Epidemiology and etiology of autistic spectrum disorders difficult to determine.

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：:Sleep problems in children are common, can be persistent and recurrent, can lead to significant health issues, and usually affect other family members as well as the child. There is an AAP guideline to at least screen for snoring. Sleep-deprived children often present with different symptoms than sleep-deprived adults...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Chamness JA

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:This article has described the rationale and methods available for treatment of severely communicatively impaired children. The primary goal of such intervention is to facilitate communication, rather than speech per se, as the most realistic goal for some youngsters. To the extent that augmentative techniques affect ...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Cohen C

更新日期：1985-03-01 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：: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：:Consider stress fracture as a diagnosis in adolescent athletes complaining of worsening vague pain without a clear mechanism of injury. Remember that initial radiographs may be normal, especially early in the clinical course. If the fracture is of low risk for delayed or non-union, conservative management is indicated...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Logan K

更新日期：2007-11-01 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 variables inherent in analyzing the effectiveness of modalities used to achieve bronchial hygiene are numerous. Treatments may be given in a variety of settings, including intensive-care units, pediatric wards, respiratiory therapy departments, physical therapy departments, chronic-care hospitals, special educatio...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Holsclaw DS,Tecklin JS

更新日期：1977-08-01 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 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：:Concussions are common in pediatric athletes, but they often go underreported. The topic of concussions has garnered much attention from the media recently, and this attention has resulted in the development of stricter guidelines for management of concussion by professional sporting leagues such as the National Footb...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Rotter J,Kamat D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: 1.Review the modes of presentation of renal disease in children.2.Understand the role of the pediatrician in the management of children with renal disease.3.Outline the reasons for patient referral to the pediatric nephrologist. ...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Barakat AJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most adverse reactions to foods are the result of intolerances rather than food allergy. It is important to identify children with potential food allergy as life-threatening, and life-ending reactions can occur. A clear understanding of the manifestations of food allergy caused by both IgE- and non-IgE-related mechani...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Story RE

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children presenting with hypertension should be considered for emergency treatment when there is evidence of end-organ toxicity. Complications of extreme hypertension may be very serious, even life threatening, with the potential for life-long sequelae. Of greatest significance is damage to the central nervous system....

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Groshong T

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：:Good medical practices can significantly reduce the possibility of diversion and misuse of the stimulants commonly prescribed to treat ADHD. While the problems of misuse and abuse are real, they should not become a barrier to appropriate use of these medicines, which are safe and effective for the large majority of pa...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Croft HA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every pediatrician has likely experienced frustration with cases of chronic nasal symptoms that either do not seem to get better or do show improvement but then worsen again. Often, this leads to the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis or sinusitis and subsequent prescription of medication(s) that may or may not be warrant...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Smallwood J,Wei JL

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：: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

abstract：:Developmental trigger thumb, although uncommon, can be easily identifiable in the pediatric outpatient visit. Patients often present with their thumb locked in flexion and a firm nodule at the base of the thumb. The thumb is usually passively correctable and nonpainful. It is important to examine the opposite thumb as...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Twu J,Angeles J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise-induced dyspnea in children and adolescents can occur for many reasons. Although asthma is the common cause, failure to prevent exercise-induced asthma by pretreatment with a bronchodilator, such as albuterol, indicates that other etiologies should be considered. Other causes of exercise-induced dyspnea inclu...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Bhatia R,Abu-Hasan M,Weinberger M

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Acute nonlymphoid leukemia (ANLL) is not an uncommon form of leukemia in children. The differential diagnosis is sometimes difficult, but there are a number of laboratory tests that can contribute useful information. Despite the introduction of several newer chemotherapeutic agents, only 50 to 60 percent of children w...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Necheles TF

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatricians may advise parents that diarrhea is a frequent occurrence among infants and toddlers in day care and that diarrhea is usually mild and self-limited. A child newly enrolled in a day-care facility is at a particularly high risk for developing a diarrheal illness within the first month after enrollment, but...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Morrow AL,Townsend IT,Pickering LK

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis is a multifactorial inflammatory and infectious disorder. It likely reflects a dysfunction at the site of the interaction between host and environmental factors in the nose and sinuses. Our limited understanding of this common childhood disease makes it difficult to diagnose and to tre...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Silviu-Dan F

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：: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：:The nutritional needs of pregnant adolescents are the greatest at a time when it is most difficult to meet them. Dieting, skipping meals, snacking, eating away from home, consuming fast foods, and trying unconventional diets are common eating behaviors among adolescents, which relate to their changing lifestyles of in...

journal_title：Pediatric annals

authors： Gutierrez Y,King JC

更新日期：1993-02-01 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