Imaging of developmental dysplasia of the hip.

abstract：:The overweight and obesity epidemic among children and adolescents in the United States continues to worsen, with notable racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities. Risk factors for pediatric obesity include genetics; environmental and neighborhood factors; increased intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), fas...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Brown CL,Halvorson EE,Cohen GM,Lazorick S,Skelton JA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements in diagnosis and treatment have increased survival for many children with malignant bone tumors. New molecular genetic discoveries are providing insights into the mechanisms of tumorigenesis and may provide novel therapeutic modalities based on interfering with aberrant transcriptional activation by hybri...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Himelstein BP,Dormans JP

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preventing relapse into substance use means first helping the teenager to develop a state of recovery. This involves completing a First Step of a 12-Step program, whereby the teenager accepts that drugs and alcohol have been destructive in his or her life and that moderate use is impossible. Thus, abstinence is necess...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Jaffe SL

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five issues are discussed with respect to the diagnosis, etiology, treatment, prognosis, and pathogenesis of neonatal seizures. The presentation of a newborn with seizures represents a true emergency and frequently indicates significant neurologic dysfunction or damage to the immature nervous system. Despite the urgen...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Scher MS,Painter MJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly specialized pediatric critical care centers have matured significantly over the past two decades; however, access to this care is limited to tertiary care facilities and constrained by geography. With the advances of transport medicine, great distances can be spanned to bring critical care to the patient and pr...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Pon S,Notterman DA

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in science and technology have led to the capability of early screening of newborn infants for congenital hypothyroidism. Preliminary screening programs in North America have been established in Quebec and in the Northwestern and Northeastern United States. To date these programs have screened approxim...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Fisher DA

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the clinical arena of transplantation, tolerance remains, for the most part, a concept rather than a reality. Although modern immunosuppression regimens have effectively handled acute rejection, nearly all organs except the liver commonly suffer chronic immunologic damage that impairs organ function, threatening pa...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Seyfert-Margolis V,Feng S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of the newborn with hyperbilirubinemia is an important and commonly encountered problem in all clinical pediatric-based practices. Cholestatic jaundice is always pathologic and warrants prompt assessment. The timely evaluation and directed treatment of any jaundiced newborn are essential to prevent serious ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hicks BA,Altman RP

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rheumatic diseases of childhood are a relatively common and extraordinarily diverse group of illnesses; nevertheless, they are at least distantly related by similarities of immunodysregulation. These pathophysiologic relationships are reflected in affected children in similarities of historical, physical, and labo...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Warren RW,Perez MD,Wilking AP,Myones BL

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite many advances in the overall treatment of type I diabetes mellitus during the last few years, no major advance has been made in decreasing the mortality rate of diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic coma. A major concern in both of these disease states is the development of cerebral ed...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Ellis EN

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal anemia is a condition with a diverse etiologic spectrum.Therefore, in order to form a focused differential diagnosis, it is important for the caregiver to have some knowledge of the more common causes of low hemoglobin and hematocrit concentrations in the neonate. Proper history taking, physical examination, ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Bizzarro MJ,Colson E,Ehrenkranz RA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The innate immune response system forms an important line of defense by deploying a limited number of receptors specific for conserved microbial components. This deployment generates a rapid inflammatory response, while activating the adaptive immune system. Improvements in our understanding of the innate immune syste...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Kaur BP,Secord E

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskeletal pain is one of the most common presenting symptoms at the pediatrician's office. Etiology ranges from benign conditions to serious ones requiring prompt attention. This article addresses entities that present as musculoskeletal pain but are not associated with arthritis. The most common nonarthritic co...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Weiser P

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trauma is prevalent in the lives of children. It derives from many sources, and, depending on its characteristics, can produce transient or enduring and devastating consequences. Early trauma, if left untreated, can set the stage for chronic deficits in the behavioral repertoires of affected children, and thus shape p...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Spates CR,Waller S,Samaraweera N,Plaisier B

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal surgery has reached a high degree of sophistication. We are now entering a new era of widespread screening of the unborn by means of ultrasound, with planned intrauterine, intrapartum, and immediate postpartum interventions. Many pediatric surgical centers are now focusing their investigative efforts on eluci...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Jona JZ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal failure (IF) is the ultimate malabsorption state, with multiple causes, requiring long-term therapy with enteral or intravenous fluids and nutrient supplements. The primary goal during management of children with potentially reversible IF is to promote intestinal autonomy while supporting normal growth, nut...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Mziray-Andrew CH,Sentongo TA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article focuses on creating an orderly approach to history taking, examination, and ordering appropriate investigations when caring for a child with joint complaints. It classifies complaints as those with and without pain, swelling, or fever and of short or long duration. It recommends an approach to the physica...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Haines KA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Referring to specific types of hearing loss as "minimal" or "mild" seems to imply that their effects are equally mild or negligible. A growing body of literature, however, supports the notion that such losses can have a significant impact on the communicative and educational development of young children. Although OME...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Tharpe AM,Bess FH

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Term infants who have sustained brain damage from intrauterine asphyxia can often be classified into one of two distinct clinical and radiologic syndromes. The first consists of damage to the cerebral hemispheres. The second consists of damage predominantly involving the basal ganglia and thalamus. Results of studies ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Pasternak JF

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An "apparent life-threatening event" (ALTE) refers to an episode that is of concern to the caregiver and is associated with a combination of apnea, color change, change in tone, choking, or gagging. Although the natural history of ALTE is most often benign, there is a risk for subsequent morbidity and mortality. The p...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Dewolfe CC

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catheter therapy has gained an important role in the treatment of congenital heart disease. The cumulative experience with vascular and valvular balloon dilations has demonstrated low mortality and morbidity with short-term results similar to surgery. Currently, balloon dilation is an accepted treatment for valvular p...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Radtke W,Lock J

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthy children may present acute mountain sickness (AMS) within a few hours after arrival at high altitudes. In few cases, serious complications may occur, including high-altitude pulmonary edema and rarely high-altitude cerebral edema. Those with preexisting conditions especially involving hypoxia and pulmonary hyp...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Villca N,Asturizaga A,Heath-Freudenthal A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meconium aspiration syndrome is a common problem that most pediatricians will encounter in the delivery room and normal newborn nursery. Approximately 13% of all live births are complicated by meconium-stained amniotic fluid. Like many aspects of the perinatal period, optimal care of an infant born through meconium-st...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Gelfand SL,Fanaroff JM,Walsh MC

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ADHD is a highly prevalent condition with the core symptoms of functionally impairing limitations in sustained attention and impulsivity/overactivity. Other frequent symptoms include overemotionality or overreactivity, academic underachievement, low self-esteem, and interpersonal difficulties. The assessment for and d...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Mercugliano M

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presentation, etiology, diagnostic examination, and management of pediatric cataracts are discussed in this article. If untreated, cataracts result in significant visual deprivation. Evaluation of the pupillary light reflex should become an integral part of every pediatrician's physical examination. Patients shoul...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Potter WS

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the process of clinical assessment that may lead to differential treatment of psychiatric-related learning difficulties. The authors review differences in information processing among individuals with attention, affective, and primary thought disorders. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hunt RD,Cohen DJ

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes developments in pain assessment in critically ill neonates and infants during the last 5 to 6 years. Pain assessment instruments show a redundancy of items and a lack of profound psychometric background. Although most research focuses primarily on acute pain, in clinical practice there is also t...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： van Dijk M,Tibboel D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in single-parent families, step-families, maternal employment, and young children in substitute care are among several important changes in the American family in recent decades. Although it is not clear that these changes necessarily lead to negative outcomes in children, it is apparent that a variety of...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Dubowitz H,Newberger CM,Melnicoe LH,Newberger EH

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of research suggests that infant feeding practices influence the risk for several chronic diseases of childhood and adolescence. Increased risks for type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, some childhood cancers, and inflammatory bowel disease have been associated with artificial infant feeding and short-term ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Davis MK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early recognition and treatment of pediatric shock, regardless of cause, decreases mortality and improves outcome. In addition to the conventional parameters (eg, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, urine output, and central venous pressure), biomarkers and noninvasive methods of measuring cardiac output are availabl...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Mtaweh H,Trakas EV,Su E,Carcillo JA,Aneja RK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00