Short bowel syndrome in infants and children.

abstract：:Sexual activity is a common practice among young adolescents, placing them at high risk for STDs, many of which have long-term consequences. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to limit both the consequences and the spread of these infections. The clinician has a responsibility to the adolescent patient to rec...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Lappa S,Moscicki AB

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States must improve its efforts to reduce teen pregnancy. We occupy an alarming position in the developed world from the standpoint of the magnitude of the pregnancy issue. While our society promotes sexuality to sell all sorts of consumer goods, it still refuses for the most part to make contraceptives fam...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Davis S

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though chest pain in children is a common complaint, an underlying gastrointestinal cause is rare. The four common gastrointestinal conditions that present with chest pain include eosinophilic esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal dysmotility, and foreign body ingestion. Other than ingestion of...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Garza JM,Kaul A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tools of biotechnology have enormous potential to develop new, safe, and nutritious foods and food products that could benefit the immediate and long-term nutritional and health needs of the pediatric population. This is especially true as more emphasis is placed on the prevention, rather than the treatment, of ch...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Young AL,Lewis CG

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite declines in adolescent pregnancy rates in the past decade, unplanned pregnancies among adolescents remain a significant problem in the United States. Clinicians caring for adolescents can be certain to encounter pregnancy in their patients. This article addresses surveillance and diagnosis for pregnancy in the...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Polaneczky M,O'Connor K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue is one of the most prevalent symptoms in patients with a life-threatening illness. Untreated, fatigue can impair quality of life and prohibit addressing practical needs, psychosocial and spiritual distress, and opportunities for growth and closure at life's end. To this end addressing fatigue is a crucial comp...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Ullrich CK,Mayer OH

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author discusses his experience with the flexible bronchoscope, covering current instrumentation, techniques, and indications and contraindications, showing that, when used carefully by a well-trained physician, the flexible bronchoscope is a safe, relatively simple, and effective tool for exploration of the pedia...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Wood RE

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes child oral health-related quality of life measures and provides some examples of their use in determining the effect of clinical interventions, such as dental treatment under general anesthesia, orthodontic treatment, and treatment of orofacial clefting. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Thomson WM,Broder HL

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conjunctivitis is a common, usually mild, self-limited problem. Pathogens vary at different ages. Conjunctivitis occurs alone or as a manifestation of a systemic infection or a systemic disease. Diagnosis can usually be established by the combination of clinical and laboratory findings. Topical, systemic or combinatio...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Fisher MC

更新日期：1987-12-01 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：:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has now evolved into standard therapy for patients unresponsive to conventional ventilatory and pharmacological support. This article presents a clinical review of extracorporeal life support and its application to neonatal and pediatric patients as well as children requiring circul...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Klein MD,Whittlesey GC

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal arteriography remains the only study to identify and define correctly both location and extent of renal artery stenosis. Because other studies do not adequately identify all children who have renal artery disease, it is reasonable to perform renal arteriography in those children with severe hypertension who do n...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hiner LB,Falkner B

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of a parasitic infection depends upon demonstration of the organism in stool, blood, or tissue specimens, and a variety of relatively simple procedures is available for this purpose. In this article, the author describes those procedures that are most frequently used on a routine basis. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Carroll MJ

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we review theory and evidence on stigma and minority stress as social/structural determinants of health among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. We discuss different forms of stigma at individual (eg, identity concealment), interpersonal (eg, victimization), and structural (eg, laws...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hatzenbuehler ML,Pachankis JE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of nosocomial infection in a pediatric intensive care unit is important not only because of the serious nature of the patient's condition, but also because of the greater staff-patient contact and inevitable crowding of patients, staff, and equipment. In order to control the spread of nosocomial infection,...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Holzman BH,Scott GB

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric hematologist/oncologists have a critical role in the diagnosis and management of patients who have complex vascular anomalies. They provide the clinical and medical skills needed to diagnose, treat, and manage these patients. Hematologist/oncologists also provide support for clinical trials and drug developm...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Adams DM,Wentzel MS

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food allergies have become a growing public health concern. At present the standard of care focuses on avoidance of trigger foods, education, and treatment of symptoms following accidental ingestions. This article provides a framework for primary care physicians and allergists for the diagnosis, management, and treatm...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Wright BL,Walkner M,Vickery BP,Gupta RS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"In this article, the authors provide an overview of the current global and US debates on immigration as a key developmental context for immigrant-origin youth. Relying on a conceptual framework that highlights both risk and protective factors, the authors provide evidence from their longitudinal study that empiricall...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Sirin SR,Sin E,Clingain C,Rogers-Sirin L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three pediatric hand injury subtypes and their management have been presented. Finger tip injuries, while often minor and self-healing in children, may require surgical repair if the nailbed is disrupted or if there has been significant skin or pad loss from the tip. The decision between local repair and skin graft or...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Bennett JE

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding of the types and frequency of errors among children in the outpatient setting is paramount. The most commonly described errors involve medical treatment, communication failures, patient identification, laboratory, and diagnostic errors. Research suggests that adverse events and near misses are frequent o...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Neuspiel DR,Stubbs EH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatricians and other medical providers caring for children need to be aware of the dynamics in the significant relationship between substance abuse and child maltreatment. A caregiver's use and abuse of alcohol, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and other drugs place the child at risk in multiple ways. M...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Wells K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although overt anemia is uncommon, depletion of body iron stores is common among adolescent female athletes. Poor dietary iron intake, menstruation, and increased iron losses associated with physical training all appear to be important factors. Whether nonanemic iron deficiency can impair exercise performance is uncer...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Rowland TW

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many conditions that produce chronic arthritis in childhood, including JRA. The pitfalls associated with proper diagnosis involve underrecognition, misrecognition, and overrecognition of symptoms and signs. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Brewer EJ Jr

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article covers several aspects of the clinical management of neonatal hypoglycemia that have recently evolved, reviewing the evidence informing these recommended changes in practice. Topics covered include use of buccal dextrose gel, rationale for avoiding the traditional "mini dextrose bolus," and benefits of di...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Rozance PJ,Wolfsdorf JI

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At least 1 in 10 children in the United States is born into a chemically dependent family. Parental addiction has long-lasting detrimental effects on the health and safety of children. We must mobilize to free children from the double jeopardy of substance abuse and child abuse, and interrupt the multigenerational pat...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Bays J

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of a large volume of data regarding the in vitro activity of single and combined antimicrobial activity, the clinical relevance of these studies is unclear. Few comparative trials of combined and single antibiotic therapy of human infection have been performed. Synergistic combination therapy has been shown t...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Shlaes DM,Bass SN

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ADHD is a syndrome that can be treated effectively, safely, and economically with stimulant medications. There is no equal alternative to these agents in short-term treatment of ADHD symptoms. However, many families seek alternatives to stimulants and other drug treatments for a variety of reasons. Alternative approac...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Baumgaertel A

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral palsy describes a wide spectrum of motor problems caused by a nonprogressive lesion of the developing brain. It is variably associated with a variety of other developmental and medical problems that present challenges to parents and care providers alike. This article provides an overview of etiology and diagn...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Dodge NN

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes important aspects of health-care quality, quality improvement (QI), patient safety (PS), and approaches to research on QI/PS efforts. Common terminology to facilitate an understanding of QI and PS research is reviewed. Models for understanding system and process performance are discussed. Introd...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Niedner MF

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deformities are abnormalities of shape or form caused by abnormal or imbalanced mechanical forces. In prenatal deformation, most infants are intrinsically normal and the deformation results from extrinsic constraining forces. Most prenatal deformities will resolve spontaneously or with the application of counteracting...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Dunne KB,Clarren SK

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00