Bronchoalveolar lavage in children with cystic fibrosis: how many lobes should be sampled?

abstract：:Three children with Reye's syndrome are described. One child died, the second had mild and transient illness, and the third had recurrent episodes. In all 3 children a muscle biopsy showed pronounced infiltration of the myofibres with fat microdroplets as shown by the oil red O stain and by electron microscopical exam...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Shapira Y,Deckelbaum R,Statter M,Tennenbaum A,Aker M,Yarom R

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of partial trisomy of the long arm of chromosome 3 (3q21 leads to qter) is described. The clinical findings are compared with those in 5 previously reported cases. There is hirsutism and characteristic facial dysmorphism, the common features of which are a square-shaped face, prominent nasal bridge, everted nos...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Fear C,Briggs A

更新日期：1979-02-01 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：:Susceptibility to infections is a well known feature of Down's syndrome. The possible relation between this predisposition and the serum concentrations of the IgG subclasses was studied in 38 children with Down's syndrome aged 1-12 years. An age matched group of 50 healthy children served as controls. The serum concen...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Annerén G,Magnusson CG,Lilja G,Nordvall SL

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histological examination of the breasts of 26 infants and young children who died suddenly between the ages of 3 weeks and 2 years was performed. The glands were composed of well formed lobules surrounded by dense interlobular stroma, while within the lobules there was looser connective tissue. The lobules contained d...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： McKiernan J,Coyne J,Cahalane S

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Since 1997, strong incentives have been introduced worldwide to improve access to safe and effective medicines addressing the therapeutic needs of children. ACE inhibitors, the most prescribed antihypertensive drugs in the paediatric population, are one of the prototype drugs targeted by the legislation initiat...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Snauwaert E,Vande Walle J,De Bruyne P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syncope in childhood is very common. The vast majority of episodes are benign, and are due to neurocardiogenic syncope. Only a minority are due to something potentially more serious or life threatening. The diagnosis and differentiation of benign from more serious causes of syncope is made primarily by the history. In...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： McLeod KA

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite growing interest in children and young people's (CYP) perspectives on healthcare, they continue to be excluded from many patient experience surveys. This study investigated the feasibility of, and additional information gained by, measuring CYP experiences of a recent hospital admission. DESIGN:Cross...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hargreaves DS,Sizmur S,Pitchforth J,Tallett A,Toomey SL,Hopwood B,Schuster MA,Viner RM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:One hundred and seventy three children, including 93 with biliary atresia, received liver grafts at Addenbrooke's Hospital between 1983 and 1993. Of these, only seven developed cyanosis due to intrapulmonary shunting as a complication of their liver disease, and all seven of these had the biliary atresia/pol...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Fewtrell MS,Noble-Jamieson G,Revell S,Valente J,Friend P,Johnston P,Rasmussen A,Jamieson N,Calne RY,Barnes ND

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the potential effect of two guideline discharge oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) recommendations (≥90% and ≥94%) in recovering bronchiolitis. METHODS AND PATIENTS:Infants aged up to 18 months requiring therapeutic oxygen for SpO(2) (≤93%) had SpO(2) assessed in air every 2 h. Time from admission to re-e...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Cunningham S,McMurray A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of albumin/creatinine ratios and simple albumin concentrations in early morning urine specimens were evaluated to establish which was the best screening test for those likely to have microalbuminuria by the reference standard analysis of timed overnight urine specimens. The measurement of an albumin/cr...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Shield JP,Hunt LP,Baum JD,Pennock CA

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parent reported pulse rates could provide important information on a child's clinical condition. The agreement between the parent's measurement of their child's pulse and a pulse oximeter was assessed following a brief educational intervention. Parents can be taught to measure the pulse of school age children, but hav...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： White J,Shepperd S,Yudkin P,Harnden A,Mant D

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-one children with a bacteriologically proven urinary tract infection had both an intravenous urogram (IVU) and a micturating cystogram. The IVU was normal in 35. Only 6 of these children showed reflux in the cystogram, affecting 7 of the 70 ureters at risk. Since reflux on its own does not cause renal damage, wh...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Moncrieff MW,Whitelaw R

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples of saliva and nasal secretions were collected sequentially from 15 breast fed and 15 bottle fed infants on five occasions between 6 days and 9 months of age. Total immunoglobulin concentrations of G, M, and A classes, and class specific antibodies to tetanus toxoid and a pool of commensal strains of Escherichi...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Stephens S

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The amount of adipose tissue influences pubertal development and fertility in girls. A candidate for mediating this is the hormone leptin, derived from adipocytes. This work was carried out to determine whether the leptin concentration in serum is regulated during pubertal development. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Carlsson B,Ankarberg C,Rosberg S,Norjavaara E,Albertsson-Wikland K,Carlsson LM

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty two babies who developed bronchopulmonary dysplasia were compared with 22 babies matched for gestational age who did not. Those with bronchopulmonary dysplasia weighed less at birth and had lower energy intakes from day 7 to day 56. Undernutrition before and after birth is a major problem in babies who develop ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wilson DC,McClure G,Halliday HL,Reid MM,Dodge JA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the impact of displacement values on doses in paediatric patients when using parenteral. To assess the option of using average displacement values (DV) in the preparation of parenteral medicines. METHOD:Over 500 Medusa1 monographs were analysed and 42 medicines were identified with a displacement valu...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lo A,Christiansen N,Bhatti H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cross sectional surveys, 24 years apart, using the same respiratory questionnaire, were carried out to examine changes in prevalence rates of cough, phlegm, and wheeze and to relate changes in wheeze to objective peak expiratory flow rates (PEFRs). The surveys were done in towns in southern and northern England an...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Whincup PH,Cook DG,Strachan DP,Papacosta O

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The case fatality rate from meningococcal disease (MD) has remained relatively unchanged in the post antibiotic era, with 20-50% of patients who develop shock still dying. In 1992 a new paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) specialising in MD was opened. Educational information was disseminated to l...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Booy R,Habibi P,Nadel S,de Munter C,Britto J,Morrison A,Levin M,Meningococcal Research Group.

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in children with Down's syndrome (DS). Causes range from those problems common to many children with DS, such as a narrow airway or impaired immunity, to rare structural lesions, such as tracheal bronchus. Additionally, other organ systems or extrinsic f...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Watts R,Vyas H

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoid suppressible hyperaldosteronism (GSH) is an uncommon form of dominantly inherited hypertension. Presentation with hypertension and complications such as stroke in early life are well recognised. The use of a simple genetic test carried out on blood or placenta facilitates the detection of infants and ch...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Jamieson A,Inglis GC,Campbell M,Fraser R,Connell JM

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All 212 neonates undergoing cardiac surgery at this hospital during the 5-year period from 1976 to 1980 inclusive were reviewed. Forty required open heart surgery with 23 (57%) deaths. One hundred and seventy-four neonates underwent non-bypass procedures and could be divided into three groups: group 1 (82 patients) ha...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Bove EL,Bull C,Stark J,de Leval M,Macartney FJ,Taylor JF

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many children admitted to hospital can stay for 24 hours or less. Short stay facilities offer such children rapid stabilisation and early discharge with considerable financial saving. A 12 month study was completed in which data were collected from the children's emergency annex (CEA) at Westmead Hospital in Sydney's ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Browne GJ,Penna A

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of phototherapy on plasma cyclic-AMP in newborn infants has been studied. Our results suggest that phototherapy does not produce appreciable changes in plasma cyclic-AMP levels. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Constantopoulos A,Karaboula K,Matsaniotis N

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The age at which retinopathy of prematurity was first seen was determined in 143 infants. In all, the initial ophthalmological examination was normal. Birth weights varied from 630 to 2700 g and gestational ages from 24.5 to 40.0 weeks. The median postnatal age at which acute retinopathy of prematurity was first seen ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Fielder AR,Ng YK,Levene MI

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is a computerised means of replacing the roles of conventional radiological film. This review describes the Hammersmith PACS, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of PACS systems. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Strickland NH

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 164 children born within the defined boundaries of greater Manchester during the years 1981 to 1984 inclusive were identified as having bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, giving a prevalence of 1.2/1000 population of 1/817 births. Ninety three children developed an additional conductive hearing loss sec...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Das VK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability and validity of the North American paediatric appropriateness evaluation protocol (PAEP) for use in paediatric practice in Britain was tested. The protocol was applied to 418 case records of consecutive emergency admissions to three Yorkshire district general hospitals. The PAEP ratings were then compa...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Werneke U,Smith H,Smith IJ,Taylor J,MacFaul R

更新日期：1997-10-01 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