Development and Utility of Quality Metrics for Ambulatory Pediatric Cardiology in Kawasaki Disease.

abstract：:IgG subclasses were measured in sera of 47 patients with acute hepatitis A during the course of the disease. IgG1 and IgG3 serum levels were found to be elevated, whereas IgG2 and IgG4 subclass concentrations did not differ from that found in healthy control individuals. These findings indicate that, similar to the sp...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Muller C,Godl I,Leibl H,Eibl MM

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the predictors of attrition from a clinical pediatric obesity treatment program. METHODS:We evaluated 2- through 20-year-old patients first seen at the Duke University Healthy Lifestyles Program between October 2006 and December 2008. We assessed the predictors of early dropout (not returning for a...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Dolinsky DH,Armstrong SC,Østbye T

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a six-year-old boy with newly diagnosed tracheoesophageal fistula of the H-type is presented. This diagnosis is usually made in the neonatal period, but since the symptoms may mimic other respiratory illnesses and radiologic diagnosis may be difficult, the condition may go undiagnosed for years. Since corr...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Frates MC,terMeulen DC,Yee WF

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This manuscript reviews the basic and most common types of congenital hand anomalies seen by the pediatrician. Each disorder is categorized into the standard classification system used, and the main highlights of each condition are detailed with representative illustrations. Other system anomalies associated with cong...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Smith JG,Weiss AP,Weiss YS

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9-year-old boy with an endocardial cushion defect who had skull erosion as well as widening of the diploe is described. This was accompanied by thickening of the tables, "hair-on-end" striations in the skull, and cortical thinning and medullary cavity expansion in the femora. The skull erosion is attributed to venou...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Hegde HR,Tyrrell MJ,Wilson DR,Leung AK

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) survivors demonstrate handicapping sensorineural hearing loss up to 50 times more frequently than normal newborns, yet little is known about the etiology of the hearing loss. Theoretically, accurate identification and triage of a particular infant based on a clinical profile would b...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Eavey RD,Bertero Mdo C,Thornton AR,Herrmann BS,Joseph JM,Gliklich RE,Krishnamoorthy KS,Todres ID

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine how urban parents' perceptions of healthy infant size and growth relate to objective weight-for-length percentiles of their children, parents of 222 (69% minority) 6- to 27-month-old infants were surveyed. In all, 41% of parents said growth charts had never been explained to them, and 31% were not confident...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Sullivan SA,Leite KR,Shaffer ML,Birch LL,Paul IM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency physicians need to clinically differentiate children with and without radiographic evidence of pneumonia. In this prospective cohort study of 510 patients 2 to 59 months of age presenting with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection, 100% were evaluated with chest radiography and 44 (8.6%) had pneumoni...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Mahabee-Gittens EM,Grupp-Phelan J,Brody AS,Donnelly LF,Bracey SE,Duma EM,Mallory ML,Slap GB

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A masked, randomized, parallel growth study was conducted in infants fed an amino acid-based formula (AF) or an extensively hydrolyzed casein-based formula (HF). Infants were enrolled between 0 and 9 days and studied to 112 days of age. Growth, formula intake, stool patterns, and serum albumin concentrations were asse...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Borschel MW,Ziegler EE,Wedig RT,Oliver JS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young children receive a variety of diagnostic radiographs over time. In some cases the exposure to radiation may be unwarranted because the films may yield confusing results, or may also need to be repeated because of poor technical quality. Even when the results are clearly negative, the subsequent treatment may pro...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Fosarelli PD,DeAngelis C

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of our study was to compare caregiver perceptions of fever between ethnicities in a population with a large percentage of Hispanics. METHODS:A 20-item, cross-sectional survey was collected from English- and Spanish-speaking parents of children. Questions addressed level of parental worry, parent...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Rupe A,Ahlers-Schmidt CR,Wittler R

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The etiology of an apparent life-threatening event (ALTE) has been attributed to a wide range of causes. Physicians rely on caregiver narratives, which are often unreliable given the distressing nature of the event, which in turn leads to variation in the evaluation and management. The objective of this study...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Kundra M,Duffy E,Thomas R,Mahajan PV

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case presentation of a newborn infant with intermittent, complete airway obstruction secondary to a pedunculated nasopharyngeal dermoid is presented. The differential diagnosis of obstructing nasopharyngeal lesions of the neonatal period is discussed, and an organized management strategy is proposed. ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Thomsen JR,Clayton J,Baker R,Nowlin J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With an incidence of 1 in 3,000, neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), or von Recklinghausen disease, is one of the most common genetic disorders encountered by primary care physicians. NF1 is a multisystem disease that affects more than one million people worldwide (more than 80,000 in the United States). Although most ped...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Goldberg Y,Dibbern K,Klein J,Riccardi VM,Graham JM Jr

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia absent radius (TAR) syndrome, associated with small, echogenic kidneys and subsequent end-stage renal disease, was seen in a full-term newborn. In this infant, renal insufficiency may have increased the known risk of bleeding that is associated with TAR syndrome. Renal abnormalities and dysfunction ar...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Fivush B,McGrath S,Zinkham W

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 64 infants from one to six months of age was made using the 32-hour parenteral magnesium load test. Most of the infants were studied for neuromuscular hyperirritability or other signs compatible with magnesium deficiency; some with unrelated problems served as controls. Magnesium retention below 40 per cent...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Caddell JL,Byrne PA,Triska RA,McElfresh AE

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-five adolescents (ages 13 to 17), recruited from various metropolitan pediatric outpatient clinics, were administered the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-2, a two-item depression screener, along with two other well-established measures of depression, the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) and the Beck Dep...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Borner I,Braunstein JW,St Victor R,Pollack J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and laboratory findings of Zellweger syndrome (ZS) patients diagnosed at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH & RC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over a period of 10 years are presented in this report. Eleven patients (nine females and two males) from 2 to 4 months old were referred to KFSH & RC ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： al-Essa M,Dhaunsi GS,Rashed M,Ozand PT,Rahbeeni Z

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Participants were parents of 1- to 7-year-old children presenting to a pediatric clinic. The intervention was Play Nicely, 2nd edition, a multimedia educational program that teaches childhood aggression management skills. On average, parents viewed 10 to 15 min in clinic. The average age of the 89 participants was 30 ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Scholer SJ,Mukherjee AB,Gibbs KI,Memon S,Jongeward KL

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Internet, an extensive network of interlinked computers storing immense quantities of information, is growing exponentially. The author was interested in discovering what sources of information exist on this network that might be of importance to the pediatric health care provider. To accomplish this aim, a litera...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Fikar CR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case report of an accidental automobile carbon monoxide poisoning, we identify the following risk factors: freezing temperature, young passenger age, location in the rear of the auto, smaller patient mass, and auto disrepair. The pathogenesis of carbon monoxide poisoning is reviewed. Emergency treatment and su...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Zeller WP,Miele A,Suarez C,Hannigan J,Hurley RM

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 43 youngsters with gonorrhea, 11 were under 10 years of age. These 11 had in common atypical clinical presentation, marital disharmony of the parents, crowded living conditions; some had been abused sexually. Management of gonorrhea in such young children may require a concerted effort by a team of medical, social,...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Low RC,Cho CT,Dudding BA

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and habitual snoring are highly prevalent childhood conditions and have been associated with a large array of negative health outcomes. Although guidelines were published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) a decade ago recommending routine screening of sleep-disordered ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Erichsen D,Godoy C,Gränse F,Axelsson J,Rubin D,Gozal D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefotaxime, a third generation cephalosporin antibiotic, was evaluated in 26 infants and children for the treatment of documented or suspected bacterial infections, including pneumonia (10 cases), soft tissue skin infection (13 cases), and urinary tract infection (3 cases). An average daily dose of 60 mg/kg in 3 to 4 ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Varghese M,Khan AJ,Kumar K,Schaeffer HA,Pierro M,Evans HE

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seven pediatric primary care practices participated in New Mexico's Developmental Screening Initiative in a year-long quality improvement project with the goal of implementing standardized developmental screening tools. METHODS:The initiative utilized a learning collaborative approach and the Model for Impr...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Malik F,Booker JM,Brown S,McClain C,McGrath J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An age-appropriate questionnaire (GASP-Q) was used to assess the frequency and severity of the gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms: abdominal/belly pain, chest pain/heartburn, pain after eating, nausea, burping/belching, vomiting/regurgitation, choking when eating, and difficulty swallowing, in adolescents...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Tsou VM,Baker R,Book L,Hammo AH,Soffer EF,Wang W,Comer GM,326 Study Group.

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred eighty-six isolates of Propionibacterium sp. were recovered from 2,003 specimens studied for the identification of anaerobic bacteria in children during a 15-year period. Three hundred forty-three (89%) of these were Propionibacterium acnes. A total of 50 (13%) Propionibacterium isolates identified from ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Brook I

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An adolescent female with occult cystic medial necrosis died following spontaneous aortic rupture. A large saccular aortic aneurysm that had ruptured into the pericardial space was demonstrated by two-dimensional echocardiography and confirmed at surgery. Echocardiographic screening of the patient's family members rev...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Schaffer MS,Nouri S,Chen SC,Waggoner AD,Pennington DG,Monteleone PL

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The qualitative research presented here is part of a larger project on the significance of medical clowning during invasive examinations in children in the Department of Gastroenterology and the Center for the Sexually Abused in a hospital in Israel. It investigated what makes up the essence of medical clowni...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Ofir S,Tener D,Lev-Wiesel R,On A,Lang-Franco N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common vasculitis occurring in childhood. Clinical presentation involves the classic tetrad of abdominal pain, nonthrombocytopenic purpura, arthritis, and renal involvement. Dermatological manifestations of HSP are characteristic of the condition and consist of palpable purpu...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Maguiness S,Balma-Mena A,Pope E,Weinstein M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00