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Ana Sofia Astudillo, APRN, PNP-AC
Ana Astudillo is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner-acute care (CPNP-AC) with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She cares for young patients with acute, chronic or complex conditions, and her expertise includes:
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Coming to terms with the competitive nature of motherhood
Mothering is hard, isn’t it?
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Your Child’s Migraines: Navigating the ER
Migraines are among the most common reasons for children to visit an emergency room for medical care. After all, there are about 7 million children in the United States who live with migraines. Knowing when to take your child to the ER and how to manage the wait there is important for a speedy recovery and in preventing future migraines.
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Is homeopathic medicine a good alternative for my child?
While scanning the shelves of your neighborhood pharmacy looking for a product to help your sick child, you’ve undoubtedly run across homeopathic medicines at some time or another. These alternative therapies offer to treat a child’s teething pain, tummy trouble, colic, earaches, allergies, coughs and colds (among other common problems) and often make nearly irresistible promises about your child’s health and wellbeing.
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How the Spina Bifida Clinic at Arnold Palmer Hospital is changing to offer even better care
Orlando Health has been providing care to pediatric spina bifida patients for over 35 years, treating patients up to age 21. The program is one of the largest and busiest spina bifida programs in the region with hundreds of children coming from all over Florida to receive optimal, multidisciplinary care.
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Why your teenager’s friendships are more important than you realize
Adolescence is often panned in parenting circles as a season of child-rearing that is fraught with challenges and frustration. Gone is the child you thought you knew, and in his place stands an awkward, often unhappy stranger who understands himself and his own motivations about as well as you do, which is to say hardly at all.
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How our multi-disciplinary Epilepsy Surgery Team can help kids with seizures
Epilepsy is the 4th most common neurological disease in the nation. In fact, 1 in 26 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy at some point in their lifetime. That’s why November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. It is a chance to teach others what a seizure is, and is not.
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"13 Reasons Why" suicide isn't the answer: what every teenager needs to know
I’m sure by now, you have either heard of or watched the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. It first aired on March 31, 2017 and it has become one of the most talked about topics of the last few weeks. The premise of the series is simple- a teen commits suicide and leaves 13 tapes explaining the reasons why she did it and who, in her view, is responsible for her making this choice.
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How we help children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and allergic gastrointestinal problems
Eosinophilic esophageal disorder (EoE) is a long, tongue-twisting name that is perhaps fitting for this very complicated disorder. Sometimes referred to as a food allergy of the esophagus, it is a chronic problem that has to be carefully managed by a team of experts over a long period of time.
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5 Important Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). As pediatricians, we would like parents and caregivers to understand all of the health benefits vaccines offer for their children. As parents and caregivers, we want the best possible healthy start in life for our babies. We buckle our babies into car seats, make sure they are eating healthy diets appropriate for their age, and baby-proof their surroundings from any potential dangers. We all want to keep our children safe and healthy. An important way to give your children the healthiest start in life is to make sure they receive all of their vaccinations as recommended by your pediatrician or family physician.
