Safe sleep practices and sudden infant death syndrome risk reduction: NICU and well-baby nursery graduates.

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：:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is prevalent in children and most commonly treated by surgery with adenotonsillectomy. We aimed to learn physician perspectives of social and communication factors that influence decision making for treatment of pediatric SDB. Purposive sampling identified 10 physician key informants a...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Boss EF,Links AR,Saxton R,Cheng TL,Beach MC

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:In this retrospective case series, we report clinical factors associated with pediatric peritonsillar abscess (PTA), with hopes of contributing to the design of an evidenced-based, economic treatment approach. Charts were examined for presenting symptoms and signs. Each of these were analyzed for association with the ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Grant MC,Raggio B,Barton B,Guarisco JL

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of temporal artery thermometry (TAT) as an alternative for temperature assessment of children 1 to 4 years of age in the pediatric emergency department. METHODS:Prospective cross-sectional study conducted at an urban children's hospital emergency department. TAT and rectal temp...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Titus MO,Hulsey T,Heckman J,Losek JD

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:The use of totally implantable central venous catheters with reservoirs has grown steadily over the past few years. These systems mitigate many of the inherent problems associated with catheter systems that protrude from the skin. Totally implantable systems are easily cared for and permit activities such as swimming....

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Gilchrist BF,Novak Z

更新日期：1993-05-01 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：:The objective of this study is to describe feedback on a multimedia violence prevention program. Professionals and laypersons provided feedback regarding a multimedia CD program by completing an anonymous form. Feedback was obtained from 66% of participants (314). In general, participants felt more comfortable managin...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Scholer SJ,Goad S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe 4 first rib fractures in 3 infants, highlighting the difficulty in detecting first rib fractures on skeletal survey. All 4 fractures were the result of physical abuse. A literature search does not find a case of first rib fracture in a healthy infant that is not the result of child abuse. The diag...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Melville JD,Lukefahr JL,Clarke EA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We obtained a longitudinal overview of physician compliance with the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy RE9539 regarding early newborn discharge between 1999 and 2004. In previous studies we reported the results of a Quality Improvement/Feedback (QI/F) initiative at one community hospital (intervention) in 1999, du...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Feinberg AN,Soyode O

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency physicians need to clinically differentiate children with and without radiographic evidence of pneumonia. In this prospective cohort study of 510 patients 2 to 59 months of age presenting with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, 100% were evaluated with chest radiography and 44 (8.6%) had pneumoni...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Mahabee-Gittens EM,Grupp-Phelan J,Brody AS,Donnelly LF,Bracey SE,Duma EM,Mallory ML,Slap GB

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus markers was examined in employees participating in patient care at The Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Of 377 workers tested in 1985-86, 36 (9.6%) were seropositive for any marker. Among 285 employees who presumably have only work-related hepatitis B exposure, 14...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Hicks RA,Cullen JW,Jackson MA,Burry VF

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the clinical and physiological benefits of heated humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHHFNC) in treating pediatric bronchiolitis in a general pediatric ward. Children aged 0 to 2 years, hospitalized with moderate to severe bronchiolitis, were connected to HHHFNC. Each child was evaluated at 4- to 10-hour ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Sachs N,Rom E,Schonfeld T,Gavish R,Berger I,Krause I

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM), a constituent of more than 125 patent cough/cold remedies, is the most popular antitussive medication in the United States. Cough syrups or capsules also contain additional ingredients such as acetaminophen, chlorpheniramine maleate, guaifenesin, and/or pseudoephedrine, and toxicit...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Schwartz RH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate trends and toxicity of pediatric methylphenidate exposures; 1993 to 1999 national poison center data were analyzed. There were 12,917 exposures, increasing from 927 in 1993 to 2,445 in 1999. The majority of children during the entire study period experienced no effect (60.3%) or m...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Klein-Schwartz W

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 58 consecutive Indian infants operated for congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis revealed an accentuated male predominance in the incidence of the disease and far less preoperative hemetemesis as compared to that in their Western counterparts. 'Pyloric tumor' was palpable in 89% of cases. Only 34.5% of t...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Sharma M,Jain SK,Pathania OP,Taneja SB

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for exchange transfusion was analyzed retrospectively using several different methods (total bilirubin binding capacity, birth weight, plasma protein level, and two published charts). These predictive methods were applied to 175 jaundiced infants for whom all the data were available and to 19 infants who were...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Robertson AF,Karp WB,Davis HC,Catterton WZ,Bunyapen C

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood celiac disease (CD) is considered rare in the United States. Consequently there are few data concerning its clinical presentation. A validated questionnaire was distributed to families of children with CD. One hundred forty-one children with biopsy-proven CD were included in the study. We found significant d...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： D'Amico MA,Holmes J,Stavropoulos SN,Frederick M,Levy J,DeFelice AR,Kazlow PG,Green PH

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gynecomastia is defined as excessive development of the breast in boys. It is common in neonates and adolescents. Although in most cases this is a transient phenomenon, it might lead to significant social impediments such as decreased participation in physical education because of embarrassment. A primary care provide...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Cakan N,Kamat D

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of this study were to detect the infection rates of DNA viruses in liver tissue of biliary atresia and to investigate the effect of perinatal infection of cytomegalovirus in biliary atresia. METHODS:A total of 85 liver biopsies (taken during Kasai portoenterostomy) were tested by fluorescence quantitativ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Xu Y,Yu J,Zhang R,Yin Y,Ye J,Tan L,Xia H

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：: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：:Premature delivery is common in pregnancies complicated by maternal diabetes. However, the outcome of very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWI) born to mothers with diabetes is not known. Employing a matched double-cohort design, we investigated the influence of maternal diabetes on the outcome of VLBWI born in Winnipeg f...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Rehan VK,Moddemann D,Casiro OG

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children with congenital ocular motor apraxia (C-OMA) associated with congenital malformations of the central nervous system (CNS) are presented, and the literature is reviewed. C-OMA is an abnormality of ocular motility characterized by defective or absent voluntary horizontal gaze, associated with a characterist...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： PeBenito R,Cracco JB

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known of the characteristics of children experiencing school dysfunction who are evaluated by multidisciplinary teams. The records of 87 children seen during a calendar year were reviewed and information was gathered regarding their age, sex, and referral source. In addition, the chief concerns of the child'...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Chessare JB,Joost J,Smith J,Zinna D,Pohorecki S

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Headache is a highly prevalent condition and is the leading cause for school absences. Despite the rich literature supporting behavioral treatments for headache, many child psychologists mistakenly perceive that they lack appropriate training to treat children with headache. Likewise, many physicians feel underprepare...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Benore E,Monnin K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with cyclic vomiting syndrome suffer from recurring episodes of severe nausea and vomiting. This paper presents 6 patients who responded to 1-carnitine administration. Average time between episodes was 1.7 months before carnitine administration and increased to 1.1 years after carnitine administration. Averag...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Van Calcar SC,Harding CO,Wolff JA

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To measure the willingness and ability of primary care pediatricians (PCPs) to accept children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) into their practices. METHODS:Surveys were mailed to 1441 members of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics practicing primary care. RESULTS:In...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Agrawal R,Shah P,Zebracki K,Sanabria K,Kohrman C,Kohrman AF

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00