When going to this clinic, please try to see the same doctor all the time so they really know your child and their history.
When getting a physical or going in for an unexplained fever, please request at the minimum a partial complete blood count be done. This can be done off a finger poke. I know they do this to check for hgb/hct at each physical but why not do the partial complete blood count (cbc). It will only cost you a few dollars more and put you at ease. I have researched several pediatricians and they do at a minimum a partial cbc.
If you take your child in for an unexplained fever, please insist on them doing a cbc. This will tell them if there is an infection going on somewhere. They are so quick to call it viral. Unfortunately this happened to my son and now I know it wasn't viral infections but urinary tract infections. He is now in renal failure. In addition, ears and kidneys develop at the same time. If your child is having several ear infections, you may want them to check your childs kidneys.
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