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| Quick reference medical handouts used
by Pediatric offices |
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Book Review (Preschool)
Click on the cover to order.
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KATIE CAUGHT A COLD
by Charlotte Cowan, M.D., illustrated by Katy
Bratun. (Concord, MA: The Hippocratic Press) $17.95
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Another in Dr. Cowan's books that tell simply what it's like to be
sick...and to get better. Katie is ice skating with her friends,
practicing for the Ice Show just five days away. Then she begins
sneezing and starts feeling shivery. In the morning, Katie is all
stuffed up. Her mom calls Dr. Hippo and describes what is wrong with
her little cub. As Katie has no fever, the doctor does not prescribe an
antibiotic. This is not only reassuring to mothers, but also teaches
that antibiotics are only given for bacterial infections, not viral
ones. As Katie feels better and goes to the Ice Show, her mother tells
Daddy Bear, "I'm worried about Katie and her new cough...but Dr. Hippo
told me not to worry unless it lastd longer than two weeks or had a
fever with it." A clever story about having patience with the common
cold and not over-using antibiotics.
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