Documenting family history in children with hypercholesterolaemia: A lost opportunity.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine whether there remain developmental differences between term infants at 3 years of age following major non-cardiac surgery (NCS) and cardiac surgery (CS) compared with healthy control infants in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. STUDY DESIGN:Between 2006 and 2008, ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Walker K,Loughran-Fowlds A,Halliday R,Holland AJ,Stewart J,Sholler GF,Winlaw DS,Badawi N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Donor selection for milk banks is essential to ensure the safety and nutritional quality of the donor milk, and to ensure that the prospective donor and her breastfeeding infant do not come to harm through donating. Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Milk went through a robust process to develop a set of criteria for t...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Clifford V,Sulfaro C,Lee J,Pink J,Hoad V

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This manuscript describes two interesting patients who had exercise-induced symptoms that unmasked an alternative underlying diagnosis. The first is an 8-year-old boy who was treated for asthma all his life but really had exercise-induced stridor (labelled as wheeze) causing significant exercise limitation, which was ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Pandit CA,Batterby E,Van Asperen P,Cooper P,Selvadurai H,Fitzgerald DA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians practising in different regions of the world are often impressed at marked differences in disease patterns witnessed. The bases of most obvious differences are usually socio-economic and genetic, but culture and environment can be equally important. Documenting and assessing such differences is more than ju...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ng PC,Fok TF,Nelson E

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the differences in return to work time after childbirth; the differences in income; and the differences in out of pocket health-care costs between mothers who had a preterm birth and mothers who delivered a full term baby in Australia. METHODS:Using administrative data, the length of time and 'risk' of ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Fox H,Callander E

更新日期：2021-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 7 year old girl who presented to the Children's Emergency Department with a 6 week history of bilateral facial and neck swelling. She had felt generally unwell, tired, with a recent onset of dry cough, and had presented multiple times to her general practitioner (GP) who after initially unsucce...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Holme H,Nanduri V

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most vascular diseases have a tendency to affect both heart and the brain. Intracranial aneurysms are more often found in patients with aorta coarctation than in general population, and aneurysm rupture occurs much earlier in these patients. Here, we report a case of aorta coarctation which was diagnosed with its cere...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hüdaoğlu O,Kurul S,Cakmakci H,Men S,Yiş U,Dirik E

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight full-term infants (mean gestation 39.9 weeks [range 37-42] and mean birthweight 3642 g [range 3060-4200]) with severe respiratory failure (median oxygenation index 28 [range 16-65] and median arterial/alveolar PO2 ratio (a/APO2) 0.094 [range 0.038-0.165]) and pulmonary barotrauma were treated with Dexamethasone,...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Barr P

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To audit the clinical features and outcomes for all patients referred to our centre with concerns regarding labial appearance. METHODS:Young females referred to a paediatric/adolescent gynaecology tertiary centre between 2000 and 2012 with concerns regarding their labial appearance were retrospectively identified....

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： McQuillan SK,Jayasinghe Y,Grover SR

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of the General Movements Assessment (GMA) for estimating diagnostic accuracy in detecting cerebral palsy (CP) in an Australian context by a newly established NSW rater network. METHODS:A prospective longitudinal cross-sectional study was conduc...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Morgan C,Crowle C,Goyen TA,Hardman C,Jackman M,Novak I,Badawi N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study compared the outcomes of patients with biliary atresia (BA) treated according to a standardised protocol with historical patients. METHODS:This is a single-centred retrospective study of BA patients treated from 1980 to 2016. A standardised treatment protocol was established since 2008 regarding peri-op...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Chung PH,Wong KK,Tam PK

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Problems of inattention and hyperactivity affect one half of individuals with autistic disorder. Care must be taken to ensure that inattention and hyperactivity are not manifestations of other behavioural pathology seen in association with autistic disorder, as this will affect treatment decisions. The prescribing of ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hazell P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the willingness of clinicians to recommend human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, the strength of support for a national HPV vaccine programme and to determine which factors, if any, affected these. METHODS:An online, invitation-only questionnaire was developed and distributed to three medical prof...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hopkins TG,Wood NJ,West RM,Darling JC

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:Most cases of facial nerve paresis are idiopathic (Bell's palsy). However, rare and potentially dangerous conditions may present in this manner. We report 2 children presenting with unilateral lower motor neuron facial nerve palsy and hypertension. A diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome was made in both; literature li...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Smith N,Grattan-Smith P,Andrews IP,Kainer G

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare macronutrient and fibre intake by pre-school children born with intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR) or as appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and to compare their intake with paediatric nutritional recommendations for identification of potential areas of modification during early life. METHODS:A p...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Nuruddin R,Urpi-Sarda M,Rodriguez-Lopez M,Garcia-Arenas D,Gratacos E,Crispi F,Acosta-Rojas R

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first described case of a first rib fracture secondary to pertussis infection. An 11-year-old boy presented with sudden onset of severe right-sided pleuritic chest pain on a background of a 6 week history of a coughing illness and considerable weight loss. Pertussis was clinically suspected and proven on...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Prasad S,Baur LA

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the common features of small bowel injury (SBI) in childhood and the consequences of delayed diagnosis. METHODOLOGY:A retrospective case review was performed of children with traumatic SBI between January 1988 and November 1999. RESULTS:Twenty-eight patients were identified with SBI. Road traum...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Holland AJ,Cass DT,Glasson MJ,Pitkin J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse hospital readmissions to 1 year in infants < 33 weeks' gestation. STUDY DESIGN:Cohort of very preterm infants born in Western Australia. METHODS:Parental social class, history of asthma, race, gestational age, birthweight, sex, severity of respiratory disease and oxygen requirement at 28 days chr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Elder DE,Hagan R,Evans SF,Benninger HR,French NP

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Taking a detailed family history is an inexpensive way for healthcare providers to screen patients for increased risk of various chronic conditions. Documentation of family history, however, has been shown to be incomplete in the majority of patient charts. The current study examines when family history is collecte...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Benson L,Baer HJ,Greco PJ,Kaelber DC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study compared the personality profiles of children with sighing dyspnoea with healthy children and tested the hypothesis of heightened anxiety scores in sighing dyspnoeic subjects using the Childhood Behavior Check List for Ages 4 to 18 (CBCL/4-18). The pulmonary function tests of these two groups of children...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Wong KS,Huang YS,Huang YH,Chiu CY

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the perceptions of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and to describe the role of cultural beliefs and practices on child rearing amongst Thai mothers in Victoria, Australia. METHODOLOGY:In-depth interviews and participant observation conducted with 30 Thai mothers during 1995-96. RESULTS:SIDS w...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Rice PL,Naksook C

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To characterise the physical, psychological, and quality of life burden associated with serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in children. METHODS:Children aged up to 14 years at the time of serogroup B IMD, who were admitted to intensive care units of two tertiary paediatric hospitals in New South Wale...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Deng L,Barton B,Lorenzo J,Rashid H,Dastouri F,Booy R

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A severe cutaneous eruption in an unwell patient can be a major cause of physician anxiety. With numerous differential diagnoses, an early accurate diagnosis can be challenging. infectious causes are the most important to exclude in a timely manner and drug rash and eosinophilia with systemic symptoms (DRESS) is anoth...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Rosenbaum J,Alex G,Roberts H,Orchard D

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine health-care-seeking behaviour for childhood illnesses in a resource-poor setting. METHOD:Cross-sectional survey was conducted in the children emergency room in a Nigerian tertiary hospital. Socio-demographic data and details of the place and type of care given to ill children before presentation in th...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tinuade O,Iyabo RA,Durotoye O

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the types and timing of breastfeeding support for mothers of newborn babies and the extent to which this affects breastfeeding intentions and behaviours in a region with low rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration. METHODS:A cross-sectional study by interviewer-administrated questionnaire was u...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kervin BE,Kemp L,Pulver LJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the aetiology, symptoms and outcome of extreme sodium derangement in a paediatric inpatient population. METHODOLOGY:A retrospective study of children with extreme disturbance of their plasma sodium (> or = 165 mmol/L or < or = 115 mmol/L) admitted to a tertiary referral centre during a 72-month ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Dunn K,Butt W

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The birthweight and gestational age specific mortality of singleton Aboriginal and White infants born in Western Australia during the period 1980-86 is described. The analyses are based on the approximately 8000 Aboriginal and 143,000 White births notified through the Western Australia Midwives' system, which were lin...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kliewer EV,Stanley FJ

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study examined the prevalence and risk factors of fine motor delay in Australian pre-school children from low-income communities. METHODS:Children from the Early Start Baseline Study completed the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (3rd edn.). Age, sex, executive function and family characteristics were assessed a...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Strooband KFB,de Rosnay M,Okely AD

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report demonstrates the questionable usefulness of monitoring digoxin concentrations using the available immunoassays in some clinical situations. The patient reported here showed three characteristics (being a neonate with hepatic and renal impairment) that are associated with the presence of digoxin-like immuno...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ti TY,Lee HS,Tan CL

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00