Dr. Arlene Basa Mercado M.D.
Pediatrician
8824 Saint James Ave Elmhurst NY, 11373About
Dr. Arlene Mercado is a pediatrician practicing in Elmhurst, NY. Dr. Mercado is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Mercado diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Mercado can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 1984
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pancreatic beta-cell hyperactivity in morbidly obese adolescents.
- The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in inner city obese African-American youth.
- Continuous monitoring of blood pressure in children and adolescents,a review of the literature.
- Rapid deoxyribonucleic acid analysis by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction
- Prenatal diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency by allele-specific hybridization and Southern blot.
Treatments
- Gynecomastia
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Birth Defects
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Malnutrition
- Thyroiditis
- Graves' Disease
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