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Welcome to Pediacast, a pediatric podcast for parents.

And now, direct from the campus of nationwide children's, here is your host, Dr. Mike.

Hello, everyone, and welcome once again to PDACAST.

It's a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.

This is Dr. Mike coming to you from the campus of nationwide children's hospital.

We're in Columbus, Ohio.

It is episode 311 for March 18th, 2015.

We're calling this one juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

I want to welcome everyone to the show. We have another nuts and bolts program lined up for

you this week, and our topic at hand is juvenile idiopathic arthritis, also known as JIA. Formerly known

as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, or JRA, you may have heard it called that. We'll cover the ends and outs, including the reason

for the name change. You know, it's not too often we change the name of something in medicine,

so you know it's important when we do, and it will fill you in on the reason that's coming up.

So you may or may not have heard of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. It's not as common as many

of the disorders

we cover on this program, but it's an important disease to cover because, well, any disease

that affects kids is important to cover. And this one can be a bit of a tricky diagnosis. So

providers and parents alike, it's one of those things that you want to know about and maybe

just store in the back of your brain. So if and when you do come across a child with these particular symptoms, you think about it. And of course, if you know any families dealing with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, whether it be family members or friends of the family or for the providers in the crowd, maybe you have

patients with a JIA in your practice. Be sure to point them in the direction of this episode,

Pediacast 311, so they can learn more about the disease, including the cause, symptoms,

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