abstract：:Recent studies have indicated possible changes in the incidence of acute mastoiditis. A retrospective review of children discharged with a diagnosis of acute mastoiditis was undertaken to describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, microbiology, and treatment of acute mastoiditis over past years. Demographic his...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Nussinovitch M,Yoeli R,Elishkevitz K,Varsano I

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical application of ocular drugs may cause serious adverse ocular or systemic side effects. Children are at greater risk for systemic side effects because ocular dosing is not weight-adjusted, and infants are especially vulnerable as a consequence of the inability to efficiently metabolize the drug, and/or an immat...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Levy Y,Zadok D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to describe feedback on a multimedia violence prevention program. Professionals and laypersons provided feedback regarding a multimedia CD program by completing an anonymous form. Feedback was obtained from 66% of participants (314). In general, participants felt more comfortable managin...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Scholer SJ,Goad S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the patient characteristics of breastfed children in Baltimore, Maryland from 1990 to 2000 diagnosed with nutritional rickets at 12 months or younger to those older than 12 months to gain a better understanding of nutritional and environmental factors. All 30 of the patients were African American. ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Peng LF,Serwint JR

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare parental compliance with after-hours triage advice provided by telephone advice nurses and on-call pediatricians, a randomized controlled trial was undertaken at a university general pediatrics practice that enrolled parents or guardians calling for after-hours advice. Advice calls were randomized to a call...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Lee TJ,Baraff LJ,Wall SP,Guzy J,Johnson D,Woo H

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to explore psychosocial factors associated with referral for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) evaluation or ADHD diagnosis among elementary school children in Rhode Island, as well as to examine the extent of drug therapy among this population. A survey was distributed to paren...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Harel EH,Brown WD

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis causes significant morbidity for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Corticosteroid therapy given to prolong mobility may increase the rate of osteoporosis and risk of fracture. This study of 33 boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy determined retrospectively the incidence of vertebral fractures partic...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Bothwell JE,Gordon KE,Dooley JM,MacSween J,Cummings EA,Salisbury S

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the bacteriologic and clinical efficacy of oral penicillin versus amoxicillin as first-line therapy for group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) tonsillopharyngitis. The prospective observational study was conducted over 18 months (January 2000-June 2001). Children enrolled...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Curtin-Wirt C,Casey JR,Murray PC,Cleary CT,Hoeger WJ,Marsocci SM,Murphy ML,Francis AB,Pichichero ME

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate trends and toxicity of pediatric methylphenidate exposures; 1993 to 1999 national poison center data were analyzed. There were 12,917 exposures, increasing from 927 in 1993 to 2,445 in 1999. The majority of children during the entire study period experienced no effect (60.3%) or m...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Klein-Schwartz W

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of breast-feeding on cognitive and motor development. A prospective cohort study was carried out enrolling 249 babies from 2 rural and urban areas. Cognitive development was assessed at the age of 18 months. Results show that adjusted scores on the mental developmen...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Gómez-Sanchiz M,Cañete R,Rodero I,Baeza JE,Avila O

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When evaluating a school-aged patient, particularly for such issues as attention deficit disorder, or learning disabilities, health-care providers are encouraged to appraise children's school performance. Although some clinicians seek teachers' comments, recent research suggests that teachers' appraisals have limited ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Glascoe FP

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature delivery is common in pregnancies complicated by maternal diabetes. However, the outcome of very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWI) born to mothers with diabetes is not known. Employing a matched double-cohort design, we investigated the influence of maternal diabetes on the outcome of VLBWI born in Winnipeg f...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Rehan VK,Moddemann D,Casiro OG

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AAP has alerted pediatricians to the importance of safe sleep environment for infants. The elements of a safe sleep environment include supine sleep position, safe crib, and avoidance of smoke exposure, soft bedding, and overheating. With the Back to Sleep campaign, prone sleeping among all U.S. infants has decrea...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Moon RY,Gingras JL,Erwin R

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined characteristics associated with smoking cessation counseling among a national sample of 579 women pediatricians. Fifty-two percent of women pediatricians had received at least some training in cessation counseling and 41% counseled smoking patients at least once per year. Prevalence of counseling increased...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Malarcher A,Easton A,Husten C,Frank E

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with cyclic vomiting syndrome suffer from recurring episodes of severe nausea and vomiting. This paper presents 6 patients who responded to 1-carnitine administration. Average time between episodes was 1.7 months before carnitine administration and increased to 1.1 years after carnitine administration. Averag...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Van Calcar SC,Harding CO,Wolff JA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of propofol sedation for pediatric procedures in the emergency department. For patients needing painful procedures, propofol was administered intravenously. Vital signs, complications, and time to recovery were recorded. Patient amnesia and parent, pat...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Skokan EG,Pribble C,Bassett KE,Nelson DS

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobezoar is a compact mass of undigested milk concretions located within the gastrointestinal tract. Most often found in infants, they can precipitate gastric outlet obstruction, mimicking a variety of medical and surgical conditions. A common etiology and method of cure have yet to be elucidated. A review of the l...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： DuBose TM 5th,Southgate WM,Hill JG

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four neonates with adrenal hemorrhage are presented. The clinical manifestations included most often an abdominal mass but also anemia, jaundice, hypotension, bluish discoloration of the scrotum, and abdominal calcification. The diagnosis was established in each case upon abdominal sonographic findings. The review of ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Velaphi SC,Perlman JM

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The successful eradication of poliomyelitis in the United States has primarily been due to the use of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV). However, because of the risk of vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis with OPV, the use of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) has become the accepted option. We performed a cross-...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Epee-Bounya A,Gitterman BA,Moon RY

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine if a simple educational intervention initiated at the first well-child care visit, with reinforcement at subsequent visits, can improve inner-city infant immunization rates. We conducted a controlled trial involving 315 newborn infants and their primary caregivers in 3 inner-city primary care ce...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Stille CJ,Christison-Lagay J,Bernstein BA,Dworkin PH

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between lipids, lipoproteins, total homocysteine, and lipoprotein (a) was studied in hypercholesterolemic and normocholesterolemic children. In hypercholesterolemic children, concentrations of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, and triglycerides were signif...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Laskowska-Klita T,Szymczak E,Radomyska B

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatrician reimbursement is shifting from fee-for-service to a fixed salary. In the Netherlands, as physicians working on a fee-for-service basis have a financial interest in talking less and in carrying out more diagnostic tests and investigations, it may be questioned whether this will influence the structure and ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： van Dulmen AM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes urban emergency department (ED) utilization and follow-up referral patterns among adolescents. ED visits for 14-19-year-old patients at an urban university hospital with adjacent adult and pediatric emergency departments during specified months in 1993 were retrospectively reviewed. A subgroup (n=...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Grove DD,Lazebnik R,Petrack EM

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of upper and lower respiratory tract infections of varying severity. It is also responsible for producing a wide spectrum of nonpulmonary manifestations including neurologic, hepatic, cardiac, and hematologic diseases. The neurologic manifestations are reported to be the most co...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Smith R,Eviatar L

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain control measures in sickle cell diseases are not uniform. Most clinicians use parenteral morphine or meperidine for severe pain. Reports of seizures associated with meperidine have led to a growing reliance on intravenous morphine, usually with patient-controlled devices. Acceptance of morphine has been poor amon...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Nadvi SZ,Sarnaik S,Ravindranath Y

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 20 children with imported malaria admitted to Kings County Hospital between October 1987 and May 1995 were reviewed. All had a history of recent travel or immigration from a malaria endemic area (West-Africa [16], Central-America [three], and the Caribbean [one]). None of the 10 children with a travel h...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Viani RM,Bromberg K

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Families of children voluntarily enrolled in a managed care program for children with special health care needs receiving SSI and Medicaid benefits and their case managers were surveyed regarding care satisfaction, quality, and access. Claims data were used to compare the cost and utilization of health care before and...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Grossman LK,Rich LN,Michelson S,Hagerty G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and laboratory findings of Zellweger syndrome (ZS) patients diagnosed at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH & RC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over a period of 10 years are presented in this report. Eleven patients (nine females and two males) from 2 to 4 months old were referred to KFSH & RC ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： al-Essa M,Dhaunsi GS,Rashed M,Ozand PT,Rahbeeni Z

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors compared axillary skin temperatures (AT) measured with an infrared (IR) thermometer (Lightouch Neonate, Exergen Corp) with rectal temperatures (RT) in 16 newly born term infants under radiant warmers (RW) and in cribs. Twelve stable, growing premature infants in incubators were also studied. This new devic...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Seguin J,Terry K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotics are widely prescribed for children with nonspecific upper respiratory tract infections, contributing to the recent emergence of resistant pneumococci. To understand the reasons for the overprescription of antibiotics, we conducted focus groups with parents and with pediatricians and family physicians to as...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Barden LS,Dowell SF,Schwartz B,Lackey C

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine causes of newborn hospital readmission and morbidity related to early nursery discharge, we reviewed the charts of 664 newborns readmitted from home under the age of 15 days, between 1993 and 1995. Early discharge (ED) was defined as nursery length of stay of < or = 2 days. Morbidity related to ED: onset of...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Heimler R,Shekhawat P,Hoffman RG,Chetty VK,Sasidharan P

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This manuscript reviews the basic and most common types of congenital hand anomalies seen by the pediatrician. Each disorder is categorized into the standard classification system used, and the main highlights of each condition are detailed with representative illustrations. Other system anomalies associated with cong...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Smith JG,Weiss AP,Weiss YS

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the young child, particularly those between the ages of 1 and 3 years, aerodigestive tract foreign bodies continue to be a significant problem. Early diagnosis and treatment can decrease morbidity and length of hospital stay in these children. Three cases of delayed diagnosis in children with bronchial (2) and esop...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Messner AH

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article, Part 2 of a five-part series on The Web, Communications Trends, and Children's Health, describes how the Web's "virtual library" lets pediatricians tap into an evergrowing body of resources, including the latest medical information and online Continuing Medical Education. In addition, the Web creates new...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Izenberg N,Lieberman DA

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the characteristics of 20 children (17 female) with NIDDM who required oral hypoglycemic agent (OHA) therapy. A family history of NIDDM was present in 55%. None had islet cell antibodies (ICA) or glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies. Tolbutamide was the drug of choice; glibenclamide was int...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Owada M,Nitadori Y,Kitagawa T

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to describe a single emergency physician's experience with symptomatic blunt head injury in children and prospectively assess the sensitivity and predictive value of the neurologic examination. The author utilized a prospective patient series comparing neurologic examination with computed to...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Fisher JD

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a common nutritional problem among children. Using the Futrex 5000A method of bodyfat measurement, this prospective study determined the percentage bodyfat in a self-selected, indigent, predominantly black population and the accuracy of perceived body image. Bodyfat exceeded the optimal range in 39% and 67%...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Sisson BA,Franco SM,Carlin WM,Mitchell CK

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 145 patients treated with recombinant human growth hormone (GH), four developed sleep apnea (two obstructive, two mixed) associated with tonsillar and adenoidal hypertrophy in three. These four patients had no local risk factors predisposing to upper airway obstruction (i.e., frequent pharyngitis or sinusitis). ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Gerard JM,Garibaldi L,Myers SE,Aceto T Jr,Kotagal S,Gibbons VP,Stith J,Weber C

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional American family has changed during the past several decades with increases in the number of single-parent households and working mothers. These changes have led to increased stress in the family when children become ill. Infectious diseases are the most common reasons parents seek care for ill children...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Bauchner H,Klein JO

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With an incidence of 1 in 3,000, neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), or von Recklinghausen disease, is one of the most common genetic disorders encountered by primary care physicians. NF1 is a multisystem disease that affects more than one million people worldwide (more than 80,000 in the United States). Although most ped...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Goldberg Y,Dibbern K,Klein J,Riccardi VM,Graham JM Jr

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00