Pediatric Quality Improvement: Practical and Scholarly Considerations.

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin system plays multiple roles in the maintenance of normal blood pressure and renal function. The balance and integration of these roles change during development in ways that we do not yet fully understand. This article reviews the ways in which the renin-angiotensin system maintains normal cardio...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Guillery EN,Robillard JE

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiologic studies are a vital component in the workup and diagnosis of disease. An appropriate radiographic study will accurately rule in or rule out disease with the least possible harm. Special considerations are necessary for the imaging of children. Current trends in pediatric imaging support the increased use of...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Baker N,Woolridge D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

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：:In summary, wheezing is a common manifestation of viral respiratory tract disease in infancy. The precise pathogenetic mechanisms of virus-induced wheezing and its sequelae are not clear, although recent reports about participation of the cellular and humoral immune systems are promising. Although therapies like those...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Skoner D,Caliguiri L

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary childhood brain tumors are the second most common form of childhood cancer. Though progress in this area has been slow, the field has evolved considerably over the past 10 years. This article focuses on new information that will influence our treatment of the more common pediatric brain tumors. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Allen JC

更新日期：1985-06-01 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：:This article summarizes the current literature on social skills training for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. The article describes several different methods of social skills training, along with a summary of research findings on effectiveness. Interventions described include social skills grou...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Bohlander AJ,Orlich F,Varley CK

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, it is apparent that discussions on substance abuse should begin at the prenatal visit and extend through adolescence. Educational efforts and preventive strategies must be given highest priority. Signs and symptoms may be subtle, and pediatricians should have a high index of suspicion, particularly for hig...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Fuller PG Jr,Cavanaugh RM Jr

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric patients presenting with painless scrotal masses can be perplexing because of the long differential diagnosis. A careful plan based on the physical examination and sonogram findings localizes the mass to the testis or an extratesticular location. Sonography distinguishes solid from cystic lesions. Subsequent...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Skoog SJ

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with life-threatening illnesses and their families may face physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual challenges throughout the children's course of illness. Pediatric palliative care is designed to meet such challenges. Given the psychosocial and emotional needs of children and their families it is cl...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Knapp C,Madden V,Button D,Brown R,Hastie B

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory system involvement in cystic fibrosis is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Defects in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene throughout the sinopulmonary tract result in recurrent infections with a variety of organisms including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicillin-resistant Sta...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Goetz DM,Singh S

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:This review represents the author's personal style of practice in a new and evolving field, where the standard academic framework is still in its infancy. When there is no prior established practice to follow, good clinical care needs to come from listening very carefully to patients and empirically judging appropriat...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Craighill MC

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cow's milk allergy (CMA) affects 2% to 3% of young children and presents with a wide range of IgE and non-IgE-mediated clinical syndromes, which have a significant economic and lifestyle effect. It is logical that a review of CMA would be linked to a review of soy allergy because soy formula is often an alternative so...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Kattan JD,Cocco RR,Järvinen KM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors provide the reader with the pharmacologic tools useful in managing chronic pain in children. The agents discussed include the analgesics, the psychotropics, and miscellaneous anticonvulsants, antihistamines, steroids, and skeletal muscle relaxants. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Lacouture PG,Gaudreault P,Lovejoy FH Jr

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most neurodevelopmental disorders are defined by their clinical symptoms and many disorders share common features. Recently there has been an increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, although concerns have been raised about the accuracy of the reported prevalence rates. This article ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Simms MD

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:This article focuses on the current status of in utero catheter interventions for congenital heart disease. The discussion of fetal interventions for cardiac defects briefly reviews the evolution of approaches to congenital heart disease and issues surrounding the prenatal detection of cardiac defects, the rationale f...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Tworetzky W,Marshall AC

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:Adenotonsillectomy (AT) is one of the most common pediatric surgical procedures performed in the United States; more than 530,000 are performed annually in children younger than 15 years of age. AT was traditionally performed for recurrent tonsillitis and its sequelae but in recent times, sleep-disordered breathing/ob...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Ramos SD,Mukerji S,Pine HS

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ingestion of caustic chemical agents, usually accidentally by children, produces a wide range of injuries from minor mouth burns to necrosis of the esophagus and stomach. The type of agent, amount, concentration, and duration of exposure are the determining factors. The treatment for the average burn is fairly wel...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Rothstein FC

更新日期：1986-06-01 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：:This article focuses on recent developments that have defined the autoimmune nature of this entity and its genetic basis, especially the crucial roles of aspartic acid at position 57 of the DQ beta chain and arginine at position 52 of the DQ alpha chain of the HLA complex on chromosome 6 in conferring susceptibility; ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Sperling MA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatricians, as well as other health care professionals, must always consider psychoactive drug use by adolescents as possible causes of general health or emotional problems, such as poor appetite, insomnia, problem behavior, academic underachievement, and loss of energy and motivation. Early diagnosis and intervent...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Morrison MA,Smith QT

更新日期：1987-04-01 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：:Although erythromycin resistance in GABHS has been a major problem in Japan and in Finland, it has not been a problem in the United States. The susceptibility of GABHS to the newer macrolide antibiotics seems to be similar to that of erythromycin. Comprehensive, community-wide programs to continuously monitor for eryt...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Gerber MA

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides an overview of the psychopharmacologic management of irritability, hyperactivity, and repetitive behaviors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. A review of the current literature on medications used to treat these conditions with emphasis on randomized controlled trials is p...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Nazeer A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eating behavior must be viewed as a complex phenomenon involving the coordination of motor, cognitive, social and emotional development, all under the regulation of both central and peripheral factors. Eating provides not only the necessary biologic substrate for human growth and normal physiologic function but is str...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hammer LD

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of extending life with advanced medical procedures such as organ transplantation in childhood has made it possible to focus on patients' well-being in a wider perspective. They still experience a high prevalence of medical and physical disabilities, which definitively have an impact on a child's psycho...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Qvist E,Jalanko H,Holmberg C

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although recent spikes in overdose deaths are largely attributable to heroin and fentanyl, prescription opioids still account for a significant percentage of overdose deaths. Additionally, overdose deaths are not a problem solely for adults; roughly 8% of all overdose deaths occur in persons aged 15 to 24. In addition...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Ford JA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00