Advocare Fairmount Pediatrics Blog
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It seems like EVERYONE has a stomach virus right now! Here is in the info you need! Advocare Fairmount Pediatrics are a community-based Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine practice established in Philadelphia in 2009 and in Montgomery County in 2023. Advocare Fairmount Pediatrics goal is to provide excellent, accessible, comprehensive medical care to infants, children and teens in our community,..
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4M ago
This article from Philadelphia Magazine explains the ins and outs of getting appointments.
https://www.phillymag.com/be-well-philly/2024/04/22/doctors-appointment-scheduling/
We are proud to be quoted in this article, as the exception to the rule that it's impossible to get a doctor's appointment. At our office, you can ALWAYS get in within 2 weeks, and sick kids get in the same day. We don't go home until all the sick kids are seen ..read more
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5M ago
Article by Anndee Hochman on her child wearing an eye patch ..read more
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8M ago
If your child is vomiting, you need to know what to do! Here are instructions, step by step, for you!
Vomiting
By Dr. Kerby Zeisloft, Advocare Fairmount Pediatrics
Vomiting is usually caused by a stomach virus. Antibiotics do not help. Some children will also have diarrhea.
The pattern you can expect is that the child feels poorly and wants to lie down. Next, they look pale. Finally, there is vomiting. There may be multiple vomits over the course of several hours. The diarrhea usually comes the second day, though it can be the first day. Vomiting will usually be for less than a full day, and ..read more
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8M ago
Philadelphia office every Tuesday, 10:30-11:30 am. Montco office, every Wedneday, 10-11
Please sign up on the website, or use the paper sign-up sheet at the front desk or call the office to sign up. The group will only run if there are at least three moms signed up by the day before. We will call or text to let you know if it is running each week. Bring the baby hungry to the group so you can weigh before and after nursing. The cost is $15, payable with cash or check ..read more
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8M ago
How We Run On Time
By Alexis Lieberman, MD
When I meet other doctors, the subject of how we run our our offices often comes up. When I mention that we run on time, most doctors are shocked. How do you do it?! they ask. This post is to tell you how we do it.
When I used to work at a large hospital clinic, we often ran 3 hours behind. You read that correctly - three hours! The doctors would sit around waiting in the back, wishing we could see the patients, and the patients would wait in the front, getting angrier and more frustrated, not to mention hungry! I loved my patients, but I hated the w ..read more
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8M ago
Three Things To Know About A Vaccine-Only Visit
When you book your appointments, you will see that you can choose a Medical Assistant Visit, for either office. Here are some questions you may have:
When you book for the Medical Assistant, you will NOT have an appointment with the doctor or physician assistant, but you still might see them for a minute or two. If you scheduled for a vaccine-only appointment, the doctor or physician assistant will stick their head in to see if you have any questions about the vaccine. They can answer questions about side effects, for example, and they wi ..read more
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8M ago
Do not use contractions like Don't! The app does not accept them.
The help page is: https://help.healow.com/
Searching for our office:
When you search for our practice, you can search by name or code. The code is EDAFBD. You will see Advocare listed in Marlton, NJ. That is the location of the corporate office, so that is the correct practice to choose!
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Healow tip (apostrophes):
Do not use contractions like Don't! The app does not accept them.
The help page is: https://help.healow.com/
Feel free to use that link to ask Healow to acce ..read more
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8M ago
For more information, visit our New Patients page ..read more