Addressing ethical issues in everyday practice.

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：:Pediatricians have significant roles in preventive health care, and understanding how various exposures during childhood can have long-lasting effects on cancer risk is critical in promoting future health. With the exception of rare genetic syndromes conferring increased cancer susceptibility, most cancers are conside...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Chang VY,Davidson TB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescents are developmentally sensitive to pathways that influence alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. In the absence of guidance, their routine engagement with social media may add a further layer of risk. There are several potential mechanisms for social media use to influence AOD risk, including exposure to peer po...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Salimian PK,Chunara R,Weitzman ER

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monogenic diabetes affects approximately 120,000 people in the United States but continues to be misdiagnosed. Within the pediatric population, 1% to 3% of diabetes is monogenic, and early diagnosis and genetically targeted management of congenital diabetes and maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) can have a tr...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Harris A,Naylor RN

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Child healthcare sits between two worlds: in the past, with a focus on the prevention and treatment of infectious and chronic disease and the current more expansive view of child health and our role in child health promotion. As a result, disagreements concerning the evidence basis for our work have also arisen. Clini...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Sege RD,De Vos E

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:Sleep disorders are one of the most frequent comorbidities in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Heterogeneous sleep problems in children with ASD have been reported, and insomnia has a prevalence in children with ASD ranging from 60% to 86%. Poor sleep can cause harmful effects on cognitive functions, fost...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Posar A,Visconti P

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of infant morbidity, and hospitalization rates are rising. The effect of this disease is not limited to the acute illness episode. Approximately 40% to 50% of children diagnosed with bronchiolitis suffer from subsequent wheezing and airway reactivity or asthma. Attempts to address th...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Karr C

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets are an essential component of the hemostatic pathway; therefore, it is important to identify and diagnose patients with low platelet counts. This can be challenging, however, because thrombocytopenia can be relatively common and the differential diagnosis can be broad. Furthermore, because platelets can be a...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Kumar P

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Child neglect is by far the most prevalent form of child maltreatment. There is a need to try to prevent this problem, and pediatric primary care offers an excellent opportunity. This article describes one such approach, the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model. SEEK enables practitioners to identify and help a...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Dubowitz H

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Youth with anxiety often present to their pediatricians with a chief complaint of physical symptoms without any mention of anxiety or worry. Even in the absence of reported symptoms of anxiety in such presentations, screening for an anxiety disorder as the potential source of the somatic complaints should be pursued. ...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Dillon-Naftolin E

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Practitioners involved with the medical care of active children often are called on for advice regarding physical activity recommendations in children and adolescents who are ill. This article has covered many general and specific guidelines to be considered when counseling children and their parents. Recommendations ...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Noffsinger J

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is our hope that this issue of Pediatric Annals will stimulate among readers a desire to learn more about the difficult challenges faced by our colleagues who live and work in developing countries. They do so much with so little, and their dedication to their work is an inspiration to us all. Armed with such inform...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Staton DM,Harding MH

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：: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：:This article reviews the definition, pathophysiology, etiology, assessment, and management of acute respiratory failure in children. Acute respiratory failure is the inability of the respiratory system to maintain oxygenation or eliminate carbon dioxide. Acute respiratory failure is a common cause for admission to a p...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Friedman ML,Nitu ME

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insufficient sleep duration and poor sleep quality are common among adolescents. The multidimensional causes of insufficient sleep duration and poor sleep quality include biological, health-related, environmental, and lifestyle factors. The most common direct consequence of insufficient and/or poor sleep quality is ex...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Hansen SL,Capener D,Daly C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently recommended dosages for the more commonly prescribed drugs discussed above are given in Table 3. The approach to the failing heart in the pediatric patient requires an understanding of the pathophysiology of heart failure and an understanding of the mechanisms, effects and clinical pharmacology of several cl...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Green TP

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric abdominal surgical emergencies may present the primary physician with a diagnostic challenge. A systematic approach will help to minimize missed diagnoses and resultant complications. It always must be kept in mind that children often have atypical presentations of common entities. Prudent and directed use o...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Pollack ES

更新日期：1996-08-01 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：: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：:A male patient was born small for gestational age (SGA) at 33 weeks with a birth weight of 1,663 grams (< 10th percentile) and length 43 cm (10th percentile) to a 38-year-old G5P4 mother by cesarean section due to non-reassuring fetal heart tones. Prior to delivery, his mother experienced decreased fetal movement and ...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Blanco M,Khan O,Stanley K,Hageman JR,Greeley SA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital hyperinsulinism is a rare disorder that commonly presents in the immediate postnatal period as persistent hypoglycemia. The condition is frequently resistant to medical therapies, and the genetic mutations implicated in the disorder can be predictive of response to therapy. Evaluation of hypoglycemia in the...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Minakova E,Chu A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, nutritional risk has been defined by growth failure, with clinical intervention indicated when a child falls below the third to fifth percentile on growth charts. Although the velocity of linear growth and weight gain during the first years are unparalleled at any other time of life, this period is also...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Murray RD

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：:Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common complaint among adolescent girls. It reflects an abnormal volume of blood loss during the menstrual cycle. Abnormal uterine bleeding can manifest as HMB but includes menstrual irregularity. In many cases, immaturity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis or hormonal condi...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Davila J,Alderman EM

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:Venomous bites and stings are complex poisonings that have local and systemic effects. Mild envenomations can be treated with supportive care. Severe envenomations can be treated definitively with species-specific antivenom, although the use of these products has potential risk of immediate and a more delayed onset fo...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Holve S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune status during pregnancy is an important consideration, and all women who are pregnant should be screened for immunity to certain diseases. Women who are pregnant are at higher risk of contracting infections, and many infections can cause serious problems for a growing fetus. For this reason, remaining up-to-dat...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Khan L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00