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abstract：:The diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux requires careful consideration of the patient's clinical history and initial evaluation of presenting symptoms. In cases where overt vomiting in noted, the initial evaluation should include a barium esophagram and upper gastrointestinal series. The diagnosis of gastroesophageal...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Berquist WE

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the pediatrician in today's health care environment is one of constant evolution, as specialty care becomes more difficult to access for a growing number of young patients and their families. The primary care doctor will now have to offer more reassurance and follow-up that was once thought to be solely th...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Merens TA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many viral infections exhibit cutaneous lesions. Recognition of the exanthems associated with these infections and the broader clinical scenarios in which they occur can lead to more rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment for affected patients. ...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Dyer JA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What have we learned from febrile seizures? We have learned that there is a natural history to different seizure types, what some have taken to calling "seizure syndromes." We have learned that understanding these "natural histories" may be helpful in making decisions about treatment. We have learned that seizures the...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Freeman JM

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upper-extremity fractures account for more than half of childhood bony injuries. The frequency of injury increases with increasing mobility. The most common mechanism is a fall on an outstretched hand while playing. Optimal management requires knowledge of the normal anatomy and variants unique to pediatric bones. The...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Arora R,Fichadia U,Hartwig E,Kannikeswaran N

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pediatric acute scrotum can be a diagnostic dilemma. The history, physical examination, and appropriate tests are important. The correct diagnosis will be arrived at if the systematic approach is remembered (Figure 14). In cases where testicular torsion cannot be ruled out (such as an epididymitis or torsion of th...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Hermann D

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CLOCC may be useful as a model for local, cooperative, overweight-prevention efforts that involve researchers, clinicians, and public health advocates in complementary and shared work. It employs an ecological approach and is guided by an understanding of critical periods in the development of overweight in childhood....

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Longjohn MM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following toxic ingestions, attention must first focus on the stabilization of the patient with concurrent attention to the prevention of absorption and the enhancement of excretion of the toxic substance ingested. A careful history and physical examination supported by laboratory data should assist in defining ingest...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Barkin RM

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NJIPSP was successful in encouraging a group of small urban practices to adopt the use of immunization registry and to transform immunization delivery from a mechanistic well-child service to a visible, monitored process of care. The project represents a unique combination of technology, public-private collaborati...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Kairys SW,Gubernick RS,Millican A,Adams WG

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eczema is one of the most common skin conditions of childhood. Patients with eczema suffer in a chronic cycle of itch, scratch, and inflammation. For children with severe eczema, constant itching and scratching can have many consequences including skin infections, behavioral issues, and sleep problems. Parents often f...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Santiago S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gender variance is an umbrella term used to describe gender identity, expression, or behavior that falls outside of culturally defined norms associated with a specific gender. In recent years, growing media coverage has heightened public awareness about gender variance in childhood and adolescence, and an increasing n...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Simons LK,Leibowitz SF,Hidalgo MA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of pediatric nephrolithiasis is on the rise. The composition of kidney stones in children is different than in adults, as most stones in children have a composition of calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate mixed with a small amount of uric acid. The symptoms of pediatric nephrolithiasis are nonspecific. ...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Miah T,Kamat D

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE) is a common pediatric problem that presents to ambulatory and emergency settings. Infants presenting with a BRUE can be separated into low- and high-risk groups per recent guidelines. Most low-risk infants who present with a BRUE can be discharged home with anticipatory guidance...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Triemstra J,Reno K,Chohlas-Wood R,Nash C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The approach to the diagnosis of established hypertension in childhood can be systematized and focused. The investigation of affected children evolves in an orderly fashion based on data collected from a thorough history and physical examination. Laboratory tests, in the majority of children, can then be selected on t...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Lieberman E

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal intestinal obstruction is caused by an anatomical abnormality that produces bowel movement failure. Intestinal obstruction presents with three classic clinical signs: vomiting, abdominal distention, and failure to pass meconium. Intestinal obstruction is one of the most common causes for admitting a pediatric...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Vargas MG,Miguel-Sardaneta ML,Rosas-Téllez M,Pereira-Reyes D,Justo-Janeiro JM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of pediatric pain management continues to evolve, with ongoing changes in our appreciation of the impact of pain on our fragile patients, a better understanding of how to assess pain, and refinements of the medications and techniques used to provide analgesia to patients with acute pain of various etiologies...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Tobias JD

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH has many approved uses in pediatric patients including GH deficiency, CRF, Turner syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, SGA, and ISS. The child should have an appropriate evaluation for poor growth and endocrine consultation as dictated by clinical and investigative findings. Treatment of the child with GH deficiency is...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Farber RS,Kerrigan JR

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 18% of all children in the United States have complex medical diseases, require technologic support, and/or have developmental or intellectual disability. These children require routine or maintenance care through the medical-home model. However, due to a lack of physicians, time, and financial constraints it is...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Traisman ES

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis includes bacteremia, fulminant sepsis (meningococcemia), meningitis, and pneumonia. The incidence of meningococcal infection has long been higher in infancy than adolescents or adults older than 65 years (a third group with an increased risk based on age). Five ...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Woods CR

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Managing pediatric patients with atypical rashes and seemingly simple diagnostic illnesses will continue to challenge pediatricians. Considering the presence of an alternative diagnosis or more than one concomitant diagnosis or pathogen in the evaluation, although we try to avoid it, may often lead to better outcomes....

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Block SL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCOS is a complex syndrome that includes clinical and biochemical evidence of hyperandrogenism and hyperinsulinism. Adolescents with PCOS are affected by the diagnosis with both short-term and long-term consequences. Adolescents with PCOS report lower self-esteem and quality of life, based on standard assessments, whe...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Fleischman A,Mansfield J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a rare, benign, and self-limited disease that causes lymphadenopathy and has a characteristic histological appearance. The etiology of this disease is unknown, but a possible infectious trigger has been hypothesized. In the adult population t...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Batton E,Alali M,Hageman JR,Parilla M,Yu KOA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenarche is when a child's adrenal cortex starts to secrete adrenal androgen precursors. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is the most abundant product of the adrenal cortex, and is a weak androgen agonist thought to be responsible for the clinical signs of pubarche by conversion to more potent androgens, testosterone, ...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Novello L,Speiser PW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Snoring and other signs of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) represent a common management challenge for the pediatrician, pulmonologist, anesthesiologist, and otolaryngologist. In 2011, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery published a clinical practice guideline for the treatment of patients wi...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Walz PC,Schroeder JW Jr

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children begin ballet lessons as young as age 2 years. The graceful movements of classical ballet require a combination of artistry, flexibility, and strength to perform. During the training and development of a young ballerina, the transition to dancing en pointe ("on the toes") represents a significant milestone and...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Lai JC,Kruse DW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain rashes and cutaneous lesions in a newborn can be clues to more concerning diseases and conditions if recognized and evaluated promptly. Langerhans cell histiocytosis, cutaneous forms of cancer (such as leukemia cutis, neuroblastoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma), developmental abnormalities such as neural tube or spin...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Manning JR,Lee DH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The corporations that purchase private health benefits and the public payers, Medicare and Medicaid, are insisting increasingly that managed care plans be publicly accountable for the quality of care and service delivered. NCQA has responded to that demand with programs that assess both the organization and operation ...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Sennett C

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of the pediatric patient-centered medical home (PCMH) as a theory has been evolving since it was initially conceived more than 40 years ago. When the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) Council on Pediatric Practice first wrote about this model, "medical home" was defined solely as the central location o...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Slaper MR,Conkol K

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Safe to Sleep campaign started in 1994, reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by 40% to 60%. However, an undesirable consequence has been a 400% to 600% increase in positional head deformities. We review the risks for positional plagiocephaly or brachycephaly, treatment modalities, and when to r...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Marshall JM,Shahzad F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical child abuse (MCA) continues to remain a challenging form of abuse to recognize, diagnose, and manage. The perpetrators of MCA have some common features that may heighten the suspicion that a child is the victim of MCA. Once suspected, the development of a multidisciplinary care plan that incorporates all subsp...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Hoffman A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00