The Author is grateful to the following individuals, for their time and expertise in reviewing the triage content that has been incorporated into these guidelines.

Pediatric Call Centers: Medical Directors

• Peter Dehnel, MD, Children's Physician Network, Minneapolis, MN
• Andrew Hertz, MD, Rainbow Babies Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH
• Randy Sterkel, MD, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
• Debra Weiner, MD, Sirona Health, Portland, ME
• Medical Advisory Board, Sykes, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Elaine Donoghue, MD, St. Peter's Medical Center Call Center; New Brunswick, NJ (former)
• Hanna Sherman, MD, Boston Children's Hospital Call Center; Boston, MA (former)

Physician Advisory Board: Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO

• Vincent DiMaria, MD, Arapahoe Park Pediatrics, Littleton, CO
• Matt Dorighi, MD, Cherry Creek Pediatrics, Denver, CO
• Max Elliott, MD, Fort Collins Youth Clinic, Fort Collins, CO
• Daniel Feiten, MD, Greenwood Pediatrics, Centennial, CO
• Nancy Greer, MD,  Broomfield Pediatrics, Broomfield, CO
• Michael Kurtz, MD, Advanced Pediatric Associates, Aurora, CO
• Jay Markson, MD, Children’s Medical Center, Denver, CO
• Robert Mauro, MD, Greenwood Pediatrics, Littleton, CO
• Martha Middlemist, MD, Pediatrics at 5280, Englewood, CO
• Stefan Mokrohisky, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Denver, CO
• Michelle Stanford, MD, Centennial Pediatrics, Centennial, CO

Physician Advisory Board: St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO

• Jay Epstein, M.D., Community Pediatrician, Forest Park Pediatrics
• David Jaffe, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine
• James Keating, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, Gastroenterology/Diagnostic Center
• Katherine Kreusser, M.D., Community Pediatrician, Children’s Clinic
• Steve Lillpop, M.D., Community Pediatrician, Jacksonville Pediatrics
• Jerome O'Neil, M.D., Community Pediatrician, Southwest Pediatrics
• Rachel Orscheln, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, Infectious Disease
• Isabel Rosenbloom, M.D., Community Pediatrician, Tots Thru Teens Pediatrics
• Harold Sitrin, M.D., Community Pediatrician, Suburban Pediatrics
• Randy Sterkel, M.D., Answer Line Medical Director, Community Pediatrician, Esse Health Pediatrics
• Mary Tillman, M.D., Community Pediatrician, Tillman Pediatrics

Telephone Triage Nurses: Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO

• Teresa Baird, RN
• Teresa Hegarty, RN
• Kris Light, RN
• Kathleen Martinez, RN
• Kelli Massaro, RN
• Stephanie McDonald, RN
• Deanna Miller, RN
• Ann Petersen-Smith, RN, PNP
• Liz Stober, RN

Telephone Triage Nurses: Other Sites

• Amy Barrett, RN, Portland, OR
• Nancy Berryman, RN, Minneapolis, MN
• Barbara Byrne, RN, Tigard, OR
• Katrina Davis, RN, PNP, Salem, OR
• Suzie Draper, RN, Denver, CO
• Jenny DuFresne, RN, Phoenix, AZ
• Alane Hall, RN, Denver, CO
• Suzanne Haydt, RN, Tucson, AZ
• Nicole Leujten, RN, Denver, CO
• Melissa Masson, RN, London, Ontario, Canada
• Cheryl Patterson, RN, Evergreen, WA
• Teresa Pounds, RN, Maryville, TN
• Lisa Swerczek, RN, St. Louis, MO
• Michelle Violette, RN, London, Ontario, Canada
• Suzanne Wells, RN, St. Louis, MO

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Specialists

• Joan Bothner, MD, Aurora, CO
• Joseph Grubenhoff, MD, Aurora, CO
• David Thompson, MD, Berwyn, IL (adult emergency medicine)
• Peter O'Hanley, MD, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Pediatric Subspecialists: Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO (unless otherwise noted)

• Adolescent Medicine: David Kaplan, MD, Trina Anglin, MD, Eric Sigel, MD, Karolyn Kabir, MD
• Allergy: James Shira, MD, Dan Atkins MD
• Breastfeeding: Maya Bunik, MD, Lisbeth Gabrielski, RN, Marianne Neifert, MD
• Cardiology: Michael Schaffer, MD, James Wiggins, MD, Robert Wolfe, MD, Henry Sondheimer, MD
• Dentistry: William Mueller, DDS, Elizabeth Shick, DDS
• Dermatology: William Weston, MD, Joseph Morelli, MD
• Diabetes: Georgeanna Klingensmith, MD, Jennifer Kyllo, MD, McNeely Diabetes Center, Children's Hospital of Minnesota
• Endocrinology: Michael Kappy, MD
• Gastroenterology: Ronald Sokol, MD, David Brumbaugh, MD, Judy Sondheimer, MD, Sara Fidanza, RN, PNP
• General Pediatrics: Steven Poole, MD, Stephen Berman, MD, Robert Brayden, MD, Allison Kempe, MD, Maya Bunik, MD
• Hematology: Taru Hays, MD
• Hospitalists: David G. Zipes, MD and the Pediatric Hospitalists of Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St.Vincent, Indianapolis, IN
• Infectious Diseases: James K. Todd, MD, Mary Glode, MD, Mark Abzug, MD, Brian Lauer, MD, Elizabeth McFarland, MD, Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, Harley Rotbart, MD, John Ogle, MD
• Neonatology: Susan Niermeyer, MD, Elizabeth Thilo, MD, Adam Rosenberg, MD
• Nutrition: Nancy Krebs, MD
• Neurology: Paul Moe, MD, Paul Levisohn, MD
• Ear Nose and Throat: Kenneth Chan, MD
• Ophthalmology: Robert King, MD
• Orthopedics: Robert Eilert, MD, Frank Chang, MD
• Pulmonary Medicine: Frank Accurso, MD, Jeffrey Wagener, MD, Gwendolyn Kerby, MD, Scott Sagel, MD, Monica Federico, MD
• Rheumatology: Roger Hollister, MD
• Sports Medicine: Brooke Pengel, MD
• Toxicology: Richard Dart, MD, Medical Director, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center; William D. King, RPh, MPH, DrPH, University of Alabama School of Medicine; Erica Liebolt, MD, FACMT, University of Alabama School of Medicine
• Urology: Martin Koyle, MD

American Academy of Pediatrics Appointed Reviewers

• Mark Corkings, MD, FAAP, Member, AAP Committee on Nutrition
• Leo Heitlinger, MD, FAAP, Chair, AAP Section on Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
• Jack Swanson, MD, FAAP, Chair, AAP Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine
• Allan Lieberthal, MD, FAAP, Member, AAP Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine
• Nancy Krebs, MD, MS, FAAP, Member, AAP Committee on Nutrition
• Jennifer Shu, MD, Medical Editor, AAP HealthyChildren website, Atlanta, GA

Practicing Pediatricians

• Justin Alvey, MD, Layton, UT
• John Benbow, MD, Concord, NC
• Barbara Brundage, MD, Derry, NH
• Thomas Foels, MD, Williamsville, NY
• Fred Hamburg, MD, Springfield, MO
• George Miller, MD, Salem, OR
• Cajsa Schumacher, MD, Albany, NY
• Kiki Traylor MD, Denver CO
• Paul Tschetter, MD, Pediatrics at DTC, Denver, CO
• Joseph Vander-Walde, MD, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic
• Sarah Van Scoy, MD et al, Littleton Pediatrics, Denver, CO
• Wallace White, MD, Denver, CO

Author and Senior Reviewer: Barton D. Schmitt, M.D.

Content Set: Child Symptom Checker

Child Symptom Checker