Abuse of growth hormone among young athletes.

abstract：:The innate immune response system forms an important line of defense by deploying a limited number of receptors specific for conserved microbial components. This deployment generates a rapid inflammatory response, while activating the adaptive immune system. Improvements in our understanding of the innate immune syste...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Kaur BP,Secord E

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The threshold of a new century is an opportune time to review advances in the prevention of HIV infection in children. In the United States, progress in the ability to virtually eliminate perinatal HIV transmission that was unthinkable just a few years ago has been achieved. Clinicians providing care to pregnant women...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Bulterys M,Fowler MG

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermodilution systems for the measurement of cardiac output constitute a reliable and relatively noninvasive method which is ideal for small patients, particularly infants and small children. Thermodilution is an important new advance in the monitoring of critically ill children in that it measures cardiac output dir...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Moodie DS

更新日期：1980-08-01 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：:A palpable mass in the abdomen of a child is a serious finding. In this article the authors present their single-institution experience of how these malignancies present and their distribution by age and diagnosis. The most common abdominal malignancies diagnosed in the pediatric population include neuroblastoma, Wilm...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Golden CB,Feusner JH

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most ocular and orbital tumors of childhood are distinct from tumors that occur in adults. Many are congenital with early presentations. Most pediatric orbital tumors are benign; developmental cysts comprise half of orbital cases, with capillary hemangioma being the second most common orbital tumor. The most common or...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Castillo BV Jr,Kaufman L

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, much progress has been made in understanding the risk factors and timing of perinatal HIV transmission. Even more impressive have been the successful clinical trials with antiretrovirals, such as ZDV, ZDV-3TC, and nevirapine, that demonstrated significant reductions in the risk for infant infecti...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Fowler MG,Simonds RJ,Roongpisuthipong A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) is in its adolescence, it is already having a major impact on patient care, quality, safety, and education. Pediatric hospitalists have been front-and-center in the safety and quality movement, driving change as clinicians, applying evidence-based medicine to standardize prac...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Ramotar MW,Sectish TC

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article outlines a few of the hematologic problems that are particular to developing countries, particularly those of the tropics. Because of globalization and the increasing movement of populations, hematologists in wealthier countries must be aware of the general patterns of hematologic change in the important ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Weatherall DJ,Kwiatkowski D

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, I have attempted to summarize the concept of intestinal permeability to antigens such as ingested food proteins, bacterial breakdown products, endotoxins, and enzymes. The mature gut retains the capacity to absorb macromolecules by a pinocytotic mechanism which is more pronounced during the neonatal p...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Walker WA

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) continue to be the most commonly used form of prescription contraceptives used by adolescents in the United States. With proper use, oral contraceptives provide safe and effective birth control. Broad categories of OCPs include progestin-only pills (POPs) and combined oral contraceptive...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Powell A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article outlines the use of alternative agents to TCAs and SSRIs. Features of the more commonly used alternative antidepressant agents are outlined. In addition, antidepressant agents that are currently either under development or used in other countries are indicated for completeness because it seems likely that...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： McConville BJ,Chaney RO,Browne KL,Friedman L,Cottingham E,Nelson D

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many conditions that produce chronic arthritis in childhood, including JRA. The pitfalls associated with proper diagnosis involve underrecognition, misrecognition, and overrecognition of symptoms and signs. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Brewer EJ Jr

更新日期：1986-10-01 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：:Catheter therapy has gained an important role in the treatment of congenital heart disease. The cumulative experience with vascular and valvular balloon dilations has demonstrated low mortality and morbidity with short-term results similar to surgery. Currently, balloon dilation is an accepted treatment for valvular p...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Radtke W,Lock J

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis and treatment of CMI is undergoing reexamination that includes redefinition of the anatomic Chiari malformation and refinement and redefinition of the clinical syndrome. Children with SMI present with head pain of some kind, a neurologic deficit, or with signs of spinal cord dysfunction from syrinx. Some wil...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Yassari R,Frim D

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doctors need to acquire telehealth consultation skills to thrive in the increasingly pressurized health system of delivering high-quality, high-volume health care with a shrinking health care workforce. Telehealth consultations require the same degree of thoroughness and careful clinical judgment as face-to-face consu...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Lum E,van Galen LS,Car J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Term infants who have sustained brain damage from intrauterine asphyxia can often be classified into one of two distinct clinical and radiologic syndromes. The first consists of damage to the cerebral hemispheres. The second consists of damage predominantly involving the basal ganglia and thalamus. Results of studies ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Pasternak JF

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the importance of iron nutrition during the first year of life, there are surprisingly few true, randomized, controlled studies addressing this issue; however, it seems that iron deficiency is unlikely in full-term, breastfed infants during the first 6 months of life because these infants' body iron stores are s...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Griffin IJ,Abrams SA

更新日期：2001-04-01 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 risk of rheumatic fever in childhood continues to be high in the United States, especially where crowded living conditions promote epidemic spread of streptococcal pharyngitis. Early identification and appropriate penicillin therapy shorten the acute streptococcal illness and greatly reduce the occurrence of seque...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Peebles TC

更新日期：1971-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adoptive process can produce unusual stresses on the child, and biologic and adoptive parents, from prenatal to postnatal life, and through the various phases of physical and pscyhological development. Because of the possibility of these children and their families falling into the "at risk" category with greater ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Schechter MD,Holter FR

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review discusses disorders of altered neutrophil number and function and provide a basic framework for patient evaluation and management. The sections begin with neutropenia, neutrophilia and neutrophil dysfunction with a general screening approach to differentiate common, more benign syndromes from rare, often m...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Kyono W,Coates TD

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：:Functional bladder problems in children are often insidious and are frequently ignored by the child, by parents, and by many caregivers. Consideration of both the urinary and bowel outlets, and more recently, of the corticospinal tracts and brain reveal great complexity in this condition. In this article, the author a...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Bägli DJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:Noncompliance with therapy is widespread in children, with potentially important implications in clinical practice and the research setting. Compliance with therapy is a critical element in the success of therapy, that is, for an efficacious medication to be effective, it must be taken. Demonstration of patterns of dr...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Matsui DM

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：:This article describes the process of clinical assessment that may lead to differential treatment of psychiatric-related learning difficulties. The authors review differences in information processing among individuals with attention, affective, and primary thought disorders. ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Hunt RD,Cohen DJ

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes important aspects of health-care quality, quality improvement (QI), patient safety (PS), and approaches to research on QI/PS efforts. Common terminology to facilitate an understanding of QI and PS research is reviewed. Models for understanding system and process performance are discussed. Introd...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Niedner MF

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00