pediatric housecalls Robert R. Jarrett M.D. M.B.A. FAAP

Hello, and welcome to Pediatric House Calls. I am…
A Physician board certified in Pediatric medicine with Clinical experience including caring for infants, children and teens – well these days mostly children and teens up to twenty-one;
An Administrator experienced in top medical management for several national health insurance companies;
An Author of health care manuals, newspaper columns and even children's stories;
A Business Medical Consultant for drug companies, insurance companies and physician practices;
A Veteran of the US Navy in the Vietnam era;
And…
I make House-Calls.

Hyperactivity and Puberty – “ADHD on Testosterone”

13 year old boy with ADHK doing a high kick jump

I’m actually quite proud of how the series of articles I wrote on Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) turned out; until recently that is, when it dawned on me that it wasn’t over yet. I had left out an important issue: when hyperactivity meets puberty.

Puberty and hyperactivity, normal teen issues on steroids

The same holds true from my extensive series of articles about puberty—I didn’t mention how it is effected or even altered by hyperactivity. Read more →

Dinosaurs… Where Are The Babies?

Jack Horner: Where are the baby dinosaurs?

Even though he found that his audience contained none of his favorite ages, three to 12, Jack gave his TED talk anyway and advised those present to: “don’t go extinct.”

His spellbinding talk tells the story of how iconoclastic thinking revealed a shocking secret about some of our most beloved dinosaurs, the scientists who collect them and the curators who collect and display them.

See the video…

Happy New Year 2019

Happy New Year From Pediatric House Calls

Happy New Year child wishing new beginningA New Year, Yippie!

From DJmed.net – Pediatric House Calls

[About this time every year things get a bit hectic around the homestead and we need to take a little hiatus. Hope you and everyone you care about have a perfect holiday season—wherever you may be! See you again in the new year.]

Merry Christmas From Pediatric House Calls

Happy Holidays From Pediatric House Calls

Santa knows where you are - even in hospiceSanta knows where you are – even in hospice

From DJmed.net – Pediatric House Calls

[About this time every year things get a bit hectic around the homestead and we need to take a little hiatus. Hope you and everyone you care about have a perfect holiday season—wherever you may be! See you again in the new year.]

As sort of a Christmas tradition, I like to post John Denver’s Christmas Special of several years ago. I dunno, it sort of clicks with me. Click on the video below… see what you think (in spite of the video quality)

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More Medical Proverbs – Do They Work?

We’ve already talked about medical proverbs such as “cold hands, warm heart,” “feed a cold, starve a fever,” “drink eight glasses of water a day,” “cigarettes will stunt your growth” and that “apple a day”… thing.

But there are some we left out because the list was getting a bit long for one sitting. I’m going to take another shot at listing a few more, some from the “dawn” of medicine and others which are beginning to hit up against the way doctors are practicing medicine these days!
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Paper Towels: You’re Using Them Wrong

You use paper towels to dry your hands every day, but chances are, you’re doing it wrong. In this enlightening and funny short talk, Oregon attorney Joe Smith reveals the trick to perfect paper towel technique.

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