Advances in maternal fetal medicine practice.

abstract：:Infantile botulism classically presents with a triad of clinical features: Bulbar palsies (slow/absent pupil response) Alert Absent fever Other common features are: Constipation, ptosis and poor feeding The diagnosis is a clinical one, confirmed by EMG and by testing stool for the organism, C. botulinum, or its toxin....

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： McMaster P,Piper S,Schell D,Gillis J,Chong A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 16-year-old male who presented reporting a 6-month history of lowered mood, fatigue, anhedonia, disturbed sleep and heightened anxiety. On further questioning he reported restricted eating and weightlifting for at least 1 h on a daily basis. Investigations revealed findings compatible with sec...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Woodhill I,Cooper C,Zacharin M,Cukier K,Vuillermin P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the degree of severity of enzyme deficiency in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient Malaysian neonates as part of an effort to identify risk factors associated with severe hyperbilirubinaemia in G6PD-deficient infants. METHODOLOGY:During this study, ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Boo NY,Ainoon O,Arif ZA,Cheong SK,Haliza MS

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently released World Health Organization growth charts are methodologically robust, as well as clinically useful tools for monitoring the growth of children. They have been endorsed by premier organisations such as the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK), Canadian Pediatric Society, Australian Br...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Rao S,Simmer K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To better understand current attitudes and practices relating to discussions concerning the withholding and withdrawing of life-sustaining medical treatment (WWLSMT) among medical staff in the paediatric setting. METHODS:An anonymous online survey of paediatricians (senior medical staff - SMS) and paediatric train...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Forbes T,Goeman E,Stark Z,Hynson J,Forrester M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study describes clinical staff opinions on the availability and suitability of resources to provide trauma care to children and their families and any perceived strengths, gaps and potential interventions to strengthen care. METHODS:A mixed-method study was conducted in five Australian paediatric trauma centr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Curtis K,Foster K,Mitchell R,Van C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper considers diagnostic frameworks in developmental-behavioural paediatrics. The purpose of a diagnostic assessment is reviewed, and the use of categorical diagnoses is explored. A multi-level process of diagnostic formulation is outlined, highlighting the importance of a comprehensive focus on presenting symp...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： O'Keeffe M,Macaulay C

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to assess the receipt of recommended care for young children with sickle cell disease (SCD) in a central SCD clinic in Kampala Uganda, focusing on standard vaccination and antibacterial and antimalarial prophylaxis. METHODS:A cross-sectional assessment of immunisation status and timeliness and prescribed ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Chen CJ,Bakeera-Kitaka S,Mupere E,Kasirye P,Munube D,Idro R,Hume H,Pfeffer B,LaRussa P,Green NS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In families with infants between the ages of 6 and 18 months, sleep disruption can be significant, often putting parents at risk of a range of negative psychological and psychosocial consequences. Commonly prescribed sleep interventions typically involve 'extinction' methods, which require parents to completely or per...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Blunden S,Dawson D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign paroxysmal torticollis is probably an under-diagnosed condition of infancy. It is a self-limiting disorder characterised by periods of unusual, sustained posture of the head and neck, during which the head tilts to one side. Episodes are often accompanied by marked autonomic features, irritability, ataxia, apat...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hadjipanayis A,Efstathiou E,Neubauer D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a commonly used anaesthetic agent, halothane, on neonatal cilial function was determined. A nasal cilial sample was taken from 13 healthy, term, newborn infants. For 1 h, half of each sample was exposed to halothane and half to air. Cilial function was assessed by measuring beat frequency with a modified...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： O'Callaghan C,Atherton M,Karim K,Gyi A,Langton JA,Zamudio I,Barry P

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine daily cows milk consumption and duration of breastfeeding in infants and young children with anal fissure and constipation. METHODS:Two groups of 30 consecutive children aged between 4 months and 3 years were evaluated retrospectively. Group I comprised children with chronic constipation and anal ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Andiran F,Dayi S,Mete E

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence that the rapid rise in Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) antimicrobial resistance seen in other countries may have commenced in Australia. Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage and resistance levels are described for urban Northern Territory children in day care. METHODS:A prospective cohort study...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Skull S,Shelby-James T,Morris P,Perez G,Yonovitz A,Krause V,Roberts L,Leach A

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the multi-disciplinary child protection teams which administer the National Child Protection Alert System in District Health Boards in New Zealand and the understanding and perceptions of that system held by team members. METHODS:This is a mixed-method observational study. In December 2016 and January ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kelly P,Basu C,Graham VT,Chan C,Ritchie M,Wilson D,Seymour F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of our study was to build a multiple renal length nomogram for Hong Kong Asian children based on normal renal ultrasonography. METHODS:All children below the age of 13 years, who underwent ultrasonography in a local Hospital in Hong Kong from 23 September 2008 to 31 January 2009 due to melamine exposur...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Luk WH,Lo AX,Au-Yeung AW,Liu KK,Woo YH,Chiang CC,Lo KK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crigler-Najjar syndrome type 1 (CNS1) is characterized by a severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia from birth. Intensive blue-light phototherapy is the standard method for management; however, it imposes severe restrictions on the child and their family's lifestyle. We describe here the use of a novel sit-up photother...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Nydegger A,Bednarz A,Hardikar W

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this paper was to study the prevalence of a regular source of primary care for Victorian children attending one of four emergency departments (EDs) and to determine associated characteristics, including ED use. METHODS:Responses were collected via an electronic survey from parents attending EDs with the...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Turbitt E,Freed GL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Adaptive functioning develops throughout early childhood, and its limitation is a reflection that the child has developmental or emotional problems or even mental retardation. Little is known about the adaptive functioning or developmental status of slum children. The present cross-sectional study was undertaken du...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Panigrahi A,Das SC,Sahoo P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of asthma and other allergies in children in Urumqi and Beijing, compared with that in Hong Kong. METHODS:A total of 7754 primary school students were randomly selected to participate in the study. Data were collected in 1995-96 using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies i...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Zhao T,Wang HJ,Chen Y,Xiao M,Duo L,Liu G,Lau Y,Karlberg J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence, clinical spectrum and outcome of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants with chronic lung disease (CLD), and evaluate associated factors. METHODOLOGY:Retrospective review of 265 VLBW infants managed in the NICU from January 1988 to December 1992. RESULTS:The overall neonatal surviv...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Yeo CL,Choo S,Ho LY

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metatarsus adductus (MA) occurs in one to two cases per 1000 births and is the most common congenital foot deformity in newborns. The appearance is that of a curved or adducted forefoot with a normal hindfoot. A systematic literature review was conducted to answer the following question: For a child who presents with ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Williams CM,James AM,Tran T

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lidocaine-based teething gels have been widely available in Australia for decades in both commercial preparations and those compounded by pharmacies. However, many case reports have highlighted potential risks and toxicity associated with lidocaine-based teething gels when used in infants and young children, including...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Teoh L,Moses GM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to identify parents' and staff's perceptions of parents' needs during a paediatric high-dependency unit admission and the relationships between needs, socio-demographic and clinical variables and explores if these perceptions have changed. METHODS:This study uses a cross-sectional descriptive corr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Foster M,Whitehead L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old Caucasian male with history of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fatigue, emesis and fever on the previous days presented with dehydratation, shock and acute mesenteric ischaemia. Final diagnosis of Addison's disease was made. ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Roldan-Martin MB,Rodriguez-Ogando A,Sanchez-Galindo AC,Parente-Hernandez A,Luengo-Herrero V,Sanchez-Sanchez C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A study was conducted to determine whether the prevalence of risk factors among pre-adolescent children is associated with their parents' risk factor status and what influence family history of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and socio-economic status (SES) had. METHODOLOGY:This was a cross-sectional study of ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Boulton TJ,Cockington RA,Hamilton-Craig I,Magarey AM,Mazumdar J

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and poorer neurobehavioural outcomes in school-age children is well established, but the relationship in obese children and adolescents, in whom OSA is more common, is not so well established. We aimed to investigate this relationship in 10-18-year-olds. METH...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tan E,Healey D,Schaughency E,Dawes P,Galland B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atopic dermatitis is a disorder with considerable social and financial costs. A recent Australian study indicates that the family stress related to the care of a child with moderate or severe atopic dermatitis is significantly greater than that of care of children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The factors ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kemp AS

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcomes of two models for the management of children admitted to hospital with suspected child abuse: routine early case conferencing versus standard evaluation. METHODS:Between March 2001 and February 2002 professionals from the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria Police and Child...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Smith JA,Efron D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In June 1990 a meeting of Paediatric Respiratory Physicians was held near Adelaide. The guidelines for assessing and treating asthma as prepared by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand for the management of patients with asthma was considered. Although not explicitly stated, these guidelines were designed...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Henry R,Sly P,Godfrey S,Van Asperen P,Staugas R,Le Souef P,Smith G,Robertson I,Robertson C,Phelan P

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy developed symptoms of rapidly progressive paraplegia, associated with bowel and urinary dysfunction, but without sensory loss. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination showed diffuse swelling of the lower spinal cord on T1-weighted images. Based on the clinical presentation and MRI findings, a dia...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Minami K,Tsuda Y,Maeda H,Yanagawa T,Izumi G,Yoshikawa N

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00