Applying practice recommendations for the prevention and treatment of obesity in children and adolescents.

abstract：:A required PL-3 rotation in community pediatrics, including assignments to preschool and school settings, private pediatric offices, and in-hospital responsibilities, is described. A university-affiliated community hospital provides the organizational base for the program. After 14 PL-3 rotations, analysis of program ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Bass JL,Mehta KA,Alpert JJ,Pelton S

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over-the-counter cold remedies are widely used for symptomatic relief of upper respiratory tract infections. The safety of these drugs is not well established in infants and their efficacy is questionable. Our aim was to study the attitude of family physicians and pediatricians toward the use of cold remedies in infan...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Cohen-Kerem R,Ratnapalan S,Djulus J,Duan X,Chandra RV,Ito S

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors that might influence physicians' referrals of obese adolescents to pediatric multidisciplinary weight management (PMWM) programs. DESIGN/METHODS:Survey of a national sample of 375 pediatricians (PDs) and 375 family physicians (FPs) explored program availability, referral history, desired ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Woolford SJ,Clark SJ,Gebremariam A,Davis MM,Freed GL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and habitual snoring are highly prevalent childhood conditions and have been associated with a large array of negative health outcomes. Although guidelines were published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) a decade ago recommending routine screening of sleep-disordered ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Erichsen D,Godoy C,Gränse F,Axelsson J,Rubin D,Gozal D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children presented with autoimmune alternating hypo- and hyperthyroidism related to the presence of blocking and stimulating thyroid antibodies. It was difficult to control their thyroid function adequately with an appropriate single drug regimen, and both children underwent total thyroidectomy with subsequent sta...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Mathew RP,Moore DJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Published data regarding outcomes of pediatric behavioral weight management are mainly from research interventions. The authors wished to explore outcomes from a clinical program. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of data from obese adolescents enrolled in the Michigan Pediatric Outpatient Weight E...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Woolford SJ,Sallinen BJ,Clark SJ,Freed GL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bullying is a serious issue for adolescents, with health consequences both at the time of victimization and later on in adulthood. Aggression in the media is an area that has been explored as a contributing factor to bullying behavior. This study aims to determine if the incidence of aggression in popular television s...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Petranovich KA,Bapty SJ,Maestas TS,Strasburger VC

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9-year-old boy with an endocardial cushion defect who had skull erosion as well as widening of the diploe is described. This was accompanied by thickening of the tables, "hair-on-end" striations in the skull, and cortical thinning and medullary cavity expansion in the femora. The skull erosion is attributed to venou...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Hegde HR,Tyrrell MJ,Wilson DR,Leung AK

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a major contributor to neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, yet newborn screening for this disorder in the United States is not standard practice. We surveyed pediatric providers regarding a novel newborn G6PD screening program successfully implemented in 2007 at...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Bernardo J,Nock M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with the slipping rib syndrome presenting as chest pain are described, and the appropriate literature is reviewed. In two of the patients the physicians caring for the children were initially concerned that a cardiac condition was the cause of the chest pain, and a cardiac evaluation was done. In one pat...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Taubman B,Vetter VL

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of sandalwood oil for cutaneous viral warts caused by human papillomavirus. Sandalwood oil was applied topically twice daily for 12 weeks to cutaneous warts on any area of the body. Data collected at each visit included measurement of wart size, photograph of...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Haque M,Coury DL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatrician reimbursement is shifting from fee-for-service to a fixed salary. In the Netherlands, as physicians working on a fee-for-service basis have a financial interest in talking less and in carrying out more diagnostic tests and investigations, it may be questioned whether this will influence the structure and ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： van Dulmen AM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine if culture confirmation is needed for a negative rapid antigen detection test. Data on 18,509 tests done in patients younger than 18 years old were reviewed. Of the 14,167 (76.5%) that were negative, 968 (6.8%) were associated with positive cultures. No significant seasonal variat...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Mirza A,Wludyka P,Chiu TT,Rathore MH

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical adenopathy as the sole presentation of tuberculosis is seen infrequently in the pediatric age group. Despite modern treatment and public health measures, tuberculous cervical adenitis persists, and its prompt diagnosis and treatment are important from both a clinical and preventive health perspective. The aut...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Talmi YP,Cohen AH,Finkelstein Y,Versano I,Zohar Y

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine whether intravenous theophylline, added to inhaled albuterol and intravenous methylprednisolone, provides a clinically significant benefit in the treatment of pediatric status asthmaticus. Patients aged 2 to 10 years were randomized to receive either intravenous theophylline or pl...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Bien JP,Bloom MD,Evans RL,Specker B,O'Brien KP

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) survivors demonstrate handicapping sensorineural hearing loss up to 50 times more frequently than normal newborns, yet little is known about the etiology of the hearing loss. Theoretically, accurate identification and triage of a particular infant based on a clinical profile would b...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Eavey RD,Bertero Mdo C,Thornton AR,Herrmann BS,Joseph JM,Gliklich RE,Krishnamoorthy KS,Todres ID

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinic-based social needs screening has been associated with increased access to social services and improved health outcomes. Using a pragmatic study design in an urban pediatric practice, we used logistic regression to identify factors associated with successful social service uptake. From December 2017 to November ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Fiori KP,Rehm CD,Sanderson D,Braganza S,Parsons A,Chodon T,Whiskey R,Bernard P,Rinke ML

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Mammalian bites account for a large number of emergency department and doctor's visits. Children are the victims in more than half of reported cases. Dogs account for the majority of wounds, and almost all fatalities in these cases are due to dog bites. Human bites and cat bites account for the majority of infected wo...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Wiley JF 2nd

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand why congenital dislocated hip (CDH) was diagnosed late (mean age: nine months) in children admitted to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), 714 consecutive CHOP admissions, aged zero to two years, and 947 consecutive newborns delivered at the Hospital, University of Pennsylvania (HUP) were exa...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Kadkhoda M,Chung SM,Adebonojo FO

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine how urban parents' perceptions of healthy infant size and growth relate to objective weight-for-length percentiles of their children, parents of 222 (69% minority) 6- to 27-month-old infants were surveyed. In all, 41% of parents said growth charts had never been explained to them, and 31% were not confident...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Sullivan SA,Leite KR,Shaffer ML,Birch LL,Paul IM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood thyrotoxicosis is not an uncommon illness, but there is a considerable relapse rate in these patients on medical treatment. An attempt is made in this study to identify those markers that are predictive of a tendency to relapse in childhood thyrotoxicosis. A total of 32 patients with Graves disease were incl...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Tan SH,Lee BW,Wong HB,Uma R

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-year-old girl with Hallermann-Streiff syndrome (oculomandibulofacial syndrome) was examined. She had a history of severe snoring, reported nocturnal apnea, excessive daytime hypersomnolence, nocturnal enuresis, and failure to thrive. Overnight polysomnography confirmed severe obstructive sleep apnea. Long-term na...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Ryan CF,Lowe AA,Fleetham JA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotics are widely prescribed for children with nonspecific upper respiratory tract infections, contributing to the recent emergence of resistant pneumococci. To understand the reasons for the overprescription of antibiotics, we conducted focus groups with parents and with pediatricians and family physicians to as...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Barden LS,Dowell SF,Schwartz B,Lackey C

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Participants were parents of 1- to 7-year-old children presenting to a pediatric clinic. The intervention was Play Nicely, 2nd edition, a multimedia educational program that teaches childhood aggression management skills. On average, parents viewed 10 to 15 min in clinic. The average age of the 89 participants was 30 ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Scholer SJ,Mukherjee AB,Gibbs KI,Memon S,Jongeward KL

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although asthma treatment guidelines recommend daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use for all persistent asthma, pediatricians may recommend alternative treatment plans for children with mild persistent disease. The authors administered a survey of pediatricians to describe prescribing patterns for mild persistent ast...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Sawicki GS,Smith L,Bokhour B,Gay C,Hohman KH,Galbraith AA,Lieu TA

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:This retrospective cohort study aimed to describe antipyretic use among healthy patients in a pediatric emergency department (ED) with nonurgent fever defined as: triage level 4 or 5, chief complaint fever or temperature 38°C to 39°C, and otherwise normal vital signs, and determine if antipyretic administration is ass...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Nelson CE,Ostapenko S,Zorc JJ,Balamuth F

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of accessory nipples in black Americans is almost eight times greater than in white European patients. Association of a wide range of abnormalities with supernumerary nipples in whites has, thus far, not been our experience in black Americans. ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Rahbar F

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00