It’s really cold in Charlotte. When you listen to the news, you would think it has never been cold before 2014 and it has never snowed before. Oh well, they have to sell newspapers, don’t they? I’m your host, Dr. Paul Smolen, a board certified pediatrician with 32 years of private practice experience to date. This is my blog that I started 3 years ago that I dedicate to children and families. Topics ranging from the crib to the country club, from the womb to the workplace are discussed here as long as the topic that is relevant to children and parents. Last week I put up a post about how cold air effects a child’s respiratory system. If you missed that one, make time read or listen, and let grandma listen…I think she will agree with what I said (http://www.docsmo.com/does-cold-air-make-your-child-sick-pedcast/). In today’s post, I am going to go deep into a pediatric office in the dead of winter, when it is cold like it is in Charlotte this week. Pediatricians instinctively learn after
