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Posterior Urethral valves

http://www.puvs.org

http://www.ecureme.com/emyhealth/Pediatrics/Posterior_Urethral_Valves.asp

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2357.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic572.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?dispmax=20&db=PubMed&pmfilter_EDatLimit=20+Year&cmd_current=Limits&orig_db=PubMed&cmd=Search&term=posterior+urethral+valve&doptcmdl=DocSum

http://www.chkd.org/Urology/puv.asp

http://medind.nic.in/jan/t03/i3/jant03i3p153o.pdf

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/108/1/e7

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000507.htm

 

Oligohydramnios

http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic898.htm

http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/Cases/bwh/hcache/31/full.html

  

Assymetrical Interuterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3247.htm

http://www.fetal.com/asymmetrical.htm

 

Persistent Pulmonary hypertension/Pulmonary Related

http://www.kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=AkronChildrens&article_set=20830&lic=69&cat_id=141

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic289.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1837.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1843.htm

 

Nitric Oxide

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/N/NO.html

 

ECMO

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/heart-encyclopedia/treat/surg/ecmo.htm

 

HiFI vent

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/heart-encyclopedia/treat/respiratory/vent.htm

http://www.realhopeforcdh.com/

 

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/heart-encyclopedia/anomalies/pda.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001560.htm

 

NICU/Preemie info

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/NEONATOLOGY.htm

http://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/patientcare/preemies/

http://www.discoverhiddensecrets.com/ICU-things.html#a

http://www.preemie-l.org/

http://www.neonatology.org/tour/equipment.html

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2077/table.html

http://www.perinatology.com/ultrasound.htm

 

Newborn Screening tests

http://www.pediatrix.com/homepage_screening.cfm?id=94&oTopID=94

 

Congenital Lacrimal Duct Obstruction (clogged tear duct)

http://www.health-server.com/lacrimal_duct_obstruction.htm

http://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/blockedTearDucts.html

 

UVJ Obstruction

http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic730.htm

 

Ureterostomies

http://www.medical-conditions.org/?q=Ureterostomies

http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/St-Wr/Ureterostomy-Cutaneous.html

 

Vesicouretral Reflux/Ureter reinplantation

http://www.pedisurg.com/PtEduc/Vesicoureteral_Reflux.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic741.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2750.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2838.htm

 

Inguinal hernia & hydrocele

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0200/0227.asp?index=4312

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/abdomen/diagnose/inguinal-hernia.htm

 

Gastroesophageal Reflux/Sandifer’s Syndrome

http://www.cdlsusa.org/publications/reflux.pdf

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2039.htm

http://www.webgerd.com/GerdTreatmentInInfants.htm

http://c4isr.com/oley/lifeline/95-008.htm

 

Gastronomy Tube (g-tube)

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/abdomen/home/g-tube-care.htm

http://www.upstate.edu/uhpated/pdf/peds/gastrostomybutton.pdf

http://pediatric.um-surgery.org/new_070198/new/Library/gastrostomytubeplmt.htm

http://www.kidswithtubes.org/

http://www.emmathered.com/gtubechange.htm

http://www.c4isr.com/oley/lifeline/Tubetalks.html

http://www.appliedmedical.net/

http://www.geocities.com/munchkinette73/gtube.htm

http://www.harlandjohnson.com/gtube/tube-button/

http://www.tummytunnels.com/pages/5/index.htm

 

RSV

http://www.rsvinfo.com/

http://www.rsvprotection.com/

 

Reinplantation of Ureters/Megaureter

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2865.htm

 

Ureteral stent

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/products/journals/suppmat/BJU/BJU2356/hrishi.pdf

http://www.cookincorporated.com/products/drainage/pdf/PDB18.pdf

http://www.cookurological.com/products/perc/4_04/4_04_08.html

 

Nephrostomy Tube

****www.dermasciences.com/woundclosure/percustay.html

http://mhriweb.org/patient_information/patient_education/percutaneous_nephrostomy_CONTAINER.htm

http://www.lij.edu/lijh/urology/per_nephro/per_nephro.html

http://www.guideline.gov/summary/pdf.aspx?doc_id=3560&stat=1&string

http://www.uoaa.org/

http://www.amershamhealth.com/medcyclopaedia/Volume%20I/PERCUTANEOUS%20NEPHROSTOMY%20%20PCN%20.asp

http://www.sirweb.org/

http://vumcpolicies.mc.vanderbilt.edu/E-Manual/Hpolicy.nsf/AllDocs/E83600F60A7777F686256928007A1A7C

  

Infections

http://www.octech.org/faculty/ChewningW/bio225test3.htm

http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section13/chapter157/157a.jsp

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2366.htm

http://www.kcom.edu/faculty/chamberlain/Website/lectures/lecture/uti.htm

http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_a_urinary_tract_infection_000036_1.htm

http://www.buddycom.com/bacteria/gnr.html

Bacterial Sepsis-good info

http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic3163.htm

Serratia marcescens

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2103.htm

http://www.sunysccc.edu/academic/mst/microbes/23smarc.htm

Aspergillus fumigatus

http://www.tigr.org/tdb/e2k1/afu1/intro.shtml

Klebsiella Oxytoca

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1237.htm

 

Bloodwork

Meaning of Left Shift

http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/cache/282067003.htm

right shift plus more

http://www.abaxis.com/glossaryMR.html

 

http://www.lymphomation.org/peripheral-blood-ref.pdf

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20011015/1379.html

http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/iron_tests.jsp

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/iron/overview.html

 

 Bladder/Bladder Augmentation

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1579.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3176.htm

http://www.nafc.org/

http://www.bladderexstrophy.com/default.htm

http://blcwebcafe.org/default.asp

http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_neurogen_crs.htm

http://www.med.wayne.edu/urology/DISEASES/neurogenicbladder.html

http://www.med.wayne.edu/urology/DISEASES/bladderaug.html

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/12682085.htm

ttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/engineered.organs/index.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060403/ap_on_he_me/regrown_bladders

http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/tissue/

 

 

Bladder Size

http://www.ohsu.edu/ps-DiagRadiol/kojima/bladder.htm

Bowel info

http://www.familydoctor.co.uk/htdocs/BOWELS/BOWELS_specimen.html

 

Mitrofanoff

http://www.adolescentservices.net/mitrofanoffprocedure.htm

http://www.contemporaryurology.com/be_core/content/journals/u/data/2003/0101/mitrofanoff.html

 

Febrile Seizures/Seizures

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/10145-1.asp

http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/003200.cfm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003200.htm

http://www.epilepsy.com

 

Night Terrors

http://www.drgreene.com/21_155.html

http://www.nightterrors.org/

http://www.drhull.com/EncyMaster/N/night_terrors.html

 

Urology

Urology Related Links

http://www.urologyhealth.org/

http://www.life-tech.com/uro/urolib/content.html

http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/CHdeptDisplay.cfm?Dept=Urology

http://www.urology.umn.edu/

http://www.duj.com/sorting/PUR.html

 

Kidney

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic374.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002289.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1493.htm

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FSL/is_1998_Nov/ai_53268424#continue

http://www.transweb.org/qa/qa_txp/faq_creat.html

http://www.ndif.org/

http://www.kidney.org/

http://www.aspneph.com/

http://www.nephron.com/

http://www.nephrologychannel.com/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003475.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003474.htm

http://www.barttersite.com/serum_creatinine.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat

http://www.usrds.org/

http://www.lifeoptions.org/catalog/catalog.php?prodCat=teachingTools

http://www.kidneyatlas.org/book5/adk5-02.ccc.QXD.pdf

 

Kidney Anatomy & other pictures

http://health.allrefer.com/pictures-images/kidney-anatomy.html

Kidney size

http://www.ohsu.edu/ps-DiagRadiol/kojima/renal.htm

Renal Growth Chart

http://www.glendower.co.nz/renalgrowth.html

Organ Size

http://www.ohsu.edu/ps-DiagRadiol/kojima/Normal.htm

GFR

http://www.kidney.org/professionals/doqi/kdoqi/p6_comp_g11.htm

http://www.jsnm.org/cgi-bin/select.cgi?file=03111307&filetype=2

http://www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/internalmed/nephro/webpages/Part_A.htm

http://www.perfusion.com.au/CCP/Physiology/Glomerular%20Filtration%20Rate.htm

 

Numerous anatomy pictures

http://findlaw.doereport.com/demindex.php

 

CRF

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic374.htm#target1

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000471.htm

 

Hydroneprosis

http://www.duj.com/hydronephrosis.html

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1055.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2747.htm

http://www.drgreene.com/21_109.html

 

Kidney diet

http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/nakphos.htm#Burger%20King

 

 

Renal Acidosis (RTA)/ Other Metabolic problems

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1071.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000493.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000497.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000335.htm

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/tubularacidosis/#2

http://www.glutaricacidemia.org/
http://www.ohf.org/

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1392.htm

http://www.mcadangel.com/mcadd-stories.html

http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/trimethylamine/tmah.htm

http://www.drgreene.com/21_583.html

http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/000511.cfm

http://www.oaanews.org/definitions.asp

http://cnserver0.nkf.med.ualberta.ca/cn/Schrier/Volume2/chapt11/ADK2_11_1-3.pdf

 

Transplantation

http://www.experiencejournal.com/transplant/index.shtml

http://www.chkd.org/Urology/trnsplnt.asp

http://www.unos.org/

http://www.drgreene.com/21_1402.html

http://www.sangstat.com/product/thymo.asp

http://www.transplantlife.com/index.shtml

http://www.neob.org/

http://www.transplantawareness.org/stickers.html

http://www.transplant-speakers.org/m_about_us.html

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/

http://www.sangstat.com/resource/solid.asp

http://www.livingdonorsonline.org/

http://www.a-s-t.org/

http://www.transplants.org/

http://www.transplantfund.org/

http://www.cota.org/customsites/cota/index.asp

http://www.transweb.org/

http://www.organtransplants.org/resources/

http://www.jrifilms.org/resources.html#living

http://www.rzpd.de/cards/index.shtml

liver transplant info but has same med info as kidney transplant:

http://www.surgery.usc.edu/divisions/hep/patientguide/medications-bactrim.html

 

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

http://www.drkoop.com/ency/article/000318.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003690.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/sestamibi-scan

http://www.hypoparathyroidism.org/newsletters/September2001A.htm

 

Bone Age Chart

http://freshmeat.net/projects/boneage/?branch_id=53356

http://www.glendower.co.nz/boneage.html

 

Bone Age

http://www.isi.uu.nl/Research/Gallery/Hand/

http://www.amershamhealth.com/medcyclopaedia/medical/volume%20VII/BONE%20AGE.ASP

 

Growth Hormone

http://www.magicfoundation.org/

http://www.gene.com/gene/products/information/opportunistic/nutropin-aq/index.jsp

http://www.howkidsgrow.com/serono_G/parents/meet_coolclick.html

 

Medical supplies

http://www.astrazeneca.com/productbrowse/4_79.aspx
http://www.mentorcorp.com/bladdercontrol/dailymanagement/dailymanagement-pediatric/index.htm
http://www.mentorcorp.com/bladdercontrol/dailymanagement/dailymanagement-female/bc_dmfemale_products_self.htm
http://www.mentorcorp.com/bladdercontrol/dailymanagement/dailymanagement-male/bc_dmmale_products_selfcat.htm

http://specialneedslinks.tripod.com/home_care.htm

http://vetmeddirect.com/   (for Baxa syringes)

http://www.adaptivemall.com/

http://www.edgepark.com

 

Medications

http://www.nps.org.au/site.php?page=2&content=/resources/content/cons_medimate.html

http://www.pillbot.com/index.asp?T2=B

http://www.gicare.com/pated/polysaccharide-iron.htm

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/medication/a-e/captopril.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003683.htm

http://www.gicare.com/pated/metoclopramide.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202364.html

http://www.mdadvice.com/

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/etools/analgesic-potency-of-opioids.asp

http://www.barttersite.com/magnesium.htm

http://www.druginfonet.com/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a601032.html

http://www.phoslo.com/phoslo/index.htm

http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/druginfo/renagel.htm

http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/psychiatry/CPS/25.html

http://www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/pediatrics/PediatricPainMgmt/chart6monthsandolder.html

http://www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/pediatrics/PediatricPainMgmt/referencecard.html

http://www.netprocorp.com/shhh/nys/fall98/art4.htm

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/519770

 

Grapefruit drug interactions

https://secure.pharmacytimes.com/lessons/200303-02.asp

http://www.powernetdesign.com/grapefruit/general/GJDIsummary.pdf

 

Cytochrome P450 System interactions:

http://medicine.iupui.edu/flockhart/

 

Flavored Meds

http://www.flavorx.com/home.html

 

Help paying for meds:

http://www.needymeds.com/
http://www.edhayes.com/indigent.html
http://www.disabilityresources.org/RX.html

  

Dysphagia/Oral Aversion/Nutrition

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/speech/diagnose/dysphagia.htm

http://www.chkd.org/Urology/rfhub.asp

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

http://www.dietitian.org/

http://www.eatright.org/Public/

http://www.southalabama.edu/speechandhearing/FAQ.html

http://www.c4isr.com/oley/

http://depts.washington.edu/growing/Nourish/Concform.htm

http://www.shsna.com/html/insurance/Medfood_insurance.htm

Prenatal Links

Amniotic fluid Index (AFI):

http://www.fetal.com/treatment.htm

http://hostingprod.com/@fetalanomalies.org/Fluid.html

Genetic/Birth Defects Links

http://www.bdid.com/

http://www.icomm.ca/geneinfo/def-m.htm

Biophysical profile non stress test

http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic758.htm

 

Cord Blood Banking

http://www.viacord.com/

http://www.cordbloodbank.com/

http://www.marrow.org/

 

Kick Counts

http://www.obfocus.com/SanGabriel/kick_counts.htm

http://www.perinate.org/

 

Dealing with the Poor Diagnosis/Coping in General

http://www.littlehero.com/

http://www.benotafraid.net/

http://www.erichad.com/wwl/

http://www.heartsofcourage.com/index.html

 

SUPPORT GROUPS/ LIST SERVS

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PUVs/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/kidtrans/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/feeding_g-tubes/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MAGIC_list/
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-ppchdkidney

http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gtube.html

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PKDCARE/

http://bbs.babycenter.com/board/pregnancy/pregcomplications/1202046

http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/grouporg.html#national

http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/

 

Other Kidney Related

http://www.arpkd.org/

http://www.kidcomm.org/

http://cnserver0.nkf.med.ualberta.ca/nephkids/

http://www.usrds.org/

http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/002289.cfm

http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/000457.cfm

 

Dialysis

http://www.HomeDialysis.org
http://www.LifeOptions.org

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/peritoneal/

http://www.kidneypatientguide.org.uk/site/pdanim.php

http://www.nephrologychannel.com/rrt/peritoneal.shtml

 

Kidney Research

http://www.kidneygenes.com/

http://www.pedresearch.org/cgi/reprint/52/5/770?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=posterior+urethral+valves&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1106584466004_502&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=1&journalcode=pedresearch

 

Medicare/Medicaid

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/esrd/5a.pdf   (good coding info too)

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/  (HOME PAGE)

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/Downloads/table61a05.pdf

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn/icd9code.asp

http://www.scc.virginia.gov/division/boi/webpages/inspagedocs/cpt_codes.doc

http://www.medicarenhic.com/

http://www.empiremedicare.com/newypolicy/policy/ypth29_final.htm?CFID=22775&CFTOKEN=82981398&jsessionid=8c3022ae727e$2B1i$0D

http://www.modestneeds.org/explore/

http://www.eatright.org/ada/files/UpdatedICD92_Web11.22.05.pdf

 

Tests

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/kidney.html

 

Ct Scan

http://www.bidmc.harvard.edu/display.asp?leaf_id=6057

http://www.tramedicalimaging.com/exams/ct/prepare.html

 

EEG

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/neurology/procedure/eeg.htm

Bloodwork values/meaning of results

 

http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/003683.cfm

http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/003690.cfm

http://www.thedoctorslounge.net/lablounge/lab_tests/list.htm

http://www.anytestkits.com/ph-acid-alkaline.htm

http://www.transweb.org/qa/qa_txp/faq_creat.html

http://www.bloodline.net/

 

Other Helpful links:

Calculators for just about everything!

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/etools/pediatric-vital-signs.asp

http://www.medcalc.com/pedigfr.html

http://nephron.com/cgi-bin/peds_nic.cgi

http://www.nephron.com/preESRDcalc.html

http://www.medalreg.com/

http://www.fwcc.org/crc_data.html

http://www.metromedlab.com/text/reference/09OP%20Quad-Moline.pdf#search='NEPH%20TUBE'

http://www.vnh.org/

http://members.iinet.net/~bill/java/creatinine.html

http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/downloads/oplog/020byAreaType.pdf

http://ruralnurseorganization-dl.slis.ua.edu/index.html

http://www.eldar.org/~ben/convert/gram_oz.html

http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vumcdiglib/databases.html?diglib=4

http://www-users.med.cornell.edu/~spon/picu/calc/osmolal.htm

http://www.geocities.com/davidscerri/index.html

http://www-users.med.cornell.edu/~spon/picu/calc/offsite.htm

http://www.manuelsweb.com/ped_dose.htm

 

 pedi med dosing

http://www.nhchasn.med.navy.mil/Patient/Pharmacy/PharmacyCalc.htm

 

 

Education/IEP’s etc

http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html

http://www.wrightslaw.com/

www.raisingdeafkids.org/learning/rights

http://user.cybrzn.com/~kenyonck/add/iep_guidance.html

  

Sensory Integration

http://www.therapyshoppe.com/index.php

http://www.abilitations.com/

http://www.autismteachingtools.com/

http://www.sensorycomfort.com/toys.htm

 

CME

http://www.gehealthcare.com/usen/education/sat_edu/products/ondemand.html

  

Pedi ER signs to watch for etc.

http://www.vnh.org/PediatricEmergencyManual/PedResusc.html

 

hospital accreditation

http://www.jcaho.org/index.htm

http://www.jcaho.org/qualitycheck/directry/QualityReport.aspx?hcoid=5505&x=history

http://www.arna.net/usefullinks/

http://www.childrenshospitals.net/

http://www.leapfroggroup.org/

Diamonds 1

These links are provided for informational purposes,
and I assume no liability for the information/suggestions contained within.