Diagnostic performance of BMI percentiles to identify adolescents with metabolic syndrome.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Many newborn screening (NBS) programs now perform repeat or serial NBS to detect congenital hypothyroidism. There is wide variation in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) cutoffs used by NBS programs. Data on TSH reference ranges in preterm infants at increasing postnatal age are limited. Our st...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kaluarachchi DC,Allen DB,Eickhoff JC,Dawe SJ,Baker MW

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-week-old girl with congenital melanoma of the skin is reported and the literature is reviewed. We believe this to be the first case of congenital melanoma in a black infant who had no underlying giant melanocytic nevus. Because of the significant relationship between the early treatment and prognosis of malignant ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Prose NS,Laude TA,Heilman ER,Coren C

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine the risk for separation (ending cohabitation) of the parents of a child with a diagnosis of cancer. METHODS:In a nationwide cohort, we compared the risk for ending cohabitation of the parents of 2450 children (aged 0-20 years) given a diagnosis of cancer with the ri...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Grant S,Carlsen K,Bidstrup PE,Bastian GS,Lund LW,Dalton SO,Johansen C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coexistence in two sisters, born to related parents, of a corticoresistant nephrotic syndrome, lymphopenia, an immune deficit, short stature, and photophobia is described. The immune deficit is mainly cellular; studies of lymphocyte markers demonstrate a pronounced deficiency of T lymphocytes and Fc-mu receptor-be...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tabin R,Guignard JP,Gautier E,Dubrit M,Jeannet M,Golaz J,Moretta L

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the influence of fetal and maternal characteristics on the survival of children born with Down syndrome. METHODS:We used prospectively collected population-based data on Down syndrome extracted from the UK Northern Congenital Abnormality Survey (NorCAS), January 1, 1985-December 31, 2003, matched ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rankin J,Tennant PW,Bythell M,Pearce MS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We describe patient characteristics and postoperative morbidity and mortality rates for patients with Down syndrome undergoing congenital heart disease surgery. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study used the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database to compare patient characteristics a...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fudge JC Jr,Li S,Jaggers J,O'Brien SM,Peterson ED,Jacobs JP,Welke KF,Jacobs ML,Li JS,Pasquali SK

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family is described in which the father and three (and probably all four) of his children had a decreased capacity for the oxidation of medium-chain fatty acids. One of the children suddenly died at the age of 16 months following an episode of a rapidly deteriorating Reye syndrome-like illness with hypoketotic hypog...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Duran M,Hofkamp M,Rhead WJ,Saudubray JM,Wadman SK

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, physicians have received little formal education related to alcohol or other drug abuse and dependence. A survey of all pediatric programs in the United States was conducted to assess the current status of alcohol/drug education in pediatrics. At the medical student and residency training levels, only 44...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Adger H Jr,McDonald EM,DeAngelis C

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the magnitude of bacteremia due to Neisseria meningitidis and the clinical diagnosis was determined for 43 children who had fever in the presence or absence of focal signs of infection. Bacteremia was quantitated by the previously described procedure using heparinized blood (0.2 to 1.0 mL). Ad...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sullivan TD,LaScolea LJ Jr

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol use continues to be problematic for youth and young adults in the United States. Understanding of neurobiology and neuroplasticity continues to highlight the potential adverse impact of underage drinking on the developing brain. This policy statement provides the position of the American Academy of Pediatrics ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Quigley J,COMMITTEE ON SUBSTANCE USE AND PREVENTION.

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noncigarette tobacco products are increasingly popular among youth, especially cigarette smokers. Understanding multiple tobacco product use is necessary to assess the effects of tobacco products on population health. This study examines multiple tobacco product use and associated risk factors among US youth...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lee YO,Hebert CJ,Nonnemaker JM,Kim AE

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent population-based study in the Canadian province of British Columbia showed that, since the mid-1960s, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity-induced blindness in infants weighing 750 to 999 g at birth. To determine the impact of changing birth weight-specific surv...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Gibson DL,Sheps SB,Uh SH,Schechter MT,McCormick AQ

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Children with chronic abdominal pain of nonorganic origin, termed functional abdominal pain (FAP), experience school absences and social withdrawal and report impaired physical ability. The aim of this study was to assess patients' and parents' perceptions of health-related quality of life (QoL) for children ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Youssef NN,Murphy TG,Langseder AL,Rosh JR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:More rapid infant weight gain may be associated with better neurodevelopment but also with higher blood pressure (BP). The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which infant weight gain is associated with systolic BP (SBP) and IQ at school age in former preterm, low birth weight infants. ME...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Belfort MB,Martin CR,Smith VC,Gillman MW,McCormick MC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Adverse drug events (ADEs) occur more frequently in pediatric patients than adults. ADEs frequently cause serious harm to children and increase the cost of care. The purpose of this study was to decrease ADEs by targeting the entire medication-delivery system for all high-risk medications. METHODS:Thirteen ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tham E,Calmes HM,Poppy A,Eliades AB,Schlafly SM,Namtu KC,Smith DM,Vitaska MC,McConnell C,Potts AL,Jastrzembski J,Logsdon TR,Hall M,Takata GS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether infants who are fed initially and advanced at 30 mL/kg per day (intervention) take fewer days to get to full feedings than those who are fed initially and advanced at 20 mL/kg per day (control), without increasing their incidence of feeding complications and necrotizing enterocolitis (NE...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Caple J,Armentrout D,Huseby V,Halbardier B,Garcia J,Sparks JW,Moya FR

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transthoracic direct current shock is the recommended treatment for ventricular fibrillation in children as in adults. To determine the appropriate energy dose, data were collected from 71 defibrillation attempts in 27 children. Sixty-three of the 71 shocks (89%) were successful in terminating fibrillation. Fifty-seve...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Gutgesell HP,Tacker WA,Geddes LA,Davis S,Lie JT,McNamara DG

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is a metabolic disorder with a poorly defined long-term neurocognitive phenotype. We studied the neuropsychological outcomes of patients and examined clinical covariates that influenced cognition. METHODS:A diverse cohort with mut, cblA, or cblB subtypes of isolated MMA (N = 43),...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： O'Shea CJ,Sloan JL,Wiggs EA,Pao M,Gropman A,Baker EH,Manoli I,Venditti CP,Snow J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 720-g premature newborn developed disseminated candidiasis during treatment with systemic antibiotics and total parenteral nutrition through an umbilical arterial catheter. Clinical features were typical for candidal skeletal infection at this age and included warmth and fusiform swelling of the lower extremities to...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ward RM,Sattler FR,Dalton AS Jr

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine gender differences in pediatric patients with Crohn disease. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 989 consecutive pediatric patients (566 boys, 423 girls) who had Crohn disease (aged 0 to 17 years at diagnosis) by using the Pediatric IBD Consortium...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Gupta N,Bostrom AG,Kirschner BS,Ferry GD,Winter HS,Baldassano RN,Gold BD,Abramson O,Smith T,Cohen SA,Heyman MB

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hurler and Scheie syndromes, two of the six clinically distinct mucopolysaccharidoses, are deficient in the same lysosomal enzyme, alpha-L-iduronidase. A third group of iduronidase-deficient patients can now be identified during the pediatric years using clinical and radiographic criteria. Based on inferential evidenc...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stevenson RE,Howell RR,McKusick VA,Suskind R,Hanson JW,Elliott DE,Neufeld EF

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:"Ampicillin rash," a phenomenon unique to patients with Epstein-Barr virus acute infectious mononucleosis (AIM) treated with ampicillin, was first reported in the 1960s. The incidence was estimated as being between 80% and 100%, and the figures have not been reviewed since those first accounts. We sought to ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Chovel-Sella A,Ben Tov A,Lahav E,Mor O,Rudich H,Paret G,Reif S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Media Detective is a 10-lesson elementary school substance use prevention program developed on the basis of the message interpretation processing model designed to increase children's critical thinking skills about media messages and reduce intent to use tobacco and alcohol products. The purpose of this stud...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kupersmidt JB,Scull TM,Austin EW

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a simple, relatively inexpensive method using the fluid bed to provide high-intensity double-surface (HIDS) phototherapy and to confirm that the method described is more effective than conventional phototherapy (CPT) in the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. DESIGN:Prospective controlled s...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Garg AK,Prasad RS,Hifzi IA

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may have long-term consequences on at-risk behaviors that lead to an increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during adulthood. Therefore, we examined the relationship between ACEs and subsequent STDs for both men and women. METHODS:A total of 9323 (4263 men...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hillis SD,Anda RF,Felitti VJ,Nordenberg D,Marchbanks PA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cranial asymmetry may be present at birth or may develop during the first few months of life. Over the past several years, pediatricians have seen an increase in the number of children with cranial asymmetry, particularly unilateral flattening of the occiput. This increase likely is attributable to parents following t...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Persing J,James H,Swanson J,Kattwinkel J,American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, Section on Plastic Surgery and Section on Neurological Surgery.

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cysteinyl leukotrienes are implicated in the inflammation of bronchiolitis. Recently, a specific cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist, montelukast (Singulair [MSD, Haarlem, Netherlands]), has been approved for infants in granule sachets. OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to evaluate the effect of montelukast on c...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Amirav I,Luder AS,Kruger N,Borovitch Y,Babai I,Miron D,Zuker M,Tal G,Mandelberg A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines recommend daily controller therapy for mild persistent asthma. Montelukast has demonstrated consistent benefit in controlling symptoms of asthma and may be an alternative, orally administered, nonsteroidal agent for treating mild asthma. METHODS:The Montelukast Study of Asthma in Children (MOSAIC...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Garcia Garcia ML,Wahn U,Gilles L,Swern A,Tozzi CA,Polos P

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) is a rare, autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder in which the diagnosis is obvious when ataxia and telangiectasia are both present. However, the diagnosis can be made upon the onset of ataxia and before the appearance of telangiectasia if confirmed by laboratory tests. Ear...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Cabana MD,Crawford TO,Winkelstein JA,Christensen JR,Lederman HM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report on the development of the Questionnaire for Identifying Children with Chronic Conditions (QuICCC). This new instrument identifies children and adolescents who have chronic health conditions based on the noncategorical conceptual framework outlined in our earlier work. It uses the consequences of con...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stein RE,Westbrook LE,Bauman LJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00