Are we allowed to discontinue medical treatment in this child?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection causes respiratory illness, including bronchiolitis and pneumonia. However, national HMPV seasonality, as it compares with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza seasonality patterns, has not been well described. METHODS:Hospital and clinical laboratories repo...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Haynes AK,Fowlkes AL,Schneider E,Mutuc JD,Armstrong GL,Gerber SI

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival of motor neuron 1-------negative spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is heterogeneous and remains a diagnostic challenge. The clinical spectrum continues to expand and ∼33 genes have been identified to date. The present report describes a 9-year-old girl with novel clinical phenotype of a patient with polyarticular...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Teoh HL,Solyom A,Schuchman EH,Mowat D,Roscioli T,Farrar M,Sampaio H

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to characterize significant neonatal apnea and evaluate the nursing diagnosis of apnea, apnea type and frequency were determined in 27 infants by continuous computer recording of heart rate, respiratory impedance, end-tidal CO2, and either or both transcutaneous oxygen and pulse oximetry. Of the 1,266 rec...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Muttitt SC,Finer NN,Tierney AJ,Rossmann J

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the relationship between adolescent and parent reports of adolescent health-related quality of life (HRQL) and between adolescent pulmonary function (forced expiratory volume in 1 second as percent of predicted) and reporter perceptions of adolescent health. METHODS:Twenty-four adolescents with cysti...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Powers PM,Gerstle R,Lapey A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Previous research suggests that physicians may be less likely to diagnose otitis media (OM) and to prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics for black versus nonblack children. Our objective was to determine whether race is associated with differences in OM diagnosis and antibiotic prescribing natio...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fleming-Dutra KE,Shapiro DJ,Hicks LA,Gerber JS,Hersh AL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to describe the incidence, prevalence, risk factors, and prognosis of fatigue, chronic fatigue, and chronic fatigue syndrome in 11- to 15-year-olds. METHODS:A random general population sample (n = 842) of British adolescents and their parents were assessed at baseline and 4 to...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rimes KA,Goodman R,Hotopf M,Wessely S,Meltzer H,Chalder T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Communication between hospital providers and primary care physicians at the time of hospital discharge is necessary for optimal patient care and safety. Content of the inpatient discharge summary (DS) is not uniformly addressed by residency programs. OBJECTIVE:To improve DSs quality through a brief educatio...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Key-Solle M,Paulk E,Bradford K,Skinner AC,Lewis MC,Shomaker K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lack of a consolidated immunization record may lead to problems with determining individual immunization needs at office visits as well as measuring vaccination coverage levels of a clinician's practice or a community's population. OBJECTIVES:For children with multiple immunization providers, evaluate the d...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stokley S,Rodewald LE,Maes EF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine individual changes in energy expenditure and physical activity during prepubertal growth in boys and girls. METHODS:Total energy expenditure (TEE), resting energy expenditure, physical activity-related energy expenditure, reported physical activity, and fat and fat-free mass were measured three ti...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Goran MI,Gower BA,Nagy TR,Johnson RK

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1977, 7% of the 38,855 infants born in Utah were estimated to have required a total of 27,439 special-care hospital days. About half (53%) were mildly ill; their average length of stay was 4.6 days, or 24% of the total hospital-days. Another 20% of the infants had intermediate illness, with a 12-day average stay, o...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Jung AL,Streeter NS

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the pervasive use of screen-based media and the high prevalence of insufficient sleep among American youth and teenagers, this brief report summarizes the literature on electronic media and sleep and provides research recommendations. Recent systematic reviews of the literature reveal that the vast majority of s...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： LeBourgeois MK,Hale L,Chang AM,Akacem LD,Montgomery-Downs HE,Buxton OM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency and severity of 17 side effects presumably associated with stimulant medication were assessed during a rigorous, triple-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover evaluation of methylphenidate, 0.3 and 0.5 mg/kg twice a day, in 83 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Side effects were rated ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Barkley RA,McMurray MB,Edelbrock CS,Robbins K

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infants with chronic lung disease (CLD) have an arrest of primary and secondary septation. We hypothesized that this may be related to damage or abnormal development of lung collagen secondary to positive pressure ventilation. Our aims were to identify the sites and quantity of collagen in control infants 22 ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Thibeault DW,Mabry SM,Ekekezie II,Zhang X,Truog WE

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic adaptation to fasting in infants with hyperinsulinism was examined to see whether a characteristic abnormality could be found that would aid in the diagnosis of this disorder. Seven infants under 1 year of age with hyperinsulinism were studied; 7 control infants of similar age and 12 children with ketoti...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stanley CA,Baker L

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From July 1986 to July 1988, 146 children less than 5 years of age were referred by their physicians to our university sleep clinic for continual waking and crying during sleep hours. For 85 children (58.2%), the sleeplessness was attributed to inappropriate sleep habits. For 17 children (11.6%), no explanation was fo...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kahn A,Mozin MJ,Rebuffat E,Sottiaux M,Muller MF

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study reports the pain sensitivity of children with headache and their family members, as well as the prevalence of recurring aches, psychosocial life, and family environment of children with headache at preschool age. DESIGN:A representative population-based sample of 1443 families expecting their firs...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Aromaa M,Sillanpää M,Rautava P,Helenius H

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sports specialization is becoming the norm in youth sports for a variety of reasons. When sports specialization occurs too early, detrimental effects may occur, both physically and psychologically. If the timing is correct and sports specialization is performed under the correct conditions, the athlete may be successf...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Brenner JS,COUNCIL ON SPORTS MEDICINE AND FITNESS.

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Propranolol hydrochloride is a safe and effective medication for treating infantile hemangiomas (IHs), with decreases in IH volume, color, and elevation. METHODS:Forty children between the ages of 9 weeks and 5 years with facial IHs or IHs in sites with the potential for disfigurement were randomly assigned ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hogeling M,Adams S,Wargon O

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the cumulative proportion of youth who self-report having been arrested or taken into custody for illegal or delinquent offenses (excluding arrests for minor traffic violations) from ages 8 to 23 years. METHODS:Self-reported arrest history data (excluding arrests for minor traffic violations) fro...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Brame R,Turner MG,Paternoster R,Bushway SD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The first rotavirus vaccine that was licensed in the United States, RotaShield, could have prevented the enormous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in American children but left instead the unfortunate legacy that live oral rotavirus vaccines may be associated with a serious but rare adverse event: intussusception...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tai JH,Curns AT,Parashar UD,Bresee JS,Glass RI

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with trisomy 13 and trisomy 18 (T13-18) have low survival rates and survivors have significant disabilities. For these reasons, interventions are generally not recommended by providers. After a diagnosis, parents may turn to support groups for additional information. METHODS:We surveyed parents of ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Janvier A,Farlow B,Wilfond BS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigations in which statistically significant differences between treatment groups have not been observed are less likely than others to be reported in scientific journals. In clinical research, this selective suppression of "negative" results may lead to the adoption of ineffective or hazardous treatments. In an ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hetherington J,Dickersin K,Chalmers I,Meinert CL

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between selected child health outcomes and programmatic interventions using home visitors are analyzed. The following features of seven programs are systematically reported: program characteristics; description of the home visitors; program objectives, sample size, and research design; outcome measur...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Chapman J,Siegel E,Cross A

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technology will make it possible to screen for fragile X syndrome and other conditions that do not meet current guidelines for routine newborn screening. This possibility evokes at least 8 broad ethical, legal, and social concerns: (1) early identification of fragile X syndrome, an "untreatable" condition, could lead ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bailey DB Jr,Skinner D,Davis AM,Whitmarsh I,Powell C

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether adjunctive therapy with recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) could reverse sepsis-associated neonatal neutropenia and improve neonatal survival compared with conventional therapy in a phase I/II-type trial. STUDY DESIGN:An intravenous infusion of rhG-CSF (10...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kocherlakota P,La Gamma EF

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a potentially serious emerging infectious disease. The incidences of CDI in childhood and CDI cases complicated by relapses have increased by 50% or more in North America during the past 2 decades. We report here the case of a 2-year-old child with relapsing CDI caused by the e...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Russell G,Kaplan J,Ferraro M,Michelow IC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the outcome at 2-year corrected age of infants who participated in a double-blind controlled trial of early (<12 hours) dexamethasone therapy for the prevention of chronic lung disease (CLD). METHODS AND MATERIALS:A total of 133 children (70 in the control group, 63 in the dexamethasone-treated gro...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Yeh TF,Lin YJ,Huang CC,Chen YJ,Lin CH,Lin HC,Hsieh WS,Lien YJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human breast milk samples were collected from lactating mothers, and aliquots were maintained at room temperature, frozen, and pasteurized. Samples were inoculated with 10 to 50 colony-forming units per milliliter (cfu/ml) of Escherichia coli or group B streptococcus, and incubated at 37 C. Quantitative growth was mea...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hernandez J,Lemons P,Lemons J,Todd J

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of morbidity and death in the United States. Because 80% to 90% of adult smokers began during adolescence, and two thirds became regular, daily smokers before they reached 19 years of age, tobacco use may be viewed as a pediatric disease. Every year in the United States, ap...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sims TH,Committee on Substance Abuse.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Critical congenital heart disease has been proposed as a target of newborn screening. This study aimed to define the incidence and timing of significant physiologic compromise attributable to critical congenital heart disease as well as the distribution of vulnerable lesions. These descriptive parameters must...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Schultz AH,Localio AR,Clark BJ,Ravishankar C,Videon N,Kimmel SE

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00