WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DRUG ALLERGIES

Released on: September 15, 2008, 9:15 am

Press Release Author: Arbor Books

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DRUG ALLERGIES

Press Release Body: (SOUTHBURY, CT)—Every parents fears having their child react
badly to a medication designed to help them through an illness. But few parents
understand allergies and how they can be distinguished from acceptable side effects
of the medication.

Dr. Armen Ketchedjian, author of the book Will It Hurt? A Parent’s Practical Guide
to Children’s Surgery, says that parents can help themselves and their children by
following a few key steps when monitoring their children's reactions to medicine.

“If your child has an adverse reaction to a medication, write down the name of the
medication, the type of reaction, the extent and duration of the reaction, the time
between the exposure to medication and any treatments your child receives,” says Dr.
Ketchedjian.

In his book, Dr. Ketch, as he is called by patients, says that allergic reactions to
medication don't usually manifest themselves on the first exposure the medicine.
“Usually, allergy occurs on a subsequent dosing of the same medication,” says
Ketchedjian.

“In the increasingly busy medical profession, physicians are forced to spend less
and less time with their patients and their families,” says Dr. Ketch, “In the time
crunch, pertinent information can be potentially compromised.”

Don't leave it to your pediatrician to keep accurate records of the medications to
which your child has shown adverse reactions. Keep a log and educate yourself about
the potential side effects of each one because many parents confuse discomfort from
side effects with an allergic reaction.

Will It Hurt? helps educate parents about pediatric surgery. It is an easy-to-read
resource will give you, your child and your family the help and reassurance you need
to make the surgical experience as stress-free as possible.

Listed in The Guide to America’s Top Anesthesiologists by the Consumer Research
Council of America, Dr. Ketch trained at Cornell Medical Center, with a fellowship
at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a pain management elective at Boston
Children’s Hospital. He has also worked to help develop new techniques in ambulatory
anesthesia, taught medical students and residents, and cared for more than 10,000
patients.

Dr. Ketch is also the author of the children’s book Golden Apples, a beautifully
illustrated book that aims to help educate children about the dangers of drug abuse.


For more information, contact the author directly at support@dr.ketch.com.

WARREN ENTERPRISES, LLC and author Dr. Armen G. Ketchedjian chose Arbor Books, Inc.
(www.ArborBooks.com) to design and promote Will It Hurt? Parent’s Practical Guide to
Children’s Surgery. Arbor Books is an internationally renowned, full-service book
design, ghostwriting and marketing firm.

(Will It Hurt? Parent’s Practical Guide to Children’s Surgery by Dr. Ketch; ISBN:
0-9815373-0-8; $14.95; 172 pages; 5½” x 8 ½”; soft cover book with illustrations;
WARREN ENTERPRISES, LLC)





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