Assessment of doctors' consultation skills in the paediatric setting: the Paediatric Consultation Assessment Tool.

abstract：:Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) offers a simple outpatient technique for specimen collection in child tuberculosis suspects with peripheral lymphadenopathy. To perform FNAB with mycobacterial culture on an outpatient basis requires use of a sterile transport medium to facilitate bedside inoculation, maintain orga...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wright CA,Bamford C,Prince Y,Vermaak A,Hoek KG,Marais BJ,Warren RM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the bacteriological quality of unpooled expressed breast milk, a pilot bottle sample of each donation was examined before the milk was given to the neonate. Provided the milk did not contain greater than 2500 organisms/ml or potential pathogens it was used unheated. Milk containing between 2500 and 5000 orga...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Davidson DC,Poll RA,Roberts C

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Accurate weight measurements are essential for both growth monitoring and drug dose calculations in children. Weight can be accurately measured using calibrated scales in resource-rich settings; however, reliable scales are often not available in resource-poor regions or emergency situations. Current age and/...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Whitfield KC,Wozniak R,Pradinuk M,Karakochuk CD,Anabwani G,Daly Z,MacLeod SM,Larson CP,Green TJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Healthy-weight children tend to gain weight during winter but lose weight during summer. However, overweight elementary school children have shown accelerated summertime weight gain. Whether this seasonal growth variation occurs during preschool period is of substantial interest. METHODS:Data were derived f...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Isojima T,Kato N,Yokoya S,Ono A,Tanaka T,Yokomichi H,Yamagata Z,Tanaka S,Matsubara H,Ishikuro M,Kikuya M,Chida S,Hosoya M,Kuriyama S,Kure S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve growth factor (NGF) is the first described neurotrophin that stimulates the growth and differentiation of nerve cells and promotes skin and peripheral tissue regeneration. Recent studies suggest that NGF influences endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenic activity. In view of these proposed regenerative eff...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Chiaretti A,Piastra M,Caresta E,Nanni L,Aloe L

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The improvement in audiological testing of children post-meningitis with one retrospective and two prospective audit cycles, is described. Direct referral by telephone prior to discharge and liaison with public health colleagues resulted in an increased assessment from 50% to 99% and 89% in successive audits. The prop...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wilson C,Roberts A,Stephens D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the impact of two paediatric intensive care unit retrieval teams on the performance of three mortality risk scoring systems: pre-ICU PRISM, PIM, and PRISM II. METHODS:A total of 928 critically ill children retrieved for intensive care from district general hospitals in the south east of England (crude m...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Tibby SM,Taylor D,Festa M,Hanna S,Hatherill M,Jones G,Habibi P,Durward A,Murdoch IA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria, as a key disease of poverty, was singled out for special attention in the Millennium Project of 2000. Recent data suggest that malaria incidence and mortality are now declining all over the world. While these figures are cause for celebration, they must be interpreted carefully and with caution, particularly ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Owens S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family with multiple congenital scalp defects, over two generations and probably genetically determined, is described. Although alarming in appearance, surgical intervention is not indicated at least for small lesions. The risk of haemorrhage and meningitis is emphasized. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lassman LP,Sims DG

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intravenous glucagon test was performed in 8 children with familial constitutional short stature who were also lean. These children were randomly selected from a larger group of children with the same clinical manifestation and who had been shown to have a low insulin response to an oral glucose tolerance test and ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Karp M,Laron Z,Doron M

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A subnormal cortisol response (30 min level (C30min)<550 nmol/L) to synthetic adrenocorticotrophic hormone/Synacthen test (SDST) in all infants does not necessarily indicate underlying or persistent hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis pathology. METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated the diagnoses and outcome...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Tan TSE,Manfredonia C,Kumar R,Jones J,O'Shea E,Padidela R,Skae M,Ehtisham S,Ivison F,Tetlow L,Clayton PE,Banerjee I,Patel L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varicella universal vaccination (UV) has been implemented in many countries for several years. Nevertheless, varicella UV remains debated in Europe and few data are available on the real burden of infection. We assessed the burden of varicella in Belgium through analysis of hospitalised cases during a 1-year...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Blumental S,Sabbe M,Lepage P,Belgian Group for Varicella.

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation by early repeated cerebrospinal fluid taps was compared with conservative management in a randomised controlled trial of 157 infants in 15 centres. Thirty infants died and six moved abroad before follow up. During the first 14 days after randomisation, the early tre...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors：

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate possible renal toxicity of long-term gentamicin inhalation in patients with cystic fibrosis. METHODS:Urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) activity was measured during routine respiratory clinic visits. Outpatient records were reviewed for data on long-term gentamicin inhalation, and p...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Ring E,Eber E,Erwa W,Zach MS

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of indomethacin treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) on blood pressure was studied in 24 preterm infants. PDA was diagnosed clinically and confirmed by echocardiography; the effect of treatment was monitored echocardiographically. Hourly intra-arterial recordings of systolic, diastolic, and mean bloo...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Evans N,Iyer P

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed puberty (DP) is defined as the lack of pubertal development by an age that is 2-2.5 SDs beyond the population mean. Although it generally represents a normal variant in pubertal timing, concern that DP could be the initial presentation of a serious underlying disorder has led to a diagnostic approach that is v...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Abitbol L,Zborovski S,Palmert MR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 10 children with cystic fibrosis and persisting steatorrhoea, supplementation with taurine (30-40 mg/kg/day) was given for two months as an adjunct to the usual pancreatic enzyme treatment. A three day fat and energy balance was performed in patients with cystic fibrosis, before and after the supplementation, and i...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： De Curtis M,Santamaria F,Ercolini P,Vittoria L,De Ritis G,Garofalo V,Ciccimarra F

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of children admitted to hospital is increasing year on year, with very short-stay admissions doubling in the last decade. Childhood head injury accounts for half a million emergency department attendances in the UK every year. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Marlow R,Mytton J,Maconochie IK,Taylor H,Lyttle MD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two neonates with severe culture proven pertussis were successfully treated with salbutamol 0.5 mg three times daily. There was a demonstrable decrease in the total number of coughing spasms, their mean duration and severity. In one baby this was shown by the transcutaneous oxygen tension measurements. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Tam AY,Yeung CY

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safe and effective paediatric pharmacotherapy requires careful evaluation of the type of drug substance, the necessary dose and the age-appropriateness of the formulation. Generally, the younger the child, the more the attention that is required. For decades, there has been a general lack of (authorised) formulations ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： van Riet-Nales DA,Schobben AF,Vromans H,Egberts TC,Rademaker CM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of altitude and acclimatisation on cardiorespiratory function and well-being in healthy children. METHODS:A daily symptom diary, serial measurements of spirometry, end-tidal carbon dioxide (etCO(2)) and daytime and overnight pulse oximetry (SpO(2)), were undertaken at sea level and alti...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Scrase E,Laverty A,Gavlak JC,Sonnappa S,Levett DZ,Martin D,Grocott MP,Stocks J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the introduction of the colposcope for the examination of children suspected of being sexually abused in Leeds, a study was undertaken to describe the findings in detail. A total of 109 consecutive prepubertal girls, mean age 70.4 months were assessed including colposcopic genital and anal examination, and peer ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hobbs CJ,Wynne JM,Thomas AJ

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of children and young people (CYP) living with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions is rising. Paediatric palliative care is a relatively new aspect of healthcare, the delivery of which is variable, with a wide range of healthcare and voluntary sector providers involved. Policy recommenda...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Mitchell S,Morris A,Bennett K,Sajid L,Dale J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the Bene-Anthony Family Relations Test is described and illustrated by three examples of child abuse. This test should be considered in the investigation of definite or suspected cases of abuse and as part of the preparation of court evidence. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Geddis DC,Turner IF,Eardley J

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate gastric emptying and intestinal transit of pelleted pancreatin in relation to food boluses. METHODS:Dual isotope scintigraphy combined with breath hydrogen sampling was used to track the concurrent gastric emptying and intestinal transit of 111indium labelled microspheres and a 99mtechnetium l...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Taylor CJ,Hillel PG,Ghosal S,Frier M,Senior S,Tindale WB,Read N

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with severe malnutrition (SAM) present to hospital with an array of complications, resulting in high mortality despite adherence to WHO guidelines. Diagnostic resources in developing countries are limited and bedside tests could help identify high-risk children. Dipstick urinalysis is a bedside scre...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Thuo N,Ohuma E,Karisa J,Talbert A,Berkley JA,Maitland K

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Providing evidence-based interventions for infants and children is important in paediatric intensive care, where decision making impacts most acutely on morbidity and mortality. However, despite the major progress of medicine in the 21st century, we still lack this evidence for majority of the decisions we make. In th...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Kanthimathinathan HK,Scholefield BR

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight infants with severe hyperosmolar dehydration and hypernatraemia were treated, using three regimens of intravenous fluids: A. 1/2 normal saline, given fast; B.1/2 normal saline given slowly; C. 1/5 normal saline. 28 of the infants were studied in a treatment trial, and it is concluded tha 0-18% saline in 4...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Banister A,Matin-Siddiqi SA,Hatcher GW

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its first description optic nerve hypoplasia has been identified with increasing frequency, and a range of associated problems have been described. The major neurological and endocrine associations are well established, but those factors that predispose to the development of optic nerve hypoplasia remain unclear...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Roberts-Harry J,Green SH,Willshaw HE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 100 patients with cystic fibrosis the severity of steatorrhoea was assessed by three separate methods. Using chemical faecal fat assay as the gold standard, two other rapid and inexpensive methods were compared with it. The steatocrit method proved unreliable in our hands and gave little indication of the presence ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Walters MP,Kelleher J,Gilbert J,Littlewood JM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00