High-altitude Illnesses and Air Travel: Pediatric Considerations.

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：:In this article, I have attempted to summarize the concept of intestinal permeability to antigens such as ingested food proteins, bacterial breakdown products, endotoxins, and enzymes. The mature gut retains the capacity to absorb macromolecules by a pinocytotic mechanism which is more pronounced during the neonatal p...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Walker WA

更新日期：1975-11-01 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：: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：:The opportunity to mobilize linkages between quality improvement (QI) and research is at an early stage. This article describes some of the opportunities for and challenges of integrating QI and more traditional forms of clinical research to achieve broad improvements in medical care. The authors suggest that such int...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Margolis P,Provost LP,Schoettker PJ,Britto MT

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep problems are common in many pediatric medical disorders and complicate management and patient outcomes. A wide range of conditions, including asthma, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, gastroesophageal reflux, neuromuscular diseases, scoliosis, craniofacial abnormalities, obesity, and chromosomal disorders, h...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Bandla H,Splaingard M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children who have a dental home are more likely to receive preventative care, require fewer dental treatments, and are less likely to have dental disease. Many children demonstrate behavior management concerns that may impede families from establishing a dental home for their children. Conceptually, behavior concerns ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Kupzyk S,Allen KD

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide variety of disorders involving the scalp and hair exist that may be encountered in the pediatric and adolescent population. An approach to the differential diagnosis of many of these conditions can be considered once the patient is found to have either alopecia, scaling, or tumors of the scalp. Certainly other ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Levy ML

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Table 4 briefly summarizes the relative advantages and disadvantages of skin tests versus in vitro tests for detecting allergen-specific IgE. The skin test remains unexcelled as a sensitive and cost efficient test for specific IgE. The high degree of skin test sensitivity is very important when a patient must be evalu...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Ownby DR

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (HH) there is dysregulation of insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. Insulin secretion becomes inappropriate for the level of blood glucose leading to severe hypoglycemia. HH is associated with a high risk of brain injury because insulin inhibits lipolysis and ketogenesis thus pre...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Güemes M,Hussain K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Refugee children and international adoptees have special medical considerations that must be addressed. Providers must be aware of the immigration history, where, and under what circumstances the child lived and migrated to the United States. Federal guidelines exist regarding which infections should be screened for, ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Waggoner-Fountain LA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A left-to-right shunt lesions exists when blood from the left atrium, left ventricle, or aorta transits to the right atrium or its tributaries, the right ventricle, or the pulmonary artery. This article discusses: the incidence, types, embryology, clinical presentations, physical examinations, electrocardiographic fea...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Driscoll DJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：:Vaccines are now available for the prevention of hepatitis A and hepatitis B. In this article, biologics are reviewed with special attention to their use in the pediatric patient. Special attention is paid to issues that developed in 1999. For hepatitis A vaccine, it is the change in US recommendations regarding incre...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Malay S,Tizer K,Lutwick LI

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As new therapies for pediatric asthma are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, clinicians should be aware of their benefits and limitations. Accompanying these therapies are potential obstacles, including the delivery of inhaled therapies and age-specific issues regarding implementation and adherence. New ins...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Anderson WC 3rd,Gleason MC,Miyazawa N,Szefler SJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine late effects, including reproductive disorders and secondary thyroid cancer, have been reported in up to 50 %childhood cancer survivors (CCS) more than 5 years after treatment. Most endocrine disorders are amenable to treatment; awareness of symptoms is therefore of great importance. Recognition of these sym...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： van Santen HM,Chemaitilly W,Meacham LR,Tonorezos ES,Mostoufi-Moab S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of macroscopic and microscopic hematuria overlap; both are often caused by urinary tract infections or urethral/bladder irritation. Coexistent hypertension and proteinuria should prompt investigation for glomerular disease. The most common glomerulonephritis in children is postinfectious glomerulonephritis....

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Brown DD,Reidy KJ

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, if broadly implemented, has the potential to significantly reduce global rates of morbidity and mortality associated with cervical and other HPV-related cancers. More than 100 countries around the world hav...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Wigle J,Fontenot HB,Zimet GD

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Status epilepticus is a serious medical emergency that requires prompt and appropriate intervention. Maintenance of adequate vital function with attention to airway, breathing, and circulation; prevention of systemic complications; and rapid termination of seizures must be coupled with investigating and treating any u...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hanhan UA,Fiallos MR,Orlowski JP

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advancements in the care of children with cancer have, in part, been achieved through improvements in supportive care. Situations that require prompt care can occur at the time of presentation as well as during treatment. This article discusses the approach to children with fever and neutropenia, a complication encoun...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Henry M,Sung L

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acutely poisoned children remain a common problem facing pediatricians working in acute care medicine in the United States and worldwide. The management of such children continues to be challenging, and their care has evolved throughout the years. The concept of gastric decontamination in acute poisoning has significa...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hanhan UA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine disorders are common in infants in the neonatal ICU. They often are associated with prematurity, low birth weight or very low birth weight, and small size for gestational age. They also frequently occur in infants who are critically ill or stressed. This article describes the most common conditions and curre...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hyman SJ,Novoa Y,Holzman I

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Careful clinical examination remains the primary and most important way of diagnosing developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in newborn infants. Repeated examinations during the first year are important to diagnose DDH subsequent to the newborn period. Sonography can detect cases of clinically silent DDH. Targeting ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Donaldson JS,Feinstein KA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article outlines and summarizes the rationale and the working process that was undertaken by the National Spina Bifida Program to address the issues of transitioning throughout the life course for persons growing up with spina bifida. Their challenges include achieving independent living, vocational independence,...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Thibadeau JK,Alriksson-Schmidt AI,Zabel TA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptoms associated with menstruation during the teenage and young adult years may represent a spectrum of possibilities varying from a relatively benign deviation from normal to a serious life-threatening disease. Nevertheless, even for the young woman found to be without serious disease, menstrual problems have spec...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Comerci GD

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be used in the management of patients with autoimmune disorders. Experience gained in adults has helped to better define the conditioning regimens required and appropriate selection of patients who are most likely to benefit from autologous H...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Milanetti F,Abinun M,Voltarelli JC,Burt RK

更新日期：2010-02-01 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 authors describe the magnitude of the cysticercosis problem and describe the organism, the clinical features of the disease, the propensity of the organism for development in the central nervous system, pathologic considerations, clinical diagnosis, and treatment. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Brown WJ,Voge M

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laryngotracheal stenosis should be suspected in children with recurrent, prolonged, or atypical croup; a history of endotracheal intubation; or a history of stridor, feeding difficulties, and failure to thrive. Tracheotomy-dependent patients with acquired laryngotracheal stenosis are candidates for surgical interventi...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Lesperance MM,Zalzal GH

更新日期：1996-12-01 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