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Career development during childhood and adolescence.

Identity development is central to the career development of children and adolescents. This article reviews the literature pertaining to identity development as being composed of career exploration, commitment, and reconsideration and offers some…

Tags: *Adolescent Development, *Career Choice, *Child Development, *Employment, *Social Identification, 2012, Adolescent, Child, Humans, Lee Bora, New directions for youth development, Personnel Loyalty, Porfeli Erik J, Vocational Guidance/methods

Consultation with the specialist: respiratory failure in children.

Tags: 2004, Acute Disease, Adolescent, Child, Chronic Disease, Humans, Male, McBride John, Muscular Dystrophies/complications, Oximetry, Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, Pediatrics in review, Pope John, Respiratory Function Tests, Respiratory Insufficiency/*diagnosis/etiology/physiopathology/therapy

CBTRUS Statistical Report: Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2009-2013.

Lacking a Primary Care Physician Is Associated With Increased Suffering in Patients With Severe Mental Illness.

We evaluated the relationship between lack of a primary care physician (PCP) and patients with severe mental illness (SMI), who have poorer health and experience more suffering. Using a blinded retrospective record review of 137 patients with SMI,…

Tags: *Health Services Accessibility, *Primary Health Care, 2017, Adolescence, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Amerine Jenna, Boltri John M, Clasen Mark E, Community, Comorbid conditions, Cost of Illness, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Economic Aspects of Illness, Female, Health outcomes, Health Services Accessibility, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Humans, Life Style, Lifestyle problems, Male, Mental Disorders – Complications, Mental Disorders – Psychosocial Factors, Mental Disorders – Therapy, Mental Disorders/complications/*psychology/*therapy, Middle Age, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Olsen Cynthia G, Preventative services, Primary Health Care, Psychological – Etiology, Psychological – Psychosocial Factors, Psychological/etiology/*psychology, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Stress, The journal of primary prevention, Young Adult

Challenges and unique considerations of adolescents with chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasingly prevalent disease that burdens patients of all ages significantly. While much data have been gathered on adult and paediatric populations, there is a lack of data on the effects of CKD on young adults…

Tags: 2023, Adolescent, chronic renal failure, clinical manifestations, review

Oxybutynin 3% gel for the treatment of primary focal hyperhidrosis in adolescents and young adults.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: There are no reliably effective, well-tolerated topical agents for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. We sought to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of oxybutynin 3% gel in adolescents and young adults with primary focal…

Limitations of the obstetric group B Streptococcus protocol.

OBJECTIVE: To assess compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) screening-based protocol for obstetric group B Streptococcus (GBS) and to determine an acceptable threshold for protocol failure. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective…

Testicular health awareness in pubertal males.

PURPOSE: We examined the knowledge and understanding of male teenagers of the necessity for genital examination, and signs and symptoms of serious testicular pathology. Furthermore, current national guidelines for health education were reviewed to…

The Indirect Effect of Positive Parenting on the Relationship Between Parent and Sibling Bereavement Outcomes After the Death of a Child.

CONTEXT: Families are referred to pediatric palliative care (PPC) programs when a child is diagnosed with a medical condition associated with less than a full life expectancy. When a child dies, PPC programs typically offer a range of bereavement…

Acute Tramadol Ingestion With Transient Acute Kidney Injury in an Adolescent Female.

Renal toxicity has been described with tramadol overdoses; however, it is typically associated with rhabdomyolysis, multiorgan failure and/or mortality. Our patient was a 16-year-old female who was evaluated following an intentional tramadol…

Tags: 2021, Acute kidney injury, Adolescent, adverse drug effect, Analgesics, Case report, drug overdose, tramadol

Acute Tramadol Ingestion With Transient Acute Kidney Injury in an Adolescent Female.

Renal toxicity has been described with tramadol overdoses; however, it is typically associated with rhabdomyolysis, multiorgan failure and/or mortality. Our patient was a 16-year-old female who was evaluated following an intentional tramadol…

Prevalence of strangulation in survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

OBJECTIVES: Both sexual assault (SA) survivors and domestic violence (DV) survivors are populations at risk of strangulation injury. Our goal was to identify the prevalence of strangulation in patients who are survivors of SA and DV, identify…

Focus issue on lumbar disc herniation: macro- and microdiscectomy.

This paper is based on a review, analysis, and discussion of the extensive literature on indications, technique, and complications of discectomy (macro and micro) for lumbar disc herniation. Outcomes for lumbar discectomy for disc herniation depend…

Tags: 1996, Adolescent, Adult, Diskectomy/*methods, Humans, Intervertebral Disc Displacement/*surgery, Lumbar Vertebrae/*pathology, McCulloch J A, Microsurgery/*methods, Middle Aged, Sciatica/etiology/therapy, Spine, Treatment Outcome

Assessing the impact on patient-physician interaction when physicians use personal digital assistants: a Northeastern Ohio Network (NEON) study.

BACKGROUND: The effects of the use of technological devices on dimensions that affect the physician-patient relationship need to be well understood. OBJECTIVES: Determine patients' perceptions of physicians' personal digital assistant (PDA) use,…

Discussing spirituality with patients: a rational and ethical approach.

BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to determine when patients feel that physician inquiry about spirituality or religious beliefs is appropriate, reasons why they want their physicians to know about their spiritual beliefs, and what they want…

Feasibility of a lifestyle intervention for overweight/obese endometrial and breast cancer survivors using an interactive mobile application.

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to assess a one-month lifestyle intervention delivered via a web- and mobile-based weight-loss application (app) (LoseIt!) using a healthcare-provider interface. METHODS: Early-stage overweight/obese (body mass index…

Physician assessment of patient motivation: influence on disposition for follow-up care.

This study of 3,318 outpatient visits evaluated the influence of the physician-assessed level of patient motivation on the level of physician involvement in follow-up care. Data collected included patient demographics, health risk factors,…

Pediatric airway management in COVID-19 patients: consensus guidelines from the society for pediatric anesthesia's pediatric difficult intubation collaborative and the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society.

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) pandemic has challenged medical systems and clinicians globally to unforeseen levels. Rapid spread of COVID-19 has forced clinicians to care for patients with a…

Tags: 2020, Adolescent, Airway Management/ methods, Anesthesia and Analgesia, Anesthesia/methods, Anesthesiology/ methods/standards, Asaf S, Ayad I, Bhalla T, Castro P, Chiao F, Child, Consensus, Coronavirus Infections/ therapy, Crockett C, Dalesio N, Denning S, Department of General Surgery, Disma N, Engelhardt T, Evans F, Fiadjoe JE, Galvez I, Gálvez J, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz A, Glover C, Gooden C, Greenberg R, Greenwood E, Guidelines as Topic, Gumaney H, Haydar B, Hervías M, Hsu G, Humans, Hunyady A, Infant, Infection Control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Ingelmo P, Intratracheal/ methods/standards, Intubation, Jagannathan N, Javia L, journalArticle, July 2020 List, Kiss EE, Kovatsis PG, Lardner D, Lau J, Lee JK, Lee LK, Lockman JL, Matava CT, Matuszczak M, McCloskey J, Mireles S, NEOMED College of Medicine, Newborn, Olomu P, Pandemics, Park R, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & control, Pediatrics/ methods/standards, Pérez-Pradilla C, Peyton J, Pneumonia, Polaner D, Preschool, Raman VT, Rehman M, Reynolds P, Sabato S, Stein ML, Szmuk P, Szolnoki J, Taicher B, Tan J, Templeton T, Theroux MC, Thompson N, Viral/ therapy, Von Ungern-Sternberg B, Whyte S, Yaster M, Yu J

Technique for preservation of penile skin in genital reconstruction: free graft to the scrotum.

OBJECTIVE: To describe a new technique to preserve the penile epithelium with good cosmetic results when additional surgery is a significant possibility. Complex genital reconstruction can require multiple procedures. METHODS: Seven patients…

Expressed attitudes of adolescents toward marriage and family life.

In the U.S., modifications in family structure and in attitudes concerning marriage and family life have been numerous. Areas such as sexual behavior and alternative living arrangements have become highly varied and nontraditional compared to past…

Tags: *Attitude, 2003, Adolescence, Adolescent, Divorce, Family/*psychology, Humans, Marriage/*psychology, Martin Don, Martin Maggie, Martin Paige D, Sexual Behavior, Specter Gerald, Texas

Adolescent premarital sexual activity, cohabitation, and attitudes toward marriage.

Societal trends indicate ambivalent attitudes about marriage. Specifically, there is greater acceptance of divorce and nontraditional living arrangements such as cohabitation, as well as acceptance and prevalence of premarital sex, than in the past.…

Tags: *Attitude, 2001, Adolescence, Adolescent, Family/psychology, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Martin D, Martin M, Martin P D, Prevalence, Sexual Behavior/*psychology/statistics & numerical data

Non-health Care Facility Medication Errors Associated with Hormones and Hormone Antagonists in the United States.

INTRODUCTION: Hormones and hormone antagonists are frequently associated with medication errors and may result in important adverse outcomes. The purpose of this study is to investigate non-health care facility (non-HCF) medication errors associated…

Long-term evaluation of the long-pulsed alexandrite laser for the removal of bikini hair at shortened treatment intervals.

BACKGROUND: Laser-assisted hair removal is becoming the treatment of choice for removing unwanted hair. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this work was to determine the long-term efficacy of the long-pulsed infrared (LPIR) laser at shortened treatment…

Tags: *Laser Therapy, 2000, Adolescent, Adult, Department of Internal Medicine, Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], Female, Hair Removal/*methods, Humans, Lloyd J R, Male, Middle Aged, Mirkov Mirko, NEOMED College of Medicine, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome

The use of microdermabrasion for acne: a pilot study.

BACKGROUND: Microdermabrasion is a superficial peeling modality that has become quite popular with our patients and the media. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of microdermabrasion in patients with acne. METHODS: Twenty-five patients with grade

Tags: *Dermabrasion, 2001, Acne Vulgaris/pathology/*surgery, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Department of Internal Medicine, Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], Female, Humans, Lloyd J R, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pilot Projects

Insulin regulation of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase expression in human hepatocytes: roles of forkhead box O1 and sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c.

Bile acid synthesis and pool size increases in diabetes, whereas insulin inhibits bile acid synthesis. The objective of this study is to elucidate the mechanism of insulin regulation of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase gene expression in human…

Moderation and mediation of the relationships between masculinity ideology and health status.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the direct and indirect relationships between the endorsement of traditional masculinity ideology (TMI) and self-reported health status through potential mediating variables of expectations of …

The use of radioisotope scans in the evaluation of primary lymphoma of bone.

Primary lymphoma of bone is a rare lesion comprising less than 5% of all malignant primary bone tumors. Because of this rarity, the diagnosis of this lesion based on clinical findings and standard radiographic evaluations is extremely difficult and…

Survey of cadaveric donor application files: 1978-1993.

Information derived from application files of potential cadaveric donors to our body donation program from the period of 1978-1993 was entered into a customized database to assess the characteristics of people contributing to such a program. A total…

Estimating the annual frequency of synchronous brain metastasis in the United States 2010-2013: a population-based study.

Brain metastases (BM) are one of the most common types of brain tumors and are a relatively common event in the disease process for several high-incidence cancer types, including breast and lung cancers. Historically, information on metastases…

Automated identification of antibiotic overdoses and adverse drug events via analysis of prescribing alerts and medication administration records.

Objectives: Electronic trigger detection tools hold promise to reduce Adverse drug event (ADEs) through efficiencies of scale and real-time reporting. We hypothesized that such a tool could automatically detect medication dosing errors as well as…

Tags: *Algorithms, *Medical Order Entry Systems, 2017, Adolescence, Adolescent, adverse drug event, Adverse Drug Event – Prevention and Control, Age Distribution, Algorithms, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*administration & dosage/adverse effects, Antibiotics – Administration and Dosage, Antibiotics – Adverse Effects, Child, Clinical, Computer Assisted, Computer-Assisted, Courter Joshua D, CPOE, Damania Rahul, Decision Support Systems, Demography, Dexheimer Judith W, Drug Overdose/diagnosis/*prevention & control, Drug Therapy, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/*prevention & control, electronic health record, Electronic Health Records, electronic medical record, Electronic Order Entry, Female, Funding Source, Hagedorn Philip, Hospitals, Humans, Infant, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, Kirkendall Eric S, Kouril Michal, Li Dan, Male, medical order entry system, Medication Errors – Prevention and Control, Medication Errors – Statistics and Numerical Data, Medication Errors/*prevention & control/statistics & numerical data, Minich Thomas, Newborn, Overdose – Diagnosis, Overdose – Prevention and Control, Patient Safety, Pediatric, Preschool, Risk Management, Spooner S Andrew, Szczesniak Rhonda, Young Adult

Plication augmentation of the modified Hummelsheim procedure for treatment of large-angle esotropia due to abducens nerve palsy and type 1 Duane syndrome.

BACKGROUND: Multiple procedures have been described to treat a large-angle esodeviation with an associated abduction deficit. We report a plication augmentation of the Hummelsheim procedure for the management of esotropia and severe abduction deficit…

Tags: *Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures, 2015, 80 and over, Abducens Nerve Diseases/complications/physiopathology/*surgery, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Binocular/physiology, Botulinum Toxins, Child, Cochran Megan, Duane Retraction Syndrome/complications/physiopathology/*surgery, El Sahn Mahmoud, Esotropia/etiology/physiopathology/*surgery, Eye Movements/physiology, Female, Granet David B, Hertle Richard W, Humans, Injections, Intramuscular, Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Khayali Salma, Kinori Michael, Male, Middle Aged, Miller Kyle E, Neuromuscular Agents/administration & dosage, Oculomotor Muscles/drug effects/physiopathology/*surgery, Patil Preeti A, Preschool, Retrospective Studies, Robbins Shira L, Suture Techniques, Tendon Transfer, Type A/administration & dosage, Vision, Young Adult

Patient Awareness and Expectations of Pharmacist Services During Hospital Stay.

BACKGROUND: There are insufficient data in the United States regarding patient awareness and expectations of hospital pharmacist availability and services. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to assess patient awareness and expectations of…

Tags: *Anticipation, *Awareness, *Health Knowledge, 2017, 80 and over, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attitudes, Betka Eric M, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Descriptive Statistics, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Hospital, Hospital/methods/*statistics & numerical data, Human, Humans, Inpatients, Inpatients/*psychology, Journal of pharmacy practice, King Philip K, Male, Marketing, Marketing/methods, Martin Steven J, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Patient Attitudes, patient awareness, Patient Education, patient expectations, Pharmacists/*statistics & numerical data, Pharmacy Service, pharmacy services, Practice, Pretest-Posttest Design, Professional Role, Professional-Patient Relations, Psychological, Social Marketing, Summated Rating Scaling, Surveys, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Young Adult

Can ultrasound be used to predict malignancy in patients with a thyroid nodule and an indeterminate fine-needle aspiration biopsy?

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether ultrasonography is helpful in predicting malignancy in patients with a thyroid nodule and atypia/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AFLUS). METHODS: All patients with a…

Anabolic-androgenic steroids: use and abuse in pediatric patients.

The "win at all costs" mentality fuels athletes to seek performance-enhancing substances, such as anabolic-androgenic steroids, to gain an advantage over their opponents. Nonathletes espouse this same attitude to "win" the battle of attractiveness.…

Tags: *Anabolic Agents/adverse effects, *Androgens/adverse effects, *Doping in Sports/prevention & control, 2007, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior/drug effects, Child, Congeni Joseph A, Humans, Kerr Julie M, Pediatric clinics of North America, Sports Medicine, Substance Abuse Detection, Substance-Related Disorders/etiology, Testosterone Congeners

Laparoscopic hernia repair. Three-year experience.

The basis of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair (LTPR) of herniae rests upon the utilization of a prosthetic screen to cover hernia defects. Preperitoneal prosthetic screen interposition reproduces the effect of the inguinal shutter…

Tags: 1995, 80 and over, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hernia, Humans, Inguinal/*surgery, Kavic M S, Laparoscopy/*methods, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Prostheses and Implants, Reoperation, Surgical endoscopy

Using a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Increase Chlamydia Screening Across a Large Primary Care Pediatric Network.

We aim to demonstrate increased chlamydia screening across a large pediatric network using an electronic health record-based intervention. We developed a pop-up notification that alerted providers that chlamydia screening was recommended during a…

Side effects of the use of botulinum toxin for treatment of benign essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm.

From April 1983 to April 1988, 381 botulinum toxin injections for lid spasms were administered to 106 patients. Sixty-nine had bilateral blepharospasm and 37 had hemifacial spasm. Of the 381 injections, 308 had been given to patients who returned for…

Tags: 1990, Adolescent, Blepharoptosis/chemically induced, Blepharospasm/*drug therapy, Botulinum Toxins/*adverse effects/therapeutic use, Diplopia/chemically induced, Dry Eye Syndromes/chemically induced, Eyelid Diseases/*drug therapy, Facial Muscles/*drug effects, Female, Humans, Kalra H K, Magoon E H, Male, Ophthalmic surgery, Prognosis, Spasm/*drug therapy, Vision Disorders/chemically induced

Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma: radiographic and histopathologic analysis of a rare pediatric tumor.

Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma (NCMH) is an extremely rare benign pediatric tumor that was described in 1998. Only 19 cases are reported in the literature. We present a 15-year-old girl with nasal obstruction and recurrent sinusitis. Her medical…

Tags: 2007, Adolescent, Cartilage Diseases/*diagnostic imaging/pathology/surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Esguerra Jorge, Female, Hamartoma/*diagnostic imaging/pathology/surgery, Humans, Johnson Craig, Mesoderm/diagnostic imaging/pathology, Nagaraj Usha, Paranasal Sinus Diseases/*diagnostic imaging/pathology/surgery, Pediatric radiology, Radiography, Wasdahl Daniel, Wurzbach Douglas

Variation in heart disease mortality across census tracts as a function of overdispersion and social class mixture.

Variation in heart disease (HD) mortality rates across census tracts is greater than expected given binomial error and available explanatory variables. We extended an extra-binomial variation model for rates standardized by the direct method. The…

Tags: *Demography, *Models, *Social Class, 1990, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Female, Heart Diseases/*mortality, Humans, Jarjoura D, Logue EE, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohio/epidemiology, Statistical, Statistics in medicine

PTSD symptom severity and psychiatric comorbidity in recent motor vehicle accident victims: a latent class analysis.

We conducted a latent class analysis (LCA) on 249 recent motor vehicle accident (MVA) victims to examine subgroups that differed in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity, current major depressive disorder and alcohol/other drug use…

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