So that your children grow up healthy
Pediatrics
Babies and children come with their share of health needs. At the Lacroix Médecine Privée clinic in Boucherville, we strive to make the stays of our young patients and their families as pleasant as possible. Offered by Dr. Lionel Alberti, pediatrician, the private pediatric service provides our clients with easy access to specialized care for patients under the age of 18.
Note that no medical prescription is required to make an appointment with our specialists.
PRIVATE LABORATORY ANALYSIS
The network of Groupe Médical Lacroix clinics collaborates with several private laboratories for the analysis of specimens. Through this collaboration, individuals and businesses can obtain their test results within 48 business hours of collection.
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What is pediatrics?
Pediatrics is a medical specialty that deals with health and developmental disorders in children from birth to the end of puberty (adulthood). By convention, we are talking about 0 to 17 years old, inclusive. Since before the post-puberty period humans are in constant transformation, the rapid diagnosis and treatment of pathologies are factors that can have an impact on the rest of the child’s life.
The specialist in this field is called a pediatrician. The pediatrician is in a way a general practitioner for children: it is the specific nature of the population he treats and the multiplicity of conditions specific to each age that makes the pediatrician a specialist.
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Newborn health follow-up
After birth, a baby should be seen by a family doctor or pediatrician. However, accessing these health professionals is not always straightforward. If you are the parents of a newborn baby, know that it is possible for you to obtain pediatric follow-up at our private clinic in Boucherville with Dr. Lionel Alberti, pediatrician.
Health monitoring consists of regular contact with a doctor in order to assess the state of health and ensure the good physical and psychological development of the child. It is especially important in the early years of a child’s life.
Examples of common problems in children that can be evaluated in pediatrics at Lacroix Médecine Privée:
- Concerns about the child’s growth
- Behavior problems (opposition, attention, tics, eg.)
- Language delay, or delayed motor development
- Dermatological problems in babies, children and adolescents
- Enuresis (involuntary, unconscious passing of urine) and encopresis (fecal emission, usually involuntary, in inappropriate places)
- Persistent pain (e.g. abdominal, joint, muscle pain, headaches, eg.)
- Problems and concerns related to puberty (menstruation, contraception, acne)
- Concerns about weight gain or loss
- Asthma assessment and monitoring
- Learning difficulties
- Mood disturbance (anxiety, depression, eg.)
- Sleeping troubles
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