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Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor

Specialty: Pediatrics
La Jolla, California
Blog: http://www.findinggoodmedicalcare.com
Dr. Charlotte E. Thompson has been a practicing physician for fifty years. She is a board certified pediatrician and in 2005-2006 was named as one of the top pediatricians in the U.S. Her special area of expertise is in children's neuromuscular disorders. She is an assistant clinical professor of... Full Bio
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When General Doctors Don't Refer to Specialists by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health I am always surprised when supposedly good doctors don't refer to a specialist if  they encounter a problem for which they don't have an answer. i think one of the sign ... Read on »
Medical Care and the Republicans by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health I get shivers down my back when I hear Mr. Romney and Paul Ryan tell what they would do to medical care in the United States. Mr. Romney says that "He doesn't care abou ... Read on »
When a Cardiologist (Heart Doctor) Should Be Seen by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health I was talking with a woman in her mid-seventies the other day and was amazed at what she told me. After a day of considerable hard  exercise, the woman suddenly had che ... Read on »
Be Aware that Regular Measles (Rubeola) is Spreading by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health A new article in the current Pediatric News caught my eye with a picture of a child with a wide spread rash on his face. I had no question that it was the measles havin ... Read on »
Eating Disorders in Children by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health I was talking with a father a few days ago who was concerned about the eating habits of his little six-year-old. The child would not eat meat or chicken and just wanted ... Read on »
When Coaches Push Too Hard by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Not too long ago I was talking with two brothers, who are both college students. Their lives are completely controlled by two different coaches, as both spend five or m ... Read on »
Questionable Sources of Medical Information for Parents by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health I was looking through parenting magazines in the library recently and was concerned about some of the medical information I saw. I have long worried that parents are go ... Read on »
Will the Affordable Health Care Act Be Saved? by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health As the Supreme Court starts three days of hearings and arguments about the Affordable Health Care Act, I am wondering why they are even bothering? I doubt that they wil ... Read on »
What Parents Can Do About Today's Dangerous Chemicals by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health When I read the article in the March 15th New YorkTimes about all the chemicals to whch babies and chidlren are exposed, I  can understand parents' concerns. However, i ... Read on »
Preventable Medical Tragedies by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health It is heartbreaking to have a child or teenager severely hurt or even die because of a preventable accident. Recently I have been told of two different teenagers who we ... Read on »
Guns and Kids by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health As I watched the news yesterday telling the horror of the newest school shooting, I wondered when, if ever, Congress was going to have the courage to stand up to the Na ... Read on »
Pregant Teenagers by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health As I have watched the news the last few days I have wondered what the Republican men in Congress would do if one of their teenage daughters became pregnant? Would they ... Read on »
Are Children What They Eat? by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health There is an old saying that "We are what we eat". In this day of fast foods, many hard working, extremely busy parents, it is often difficult to provide healthy food. A ... Read on »
Stress in Children by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Far too many children these days are being put on medications to control their hyperactivity or lack of attention. There are children who benefit from ritalin or other ... Read on »
Parenting Medical and Other Information on Apps and the Web by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health I am having a hard time understanding why parents need to resort to Apps and the Internet to raise their children. Where are the family doctors and the pediatricians? D ... Read on »
Why Patients Settle for Inadequate or Poor Medical Care by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health I am always amazed and sad when intelligent people, who can afford the best medical care, settle for poor or even bad medical care. I've thought al lot about why this o ... Read on »
When Medical Students and Doctors Put $ and Life Style Above Patient Care by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health I was having a discussion last week with my wise twenty-one-year-old grandson and complaining about a young medical student who told me his life style was more importan ... Read on »
Beware of Hypnotherapists who are not M.D.s or Psychologists by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health At a recent Christmas party, I was talking with a young woman who told me she was a hypnotherapist. I asked about her training and she said she had a few hours of train ... Read on »
Resources for Children with Special Needs by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health I was watching a news program the other day and saw a segment where the mother of a tiny baby, who had a severe heart problem, was fighting with Medicaid to have heart ... Read on »
Hospital Care versus Home Care by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Far too many patients these days develop an infection when they are in the hospital that was not present when they were admitted. An excellent article in the December 5 ... Read on »
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