Pediatrics
Mercy Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic is a Pediatrics practice in Des Moines, IA
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing, preventing, and treating childhood illnesses.
Pediatricians at Mercy Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic perform
medical diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions affecting young people from infants to teenagers. Pediatrics is
a medical specialty focusing on children's health. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Pediatrics practices include ear, sinus, and throat infections, food allergies and intolerances, urinary tract infections, skin infections, bronchitis, diarrhea, vomiting, pinkeye, and skin rashes.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Pediatrics
practices include physical examinations, diagnosing childhood illnesses, administering vaccines, prescribing medication, providing education about childhood health, safety, and nutrition, and referring your child to specialists if necessary.
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Pediatricians in Des Moines, IA
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Pediatrics
A pediatrician who treats children having developmental delays or learning disorders including those associated with visual and hearing impairment, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism and other chronic neurologic conditions. This specialist provides medical consultation and education and assumes leadership in the interdisciplinary management of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. They may also focus on the early identification and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disabilities in infants and young children as well as on changes that occur as the child with developmental disabilities grows.
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Pediatricians in Des Moines, IA
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Mercy Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic is a Pediatric Gastroenterology practice in Des Moines, IA
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in detecting, treating and testing for childhood digestive system disorders.
Pediatric Gastroenterologists at Mercy Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic perform
medical diagnosis and treatment of conditions like lactose intolerance, childhood weight problems, food allergies, gastrointestinal bleeding, acid reflux, liver disease, and pancreas disorders. Pediatric Gastroenterology is
a specialty of internal medicine that deals with disorders of children's digestive systems. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Pediatric Gastroenterology practices include pancreatitis, childhood obesity, lactose intolerance, inflammatory bowel disease, food intolerance, nausea and vomiting, chronic diarrhea, nutritional problems, and feeding disorders.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Pediatric Gastroenterology
practices include abdominal ultrasound, colonoscopy, gastrointestinal endoscopy, MRI, and CT scan, barium enema, gastric banding, organ biopsy, and upper gastrointestinal series.
A pediatrician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive systems of infants, children and adolescents. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using lighted scopes to see internal organs.
Pediatric Gastroenterologists in Des Moines, IA
Pediatric Surgery
Mercy Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic is a Pediatric Surgery practice in Des Moines, IA
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in performing surgical procedures on patients ranging in age from infancy through teenage years.
Pediatric Surgeons at Mercy Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic perform
operations on young patients requiring surgery. Pediatric Surgery is
a medical specialty focusing on surgery for young people, including babies, children and teenagers. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Pediatric Surgery practices include congenital birth defect, physical trauma, kidney and gallbladder stones, appendicitis, childhood hernia, GERD, and cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Pediatric Surgery
practices include endoscopic procedure, digital image-assisted surgery, organ transplant, appendectomy, tissue biopsy, circumcision, cancer surgery, bariatric sugery, and operations to reconstruct or repair congenital birth defects.
A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical conditions in premature and newborn infants, children and adolescents.
Pediatric Surgeons in Des Moines, IA
