Incidence of serious bacterial infections in febrile children with sickle cell disease.

abstract：:Klinefelter syndrome is a common condition that remains underdiagnosed, particularly prior to adulthood. Early detection could prevent morbidity and mortality, but the classic phenotype of small testes and tall stature may not be apparent until adolescence, and there is minimal guidance regarding whom to screen. We pe...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Nahata L,Rosoklija I,Yu RN,Cohen LE

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In April of 1975, the United States government evacuated approximately 2,000 orphans from Vietnam and Cambodia. More than 1,500 orphans received initial medical evaluation and treatment at Clark Air Force Base, Republic of the Phillipines. The orphans underwent a minimum of 2 physician evaluations and were individuall...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Swender PT,Sandler AP

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the skills and team behavior of pediatric residents during resuscitation with a high-fidelity mannequin before and after a deliberate practice intervention. METHODS:Each month residents participate in two 90-minute videorecorded sessions (2-3 weeks apart) in an "off-site" delivery room during the...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Cordero L,Hart BJ,Hardin R,Mahan JD,Nankervis CA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine causes of newborn hospital readmission and morbidity related to early nursery discharge, we reviewed the charts of 664 newborns readmitted from home under the age of 15 days, between 1993 and 1995. Early discharge (ED) was defined as nursery length of stay of < or = 2 days. Morbidity related to ED: onset of...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Heimler R,Shekhawat P,Hoffman RG,Chetty VK,Sasidharan P

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old boy with transient erythroblastopenia of childhood (TEC) presented with papilledema and transient hemiparesis. Upon spontaneous hematologic recovery, the papilledema resolved. It is concluded that TEC, like other forms of anemia, may present with papilledema and even focal neurologic deficit, from which s...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Green NS,Garvin JH Jr,Chutorian A

更新日期：1986-05-01 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

abstract：:The aim of this study was to document the changing clinical profile and prognosis of acute diarrhea in infants. This was a prospective observational study with follow-up. Demographic, anthropometric, and clinical data were collected in children younger than 1 year with acute diarrhea. Stool was examined under the micr...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Misra S,Sabui TK,Basu S,Pal N

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare parental report of child body image with perceived healthy weight body image in preschoolers and describe weight-counseling preferences. METHODS:Parents seeking well-child care were interviewed and asked to select images resembling: (a) their own child's current weight, (b) a healthy weight presch...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Hernandez RG,Cheng TL,Serwint JR

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively evaluated the incidence of difficulty in defecation in infants with gastroesophageal reflux who were treated with smaller volume feeds thickened with rice cereal and also assessed the effect of changing the cereal to oatmeal. We evaluated 53 thriving infants with uncomplicated gastroesophageal reflux ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Mascarenhas R,Landry L,Khoshoo V

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although pediatricians are increasingly aware of the problem of undernutrition in children with neurologic disabilities, many of these children remain poorly nourished despite prolonged attempts at oral feedings. We studied the effects of tube feeding on such children, using either nasogastric (NG) or gastrostomy (GT)...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Naureckas SM,Christoffel KK

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the detection of bacterial pathogens in sepsis and bacterial meningitis with 16S rRNA gene- based real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (FQ-PCR) is developed. A total of 190 blood specimens and 5 cerebrospinal fluid specimens from neonates with suspected sepsis or bacterial meningit...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Chen LH,Duan QJ,Cai MT,Wu YD,Shang SQ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain control measures in sickle cell diseases are not uniform. Most clinicians use parenteral morphine or meperidine for severe pain. Reports of seizures associated with meperidine have led to a growing reliance on intravenous morphine, usually with patient-controlled devices. Acceptance of morphine has been poor amon...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Nadvi SZ,Sarnaik S,Ravindranath Y

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:A wide variety of types of pulmonary diseases and respiratory symptoms have been associated with gastroesophageal reflux (GER). Asthma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and pulmonary fibrosis have all been linked to GER, but causal mechanisms have been difficult to establish. To characterize pulmonary function abno...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Allen JL,Wohl ME

更新日期：1986-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:In the future, surgical management of pediatric appendicitis might become limited to nonperforating appendicitis. Thus, it becomes increasingly important to differentiate advanced from simple appendicitis and to predict perforated appendicitis among a group of children with right-sided abdominal pain, which ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Boettcher M,Günther P,Breil T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is one of the most common causes of chronic kidney disease in children. Mostly, NS is controlled by steroids. In spite of this, 10% to 20% of the patients have steroid resistant NS (SRNS), and the rest have steroid sensitive NS (SSNS). Eighty-seven children with NS (66 SSNS; 21SRNS) were retros...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Alharthi AA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the immunization beliefs and practices of physicians in our community. A two-page descriptive survey of immunization practices and knowledge of vaccine contraindications was sent to all community physicians on the staff of Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio....

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Siegel RM,Schubert CJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate timeliness of patient arrival at a pediatric multispecialty clinic. Bivariate and ordered logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the odds of late arrival by specified patient- and visit-level characteristics. A total of 64 856 visits were available for...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Hang SC,Hassmiller Lich K,Kelly KJ,Howell DM,Steiner MJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors conducted an e-mail survey of their medical staff to explore the attitudes, patterns of recommendation, and communication of pediatric providers about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a large metropolitan children's hospital. Two thirds of the respondents reported awareness about their patie...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Kundu A,Tassone RF,Jimenez N,Seidel K,Valentine JK,Pagel PS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four neonates with adrenal hemorrhage are presented. The clinical manifestations included most often an abdominal mass but also anemia, jaundice, hypotension, bluish discoloration of the scrotum, and abdominal calcification. The diagnosis was established in each case upon abdominal sonographic findings. The review of ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Velaphi SC,Perlman JM

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differential leukocyte count was studied within the first 24 hours of life in 115 infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs) appropriate for gestational age (AGA), 16 IDMs large for gestational age (LGA), 104 infants of non-diabetic mothers (INM's) AGA, and 22 INMs-LGA. A significant "shift to the left" was found in IDM's...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Mimouni F,Porat S,Merlob P,Zaizov R,Reisner SH

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed findings from the 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs to identify associations between families with children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) reporting adequate care coordination (CC) with family-provider relations, shared decision making (SDM), and child ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Cordeiro A,Davis RK,Antonelli R,Rosenberg H,Kim J,Berhane Z,Turchi R

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on a retrospective 5-year medical record review, this study characterizes factors associated with patients discharged against medical advice (AMA) from a tertiary pediatric emergency department (ED) and compares rates of return to the ED and admission to the hospital with those of patients routinely discharged. ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Reinke DA,Walker M,Boslaugh S,Hodge D 3rd

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recommendations against routine imaging, chest radiography (CXR) is frequently performed on infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis. We conducted a review of 811 infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis to identify clinical factors associated with imaging findings. CXR was performed on 553 (68%) infants either on...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Nazif JM,Taragin BH,Azzarone G,Rinke ML,Liewehr S,Choi J,Esteban-Cruciani N

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seven pediatric primary care practices participated in New Mexico's Developmental Screening Initiative in a year-long quality improvement project with the goal of implementing standardized developmental screening tools. METHODS:The initiative utilized a learning collaborative approach and the Model for Impr...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Malik F,Booker JM,Brown S,McClain C,McGrath J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lead content of paint on wooden handles of kitchen utensils ranged from 0 to 9.7 per cent (97,000 ppm). Yellow paint showed the highest concentration of lead followed by green and red colors. The values of lead often exceeded the legal limit on toys and paint for use indoors. ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Hankin L,Heichel GH,Botsford RA

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the characteristics of 20 children (17 female) with NIDDM who required oral hypoglycemic agent (OHA) therapy. A family history of NIDDM was present in 55%. None had islet cell antibodies (ICA) or glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies. Tolbutamide was the drug of choice; glibenclamide was int...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Owada M,Nitadori Y,Kitagawa T

更新日期：1998-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Milk supply concern is the most common reason given by mothers for discontinuing breastfeeding. OBJECTIVES. To describe maternal experiences of interactions with health care providers related to milk supply. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Ten focus groups (N = 56 participants) were conducted among mothers who had had...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Flaherman VJ,Hicks KG,Cabana MD,Lee KA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00