Valeria Pearl

Review of Pediatric Associates of Charlo...

My baby was completely misdiagnosed when brought i...

My baby was completely misdiagnosed when brought in for an alarming increase in, what was becoming, frequent projectile vomiting that was leading to severe dehydration. Although I was seen immediately when I called in, he was dismissed as having very bad reflux and told that his situation would likely resolve itself. I called again the next day to say the reflux medicine was not working and that he hadn t drank anything in 24 hrs and that his diapers were dry. The doctor agreed to see him again but at no point told me, nor encouraged me, to take him to the ER (despite how dangerous dehydration in a baby can be). I took the executive decision to take my baby to the UVA ER instead. They ran diagnostics and an ultrasound revealed he had a rare but serious condition known as intussusception, with a one third obstruction of his upper GI. Although I understand that these small clinics cannot run these types of diagnostics, I believe that the doctor should have told me that it was imperative to bring him into the ER to see what was wrong with him, or at the very least, to have an IV put in him to cope with his dehydration. The UVA staff was professional and resolved the matter, and told me that it was critical that I had brought him in when I did.