pediatric Digestive Disorders (Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjX5mZ1D7KQ

Dr. Steven Czinn
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/steven_j_czinn.html

UMMC Hospital for Children
http://www.umm.edu/pediatrics/

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology
http://www.umm.edu/pediatrics/peds-gi.htm

Podcast: Reflux in Children
http://www.umm.edu/podcasts/2007/reflux_in_children.htm

Category:

Science & Technology

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• czinn
• steven czinn
• pediatric
• gastroenterology
• digestive disorders
• tummy aches
• symptoms
• diagnosis
• treatment
• play therapy
• spitting up
• gerd
• pyloric stenosis
• mht
• ummc