Clinical quality improvement for identification and management of overweight in pediatric primary care practices.

abstract：:OBJECTIVES. Cough, pain, and desaturation episodes in infants are often ascribed to gastroesophageal reflux, and many are empirically treated with acid suppression medications. The authors hypothesize that most of these symptoms are not related to gastroesophageal reflux. METHODS. Retrospective review of 186 combined ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Garza JM,Nylund CM,Kaul A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Narcolepsy is a rare neurologic sleep disorder with morbidity associated with functional impairment and frequent delay in diagnosis. Symptoms typically manifest in adolescence or early adulthood, but diagnosis of narcolepsy has been reported in early childhood. Diagnosis rates are as low as 50% of the total population...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Hayes D Jr

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickets as a definite disease manifesting itself by a more or less constant association of symptoms was first described in 1645 by Daniel Whistler, as English physician. However, the disease must have existed years before Dr. Whistler's report, as is evident in the painting by Hans Burgkmair completed in 1509. ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Cone TE Jr

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This manuscript reviews the basic and most common types of congenital hand anomalies seen by the pediatrician. Each disorder is categorized into the standard classification system used, and the main highlights of each condition are detailed with representative illustrations. Other system anomalies associated with cong...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Smith JG,Weiss AP,Weiss YS

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year, 3.3 to 10 million children are exposed to domestic violence/abuse (DV). Providers' reporting obligations for these children are unclear. The child maltreatment statutes available on state's web sites (through August 2003) were reviewed. Only Alaska defines DV in the presence of a child as child abuse within...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Zink T,Kamine D,Musk L,Sill M,Field V,Putnam F

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:Obesity is a common nutritional problem among children. Using the Futrex 5000A method of bodyfat measurement, this prospective study determined the percentage bodyfat in a self-selected, indigent, predominantly black population and the accuracy of perceived body image. Bodyfat exceeded the optimal range in 39% and 67%...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Sisson BA,Franco SM,Carlin WM,Mitchell CK

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence of serious bacterial infections in febrile children with sickle cell disease and to describe the outcomes of children discharged from the pediatric emergency department. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review of 188 febrile patients with sickle cell disease presenting to...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Bansil NH,Kim TY,Tieu L,Barcega B

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined whether physical pain, mental health symptoms, and provider characteristics were associated with the discussion of children's behavior, mood, getting along with others, school performance, family stress, and parent stress during 800 pediatric primary care visits to 54 providers in 13 clinics. The d...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Brown JD,Wissow LS,Riley AW

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-one children suspected of having tuberculosis were simultaneously given an intermediate strength Mantoux test, an old tuberculin tine test (OT), and a purified protein derivative (PPD) tine test. Each test was read at 48 hours, and the largest diameter of induration was recorded. Twenty-nine patients had a posit...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Steiner P,Rao M,Victoria M,James P

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and seventy one infants were enrolled in a study to compare six different methods of treating the umbilical cord. Antimicrobial control was equal for all methods. Repeated triple dye application was considered least acceptable by staff and parents and had the longest attachment time. Povidone-iodine was as...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Gladstone IM,Clapper L,Thorp JW,Wright DI

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Care coordination (CC) has shown positive outcomes among children with special health care needs (CSHCN); however, the association between CC and well-child care (WCC) visits is unknown. We hypothesize that CSHCN who receive CC are more likely to attend the recommended WCC visits. A retrospective cohort analysis was c...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Ramirez GM,Kum P,Kelly JJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As clinicians, pediatricians need to be cognizant of the how the principles of equity, social justice, and children's rights help to inform and guide us as we strive for the health and well being of all children. Children of the world are frequently the most vulnerable global citizens facing poverty, displacement, and...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Oberg CN

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:Families of 49 hearing-impaired children responded to a questionnaire requesting information about the identification of their child's hearing loss. Parents were the first to suspect the hearing loss in 48 cases but more often than not were told that the child would outgrow it or was too young to test. When profession...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Thompson MD,Thompson G

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a review of 17 adolescents and children (excluding newborns) with definite clinical signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings of hypothyroidism, 11 patients (65%) had anemia. The mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of the red blood cells was either macrocytic or normocytic. The hemoglobin did not correlate with the serum ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Chu JY,Monteleone JA,Peden VH,Graviss ER,Vernava AM

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pediatrician must observe and assess a variety of emotional disorders in children, many of which seem related to adverse parental attitudes and actions. It is important for the pediatrician to appreciate the judicial system's constraints in defining psychological abuse so that, when appropriate, legal intervention...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Yates A

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 1045 children admitted with gastroenteritis over a 12-month period and studied retrospectively, serum sodium level was tested in 802. Sixty patients (7.5%) had hypernatremic dehydration (HD). The peak incidence of HD, the highest serum sodium levels, and the worst outcome were all encountered in infants under the a...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Khuffash FA,Majeed HA

更新日期：1984-05-01 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：:IgG subclasses were measured in sera of 47 patients with acute hepatitis A during the course of the disease. IgG1 and IgG3 serum levels were found to be elevated, whereas IgG2 and IgG4 subclass concentrations did not differ from that found in healthy control individuals. These findings indicate that, similar to the sp...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Muller C,Godl I,Leibl H,Eibl MM

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a six-year-old boy with newly diagnosed tracheoesophageal fistula of the H-type is presented. This diagnosis is usually made in the neonatal period, but since the symptoms may mimic other respiratory illnesses and radiologic diagnosis may be difficult, the condition may go undiagnosed for years. Since corr...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Frates MC,terMeulen DC,Yee WF

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes urban emergency department (ED) utilization and follow-up referral patterns among adolescents. ED visits for 14-19-year-old patients at an urban university hospital with adjacent adult and pediatric emergency departments during specified months in 1993 were retrospectively reviewed. A subgroup (n=...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Grove DD,Lazebnik R,Petrack EM

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty two infants, aged 2-12 months, were prospectively studied for infectious episodes following diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) immunization. The occurrence of infectious episodes during the month following vaccination was compared to that during the month prior to its administration. The 3 days following vaccin...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Jaber L,Shohat M,Mimouni M

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nationally recommended universal lipid screening (ULS) in children aged 9 to 11 years is low. Little is known about parents' understanding of screening. We conducted a survey exploring parental knowledge and attitudes regarding ULS. Of 91 parent respondents, 81.3% were female, 69.2% were non-Hispanic white, 90.1% had ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Kern L,Eichberger L,Wang H,Lin T,Rhee KE

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An adolescent female with occult cystic medial necrosis died following spontaneous aortic rupture. A large saccular aortic aneurysm that had ruptured into the pericardial space was demonstrated by two-dimensional echocardiography and confirmed at surgery. Echocardiographic screening of the patient's family members rev...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Schaffer MS,Nouri S,Chen SC,Waggoner AD,Pennington DG,Monteleone PL

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The escalation of the opioid crisis has led to an increase in the treatment of opioid use disorder. In particular, recent legislation has allowed for office-based treatment with buprenorphine, a partial µ-opioid agonist that is believed to be safer than methadone due to a ceiling effect on respiratory depression in ad...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Lo Re M,Chaplin M,Aronow B,Modesto-Lowe V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infection (UTI) in children is a common diagnosis in general pediatric practice. Because of the potential severity and proven morbidity of such infections, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) developed guidelines to better direct clinicians in the workup. This retrospective study sought to evaluate ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Shah L,Mandlik N,Kumar P,Andaya S,Patamasucon P

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the pain associated with diagnostic tympanocentesis and to gather preliminary data comparing the efficacy of 3 methods of pain reduction for tympanocentesis. METHODS:In children 6 to 36 months of age undergoing tympanocentesis for acute otitis media, the authors measured pain and distress through...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Shaikh N,Hoberman A,Kurs-Lasky M,Rockette HE,Chandra A,Colborn DK,Hooper EG,Reis EC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between lipids, lipoproteins, total homocysteine, and lipoprotein (a) was studied in hypercholesterolemic and normocholesterolemic children. In hypercholesterolemic children, concentrations of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, and triglycerides were signif...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Laskowska-Klita T,Szymczak E,Radomyska B

更新日期：2001-03-01 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