Differential diagnosis and treatment of conversion disorder and Guillain-Barre syndrome.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The etiology of an apparent life-threatening event (ALTE) has been attributed to a wide range of causes. Physicians rely on caregiver narratives, which are often unreliable given the distressing nature of the event, which in turn leads to variation in the evaluation and management. The objective of this study...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Kundra M,Duffy E,Thomas R,Mahajan PV

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to evaluate the trends in radiological follow up of childhood pneumonia among consultant pediatricians throughout the United Kingdom. A questionnaire was sent to 120 consultant pediatricians. Among the 88 respondents, 18% would carry out a repeat chest radiograph on follow-up of all their patien...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Mahmood D,Vartzelis G,McQueen P,Perkin MR

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five children with pyogenic liver abscess were admitted to Institute of Child Health, Kabul during the period 1978 to 1980. All patients were males, and their ages ranged from 4 to 10 years. The clinical picture was characterized by fever, upper abdominal pain, enlarged tender liver with raised right dome of the diaph...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Arya LS,Ghani R,Abdali S,Singh M

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to describe feedback on a multimedia violence prevention program. Professionals and laypersons provided feedback regarding a multimedia CD program by completing an anonymous form. Feedback was obtained from 66% of participants (314). In general, participants felt more comfortable managin...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Scholer SJ,Goad S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been estimated that as many as 250,000 adolescents are using anabolic steroids (AS). Recently, anecdotal reports suggest that athletes may also be using human growth hormone (HGH). The purpose of the present study was to determine the following: 1) if adolescents in two suburban midwestern high schools (83% whi...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Rickert VI,Pawlak-Morello C,Sheppard V,Jay MS

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 300 patients who presented consecutively to a sexual abuse clinic, a family planning clinic, and a family practice clinic filled out an anonymous survey regarding unwanted sexual experiences. In the family planning and family practice clinics, 40% of females and 16% of males reported having at least one unwa...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Kellogg ND,Huston RL

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A well-nourished, previously healthy, 9-month-old baby died of herpes simplex virus infection of the lower respiratory tract, without apparent dissemination. The herpetic disease followed bacterial pneumonitis for which the patient had had tracheal intubation. ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Sofer S,Pagtakhan RD,Hoogstratten J

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When evaluating a school-aged patient, particularly for such issues as attention deficit disorder, or learning disabilities, health-care providers are encouraged to appraise children's school performance. Although some clinicians seek teachers' comments, recent research suggests that teachers' appraisals have limited ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Glascoe FP

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are relatively common, but isolated chorea as the initial manifestation of SLE is very rare. We report a 10-year-old girl presenting with chorea, who developed clinical and laboratory findings of SLE 10 months after the onset of chorea. In this case, mil...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Arisaka O,Obinata K,Sasaki H,Arisaka M,Kaneko K

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urinary tract is a common site of infection in the hospitalized, institutionalized, or ambulatory patient population. Ideally, urine should be cultured immediately or refrigerated up to 24 hours for quantitative examination for microorganisms. In the evaluation of patients at their homes or in long-term care facil...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Goodman LJ,Kaplan RL,Landau W,Jung E,Barrett JE,Levin S,Harris AA

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteremia in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has not been previously reported, a fact probably attributable to activated systemic immunity in the presence of chronic bronchopulmonary infection. We have observed two CF patients under a year of age with documented bacteremia, and a teen-aged patient with autopsy evi...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： McCarthy MM,Rourk MH,Spock A

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease can have variable manifestations including regurgitation, irritability, arching, choking, and apnea. The disorder is also frequently mistaken for seizures (Sandifer syndrome). We report 6 patients in whom the opposite phenomenon occurred: their seizures were mistaken for gastroesophagea...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Sweetman LL,Ng YT,Kerrigan JF

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefotaxime, a third generation cephalosporin antibiotic, was evaluated in 26 infants and children for the treatment of documented or suspected bacterial infections, including pneumonia (10 cases), soft tissue skin infection (13 cases), and urinary tract infection (3 cases). An average daily dose of 60 mg/kg in 3 to 4 ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Varghese M,Khan AJ,Kumar K,Schaeffer HA,Pierro M,Evans HE

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common presenting problem of children in pediatric practice is the constellation of symptoms involving difficulty in completing assignments, trouble with written work, and organizational problems. Typically, these children do not have difficulty with reading but show problems with academic achievement. We have recen...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Siegel LS,Feldman W

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With an incidence of 1 in 3,000, neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), or von Recklinghausen disease, is one of the most common genetic disorders encountered by primary care physicians. NF1 is a multisystem disease that affects more than one million people worldwide (more than 80,000 in the United States). Although most ped...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Goldberg Y,Dibbern K,Klein J,Riccardi VM,Graham JM Jr

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 74 outpatient febrile episodes in 22 pediatric heart transplant patients in order to determine etiologies, rates of serious and nonserious illness, and factors predictive of serious disease. Twenty-two febrile episodes (30%) resulted in hospital admission. Only three variables were predictive of serious il...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Crandall WV,Norlin C,Bullock EA,Shearrow ME,Tani LY,Orsmond GS,Shaddy RE

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy with fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, and leucocytosis was found to have a small nodule of heterotopic pancreatic tissue in the wall of the jejunum. Leakage of pancreatic enzymes caused inflammation and hemorrhagic necrosis of adjacent smooth muscle. Excision of the lesion was followed by prompt and p...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Curran JP,Anderson V

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have described the woman who chooses breast-feeding by more than simple demographics. The purpose of our study was to characterize new mothers by their infant feeding decisions, by demographic and obstetrical data, and by sources of personal support they received during their pregnancies and in making thei...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Grossman LK,Fitzsimmons SM,Larsen-Alexander JB,Sachs L,Harter C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An online survey was administered through the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section of Emergency Medicine Survey Listserv in Fall, 2017. Overall compliance was measured as never using chest X-rays, viral testing, bronchodilators, or systemic steroids. Practice compliance was measured as never using those modali...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Rivera-Sepulveda AV,Rebmann T,Gerard J,Charney RL

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the Pediatric Overweight Quality Improvement Initiative (POWQII) was to demonstrate the feasibility and value of simple interventions for improving pediatric care and to address the additional needs of overweight and obese children. Practices were recruited from around New Mexico, with 16 pediatricians ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Brandt KL,Booker JM,McGrath J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional American family has changed during the past several decades with increases in the number of single-parent households and working mothers. These changes have led to increased stress in the family when children become ill. Infectious diseases are the most common reasons parents seek care for ill children...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Bauchner H,Klein JO

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 20 children with imported malaria admitted to Kings County Hospital between October 1987 and May 1995 were reviewed. All had a history of recent travel or immigration from a malaria endemic area (West-Africa [16], Central-America [three], and the Caribbean [one]). None of the 10 children with a travel h...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Viani RM,Bromberg K

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric referral is an important aspect of clinical pediatric practice. This paper discusses referral to a family-oriented psychiatrist of difficult families with children who have an acute or chronic psychosomatic complaint. It is the responsibility of primary care physicians to develop facility in making psychia...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Hodas GR,Honig PJ

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intervention to reduce nonurgent pediatric emergency department (PED) visits over a 12-month follow-up. METHODS:Prospective, randomized, controlled trial enrolled children seen in the PED for nonurgent concerns. Intervention subjects received a structured session/handout specific to their primary care provid...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Sturm JJ,Hirsh D,Weselman B,Simon HK

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe 4 first rib fractures in 3 infants, highlighting the difficulty in detecting first rib fractures on skeletal survey. All 4 fractures were the result of physical abuse. A literature search does not find a case of first rib fracture in a healthy infant that is not the result of child abuse. The diag...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Melville JD,Lukefahr JL,Clarke EA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our primary objective was to compare parents of infants cared for in newborn intensive care units (NICUs) and infants cared for in well-baby ("general") nurseries with regard to knowledge and practice of safe sleep practices/sudden infant death syndrome risk reduction measures and guidelines. Our secondary objective w...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Fowler AJ,Evans PW,Etchegaray JM,Ottenbacher A,Arnold C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper represents a first attempt at delineating and summarizing the issues in a child's medical and developmental history associated with the probability of suffering abuse. The sample consisted of 96 children between 5 and 10 years of age, 61 of whom had been maltreated and 35 of whom served as controls. There w...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Famularo R,Fenton T,Kinscherff R

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of position (upright vs reclining) and support (held vs chair) on the development and maintenance of feeding behavior were examined in a child with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and gastroesophageal reflux. A reclining position initially facilitated acceptance and swallowing with relatively rapid generalizati...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Kerwin ME,Osborne M,Eicher PS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Child psychiatric consultants perform psychiatric assessment and liaison among various clinical services. Execution of these familiar roles for pediatric liver transplantation recipients exposes unfamiliar and difficult bioethical problems. Administrative problems arise if the recipient's suitability is too narrowly e...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Krener PG

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the young child, particularly those between the ages of 1 and 3 years, aerodigestive tract foreign bodies continue to be a significant problem. Early diagnosis and treatment can decrease morbidity and length of hospital stay in these children. Three cases of delayed diagnosis in children with bronchial (2) and esop...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Messner AH

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00