what test would a doctor be interested in using if a child has pink eye-like symptoms?
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Pink eye symptoms may be cause for a sample of mucus or fluid to be cultured to see if a bactrial or viral infection is present and what treatment would be most effective.  In the presence of addtional symtoms many other tests could be ordered including a strep culture.  I many cases of uncomplicated "pink eye" no testing is required and a diagnosis can be made by symptoms and examination alone.
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Most symptoms would appear within 24 hours. It will settle in while she's asleep at night,because the eyes are closed,and air is not intering the eye. Conjunctivitis (pink eye),is an allergy. It basically comes from exposure to certain flowers,pollen,and cottonwood trees. During the spring,when flowers and trees start to bloom,and you see what looks like cotton in the air, keep her indoors as much as possible. Once it rains,the cottony stuff will disappear. You'll know she has been exposed,when her eyes start to itch a lot,and turn red. When she wakes up in the morning,she will have a sticky white,somewhat crusty substance covering her eyes,to the point where it will be kind of hard for her to open them. There are over-the-counter eyedrops for pink eye. Dab her eyes with cottonballs,dipped in warm water. Do not use washcloths,because you will only spread the allergy. You can do this,until you seek medical treatment. (Good Luck!)
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You can get it from touching your eyes a lot, like if  your hands are dirty. My sister and my brother got it while they were sick, so they kept touching their eyes while sick, and it became pink eye.\n\nWash your hands more if you have a habbit of touching your eyes.
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Autism is diagnosed in children with the use of various testing instruments - each instrument is generally appropriate for children of different ages and communication ability. Some common tests include the CHAT (Checklist for Autism in Toddlers), the ABC (Autism Behavior Checklist) and CARS (the Childhood Autism Rating Scale). \n\nI suspect that your physician has assessed your child with one or more of these instruments, and has referenced the "rating" that your child scored on the test.\n\nInterpretation of the number that you've reported would depend on the particular testing instrument that was used, so the best answer to your question can only come from a more detailed conversation with your doctor.\n\nYour doctor should be able to provide information to you in a manner that makes you feel that you completely understand the diagnosis, and you should feel comfortable that your doctor is going to serve as your best and most effective resource in understanding and responding to your child's diagnosis. If your doctor does not make you feel comfortable in asking questions, I would recommend that you seek out the advice of another doctor whose patient skills might be more conducive to your comfort and understanding. You will be your son's most important caregiver, and you can only help him thrive if you are thoroughly knowledgeable about his condition.\n\nVery best of luck and patience to you.
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it is also called "pinkeye" and it will eventually clear up on it's own or you can get some eye drops from the pharmacist called ocutricin or ask your doc about it.  I know about this it is a virus and I have had it a number of times growing up and even when I got grown and my daughter has had it a couple of times.  Just wash hands and wash wash wash keep the germs at bay and here is a link that could help you more also:\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/63/71983.htm\nbest wishes
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There is something called Tuja or Thuja.  Maybe homeopath medicine.  Consult a doctor since the child is quite small and the area is near the eye.
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Pink Eye" redirects here. For the South Park episode, see Pink Eye (South Park episode). \nConjunctivitis\nClassifications and external resources  \nAn eye with viral conjunctivitis \nICD-10 H10. \nICD-9 372.0-372.3 \nDiseasesDB 3067 \nMedlinePlus 001010 \neMedicine emerg/110  \nConjunctivitis (commonly called "pinkeye" in the USA and "Madras Eye" in India) is an inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids), often due to infection. It may also be caused by adenoviruses.\n\nBlepharoconjunctivitis is the combination of conjunctivitis with blepharitis.\nKeratoconjunctivitis is the combination of conjunctivitis and keratitis.\n\nContents [hide]\n1 Epidemiology \n2 Diagnosis \n2.1 Symptoms \n2.2 Signs \n2.3 Differential diagnosis \n2.4 Investigations \n3 Treatment and management \n4 See also \n5 References \n6 External links \n \n\n\n[edit] Epidemiology\npink eye is basically the best disease that you can have.\n\nThere are three common varieties of conjunctivitis, viral, allergic, and bacterial. Other causes of conjunctivitis include thermal and ultraviolet burns, chemicals, toxins, overuse of contact lenses, foreign bodies, vitamin deficiency, dry eye, dryness due to inadequate lid closure, exposure to chickens infected with Newcastle disease, epithelial dysplasia (pre-cancerous changes), and some conditions of unknown cause such as sarcoidosis.\n\nViral conjunctivitis is spread by aerosol or contact of a variety of contagious viruses, including many that cause the common cold, so that it is often associated with upper respiratory tract symptoms. Clusters of cases have been due to transfer from inadequately-sterilised ophthalmic instruments that make contact with the eye (e.g., tonometers).\n\nAllergic conjunctivitis occurs more frequently among those with allergic conditions, with the symptoms having a seasonal correlation. It can also be caused by allergies to substances such as cosmetics, perfume, protein deposits on contact lenses, or drugs. It usually affects both eyes, and is accompanied by swollen eyelids.\n\nBacterial conjunctivitis is most often caused by pyogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus or Streptococcus from the patient's own skin or respiratory flora. Others are due to infection from the environment (e.g. insect-borne), from other people (usually by touch - especially in children), but occasionally via eye makeup or facial lotions. An example of this is conjunctivitis due to the bacteria Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius.\n\nIrritant, toxic, thermal and chemical conjunctivitis are associated with exposure to the specific agents, such as flame burns, irritant plant saps, irritant gases (e.g., chlorine or hydrochloric acid ('pool acid') fumes), natural toxins (e.g., ricin picked up by handling castor oil bean necklaces), or splash injury from an enormous variety of industrial chemicals, the most dangerous being strongly alkaline materials.\n\nXerophthalmia is a term that usually implies a destructive dryness of the conjunctival epithelium due to dietary vitamin A deficiency—a condition virtually forgotten in developed countries, but still causing much damage in developing countries. Other forms of dry eye are associated with aging, poor lid closure, scarring from previous injury, or autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and these can all cause chronic conjunctivitis.\n\n\n[edit] Diagnosis\n\n[edit] Symptoms\n \nEyes with conjunctivitis.Redness, irritation and watering of the eyes are symptoms common to all forms of conjunctivitis. Itch is variable.\n\nAcute allergic conjunctivitis is typically itchy, sometimes distressingly so, and the patient often complains of some lid swelling. Chronic allergy often causes just itch or irritation, and often much frustration because the absence of redness or discharge can lead to accusations of hypochondria.\n\nViral conjunctivitis is often associated with an infe
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This is known as conjunctivitus, or moe commonly known as "pink-eye," a form of eye-ball irritant. \n\nThere can be many different kinds of conjunctivitus... viral, allergic reaction, or bacterial. The symptoms you described are more common in bacterial conjunctivitus. This is when you wake up and literally have to take your hands and pry open your eye-lids because they are stuck shut. \n\nThere's dry, white flaky stuff on your eye-lashes, which is actually dry mucous. As you open them, your eyes sometimes tear a bit, wetting the mucous so it runs a bit. \n\nCheck to see if your eyes are also a bit pinkish, which they almost certainly will be. They may even turn blood-red as the infection progresses, and you'll look like you had the E-bola virus or were from some horror flick.\n\nRest assured, there's a fairly easy solution. See your local doctor and they will prescribe some eyedrops to take a few times a day. Make sure and follow the instructions and take it for the full term. Even if your eyes get better and show no symptoms, the infection can return.\n\nHere's the sucky part though. Conjunctivitus is highly contagious. (More commonly found in young children, and not adults.) Anything you touch can easily pass it to someone else. \n\nSo, you have to be extremely careful about who you are around. I wouldn't go to work, or into public places. Take extra precaution while touching door handles, glasses, and anything else other people may come in contact with.\n\nIt will take about a week to go away. Good luck.
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You should really see your eye doctor or physician to make sure that there isn't something serious (for example, a neurological problem) causing your symptoms.
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It might be conjunctivitis.
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Talk to your eye doctor!
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There is no "cure", my moms a eye doctor and we talked about it before, there are certain types of drops and medicines to kind of calm the redness and itching down, but if you get it Pink eye should go away any were from 1 week to a month.
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yea there are many simple tests like that but i find this one to be very good\n\nhttp://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/vision.php
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Try sulphacetamide.  And I swear this works:  Put a few drops of breastmilk in the affected eye.
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What the other answers fail to mention is that sometimes a doctor will diagnose allergy based on symptoms. \n\nFor instance, when my son was a baby, he suddenly broke out in hives. I took him to the doctor. The doctor asked what food I had recently given him. I told him that my son was just starting grains and had rye cake. He said without hesitation that my son was allergic to gluten. \n\nHe was absolutely right. Whenever my son gets even a small amount of gluten, the hives reoccur. \n\nSo, while tests may be done, they also may not be necessary, if you do some good detective work. Also, there are more and more alternative forms of allergy testing that are offered through other medical professionals -- but not doctors. I've had testing that was done by a naturopath, and which is common in Europe, but which is not done in North America. It was MUCH easier than the traditional "scratch" tests done here, and very accurate. I've also heard that new testing is available that uses accupuncture points (although not the needles). Based on what I have heard from people who have done this testing, it would be worth looking into, as opposed to the test from an allergist. While you might have to pay for it (because insurance wouldn't), it doesn't involve the discomfort of the scratch test.
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My best friend that i chat with online has a 5 yr old daughter with CF and was diagnosed when she was only 2.  I have heard my friend talk about the sweat test but cannot remember what she had said about it, sorry.  If you leave your e-mail address i will get her to e-mail you when she returns back home the beginning of June.  She is a great person and knows ALOT about CF because she reads everything she can about this disease and how to help her daughter.
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It may not be cause for alarm, but it still would be good to see a doctor (Ophthalmologist NOT an optometrist).  Optometrist is who you see when you have problems related to vision, Ophthalmologist is who you see about physical conditions of the eye.\n\nyour daughters condition could be one of several things but it might be a common stye or chalazion.  They tend to make the eyelid puffy and painful.  They are temporary and can be remedied with consistent (daily) attention.  \n\nWhile you wait to see a doctor so he can diagnose her eye, you can try using a hot compress.  This is what the doctor is going to recommend to you in the case of a chalazion or stye.  These things are akin to a pimple on the eyelid, as they caused by a blockage of glands in the lid that may or may not have become infected.  \n\nYou take a very soft, thick and pristine washcloth, soak it in almost-uncomfortable hot water (around 120F MAX), squeeze some water out and press the washcloth against the eye, applying a constant pressure not more than 1lbs per inch.  Have your daughter apply the pressure so she doesn't hurt herself.  Palm works best since it's flat.\n\nIf the eyelid is infected you will need to see the doctor to get him/her to prescribe your daughter some kind of antibiotic solution or ointment like the commonly used 'blepharide' solution.