Sexuality issues and gynecologic care of adolescents with developmental disabilities.

abstract：:Parents, teachers, health care providers, and other caring adults worry about the harmful influence of media messages and images on children and teens and wonder how to recognize and encourage positive and healthy use of media. For decades, experts have commented on the power of media. Media depictions can lead to neg...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hogan MJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preventing relapse into substance use means first helping the teenager to develop a state of recovery. This involves completing a First Step of a 12-Step program, whereby the teenager accepts that drugs and alcohol have been destructive in his or her life and that moderate use is impossible. Thus, abstinence is necess...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Jaffe SL

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overdose of a tricyclic antidepressant is a serious and all-too-frequent occurrence. The diagnosis must be considered in known or suspected overdoses, and signs such as a dry axilla, tachycardia, and wide QRS must be specifically sought. Management depends upon support of vital functions and a thorough understanding o...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Braden NJ,Jackson JE,Walson PD

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Youth-onset type 2 diabetes is a serious public health problem for Indigenous people throughout the world. This article reviews the epidemiology, disease burden, treatment, and challenges in achieving successful clinical management of this disorder in Indigenous youth. Screening criteria and the complications and como...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Sellers EA,Moore K,Dean HJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is varied and remains controversial, which is likely because children with VUR have different risks for urinary tract infection or renal injury. Consequently, the treatment of VUR needs to be individualized based on the patient's characteristics. In this article, the autho...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Fonseca FF,Tanno FY,Nguyen HT

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ingestion of potentially poisonous agents is a common reason for children to present to an emergency department. The clinician must decide whether gastrointestinal decontamination is indicated for these patients. The controversy over the type of gastrointestinal decontamination is resolving and recent recommendations ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Tenenbein M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article addresses the current and desired future state of interprofessional practice in pediatric hospital medicine. It focuses on identifying optimal team composition and work patterns, describing the value of parent involvement on both the patient's care team and on operational teams, describing the need for in...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Baird J,Ashland M,Rosenbluth G

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the recent mandate for early intervention services, the pediatrician is more involved than ever in the identification and evaluation of children with developmental disabilities. Developmental surveillance at routine visits and listening to parental concerns are crucial in the early diagnosis of developmental dela...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Levy SE,Hyman SL

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most children with cancer are immunocompromised during therapy and for a variable period after completion of therapy. They are at an increased risk of infections, including vaccine-preventable infections. There is a reduction in immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases after completion of standard-dose chemotherapy an...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Patel SR,Chisholm JC,Heath PT

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding of the types and frequency of errors among children in the outpatient setting is paramount. The most commonly described errors involve medical treatment, communication failures, patient identification, laboratory, and diagnostic errors. Research suggests that adverse events and near misses are frequent o...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Neuspiel DR,Stubbs EH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite incomplete understanding of the etiology of Hodgkin's disease and its malignant cell of origin, the majority of children and adolescents diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease will be longterm survivors. Staging and treatment for pediatric Hodgkin's disease has evolved over the past 30 years in attempts to reduce la...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hudson MM,Donaldson SS

更新日期：1997-08-01 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：: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：:Acne is the most common skin disorder affecting adolescents. Although no cure exists for acne, most patients benefit from currently available medications, and most can be managed effectively by their primary care providers. By offering this care, pediatricians can reduce the emotional burden of acne and help to preven...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Krowchuk DP

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskeletal pain is one of the most common presenting symptoms at the pediatrician's office. Etiology ranges from benign conditions to serious ones requiring prompt attention. This article addresses entities that present as musculoskeletal pain but are not associated with arthritis. The most common nonarthritic co...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Weiser P

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feeding problems in infants and young children are common. In healthy children who are developing and growing normally, feeding problems are usually not serious and can be managed conservatively by reassuring the family and providing them with anticipatory guidance and follow-up. A majority of serious childhood feedin...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Borowitz KC,Borowitz SM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Headache is a common chronic and recurrent symptom in children and adolescents. The author discusses the prevalence of headache, its differential diagnosis, interpretation of symptoms, methods of assessment, and pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment approaches. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Gascon GG

更新日期：1984-10-01 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 technology surrounding the treatment of acute renal failure has been traditionally left in the realm of dialysis. The use of peritoneal dialysis for the neonate or small infant and the often difficult use of hemodialysis in larger children and adolescents have been the mainstay of support. Not infrequently, howeve...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Paganini EP

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we reviewed some of the important concepts and techniques of molecular biology applied to the study of lymphoid malignancies. Molecular biology is a tool for addressing certain basic research and clinical questions. It is also a key to the development of a new perspective in biology and medicine. For t...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Kirsch IR

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoblastoma is the most common neoplasm of the eye in childhood, and represents 3% of all childhood malignancies. Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the very young; two-thirds are diagnosed before 2 years of age and 95% before 5 years. Retinoblastoma presents in 2 distinct clinical forms: (1) a bilateral or multifocal, ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Rodriguez-Galindo C,Orbach DB,VanderVeen D

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) occurs more often in early childhood than at almost any other age. Many microorganisms are associated with pneumonia, but individual pathogens are difficult to identify, which poses problems in antibiotic management. This article reviews the common as well as new, emerging pathogens,...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Iroh Tam PY

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitiligo is a disease of pigment loss. Most investigators currently consider vitiligo to be a disorder that occurs as a result of autoimmune destruction of melanocytes, supported by identification of antimelanocyte antibodies in many patients, and the presence of comorbid autoimmune disease in patients with and family...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Silverberg NB

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyspnea is a complex psychophysiologic sensation that requires intact afferent and efferent pathways for the full perception of the neuromechanical dissociation between the respiratory effort attempted and the work actually accomplished. The sensation is triggered or accentuated by a variety of receptors located in th...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Weinberger M,Abu-Hasan M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric knee disorders are various and range from trauma and sports injuries to chronic overuse injuries. Because pediatric patients are different from adults, management of pediatric injuries and general knee disorders is also often different. Primary treatment regimen goals focus on a return to the previous level ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Woernle M,Fechisin JP

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in genetics, including mapping the human genome, improved therapy for genetic disorders, recognition of the role of genetic factors in common diseases of adulthood, and new screening tests for carrier detection and presymptomatic diagnosis create an increased demand for and awareness of clinical genetic servi...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Bernhardt BA,Pyeritz RE

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author discusses the epidemiology of injuries from motor vehicles, the leading killer of children. Type and mechanism of trauma, restrain use, children's relative risk, and issues for advocacy are presented in this article on the occupants of motor vehicles. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Robertson LS

更新日期：1985-02-01 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：:The accurate diagnosis and timely, appropriate treatment of soft-tissue and bony maxillofacial injuries in children are of critical importance due to the potential adverse impact of maxillofacial trauma on subsequent facial growth and development. Guidelines are provided to assist the pediatrician in the evaluation an...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hunter JG

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic musculoskeletal pain is becoming increasingly common in young athletes. When these athletes do not respond well to standard treatments, for example physical theraphy and anti-inflammatories, other diagnoses must be considered, such as reflex sympathetic dystrophy, fibromyalgia, and/or overtraining syndrome. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Small E

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00