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Benzodiazepine-associated atrioventricular block.

Dysrhythmias, although common in overdose situations, are not often seen after benzodiazepine exposures. We report two cases of transient atrioventricular block after benzodiazepine misuse. Case 1 is a 4-year-old boy who was found unresponsive after…

Using the Sauvegrain method to predict peak height velocity in boys and girls.

BACKGROUND: Correlating peak height velocity (PHV) with assessments of skeletal maturity has important implications in the treatment of scoliosis and other pediatric orthopaedic disorders. This study aims to compare the appearance of the elbow to the…

Fatal passenger vehicle crashes 1999 to 2004 with drivers under age 15: the impact in Texas and other southern and southwestern states.

Texas has more fatal crashes involving unlicensed drivers under age 15 than does any other US state. Numbers and rates of such crashes are also above the national mean in many southern and Southwest states. Data on fatal passenger vehicle crashes…

Tags: 2007, Accidents, Adolescent, Age Factors, Aged, Automobile Driving/legislation & jurisprudence, Automobiles/classification, Child, Frisch Larry, Humans, Male, Rural Population/statistics & numerical data, Southeastern United States/epidemiology, Southern medical journal, Southwestern United States/epidemiology, Texas/epidemiology, Traffic/*mortality/prevention & control/statistics & numerical data, Urban Population/statistics & numerical data

Gynecomastia: an outcome analysis.

BACKGROUND: Gynecomastia refers to the presence of femalelike mammary glands in a male. This disorder can lead to significant psychologic stress and self-consciousness. This study consists of a chart review of 174 patients treated surgically between…

Tags: 2004, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Annals of plastic surgery, Child, Gynecomastia/*surgery, Humans, Lehman James A Jr, Male, Middle Aged, Parker Michael G, Pedersen John C, Retrospective Studies, Tantri M Devi Prasad, Treatment Outcome, Wagner Douglas S, Wiesman Irvin M

New recommendations for the treatment of tuberculosis.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this article is to give practicing physicians a practical approach to the treatment of latent and active tuberculosis and to review newer recommendations and common problems encountered in the treatment of patients with…

Tags: 2005, Adult, Antitubercular Agents – Administration and Dosage, Antitubercular Agents – Adverse Effects, Antitubercular Agents – Pharmacodynamics, Antitubercular Agents – Therapeutic Use, Antitubercular Agents/adverse effects/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, Bacterial, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Child, Current opinion in infectious diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Drug Resistance, Female, Hepatitis, HIV Infections – Complications, HIV Infections/complications, Humans, Infant, Microbial, Multiple, Myers Joseph P, NEOMED College of Medicine, Practice Guidelines, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Preschool, Prescribing Patterns – Standards, Tuberculin Test, Tuberculosis – Drug Therapy, Tuberculosis – Epidemiology, Tuberculosis – Prevention and Control, Tuberculosis/*drug therapy/epidemiology/prevention & control, United States

A comparison of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) measurement approach with direct observation of outpatient visits.

BACKGROUND: The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) informs a wide range of important policy and clinical decisions by providing nationally representative data about outpatient practice. However, the validity of the NAMCS methods has not…

Spermatic cord torsion with preserved testis perfusion: initial anatomical observations.

PURPOSE: Despite the high sensitivity and specificity of scrotal ultrasonography, there continue to be reports of missed torsion. These "false-negative" scans are attributed to technical factors and intermittent torsions. We hypothesize that patients…

Tags: *Ultrasonography, 2004, Adolescent, Bentley Dennis F, Child, Doppler, Humans, Male, McMahon Daniel R, Nasrallah Phillip F, Regional Blood Flow, Retrospective Studies, Ricchiuti Daniel J, Spermatic Cord Torsion/*diagnostic imaging, Spermatic Cord/anatomy & histology/diagnostic imaging, Testis/*blood supply, The Journal of urology

Discoid lateral meniscus.

Tags: 1999, Child, Eilert R E, Fleissner P R, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Menisci, Radiography, The American journal of knee surgery, Tibial/*abnormalities/anatomy & histology/diagnostic imaging/surgery, 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

Streptococcus pneumoniae antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Tags: *Drug Resistance, 2000, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*pharmacology, Child, Humans, Infant, Microbial, Microbial Sensitivity Tests/*methods, Preschool, Sensitivity and Specificity, Streptococcus pneumoniae/*drug effects/isolation & purification, The Pediatric infectious disease journal, Venglarcik J S 3rd

Painless deformity of a long finger phalanx of a 4-year-old girl.

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

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

Defining Success in Pediatric Palliative Care While Tackling the Quadruple Aim.

Tags: *Attitude of Health Personnel, 2017, Adolescence, American Academy of Pediatrics, Bogetz Jori F, Child, Friebert Sarah, Health Personnel/*psychology, Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing/*organization & administration, Humans, Infant, Journal of palliative medicine, Newborn, Organizational Objectives, Palliative Care – In Infancy and Childhood, Pediatric Nursing/*organization & administration, Preschool, Success

"Back from the future": a powerful age-progression technique.

This paper briefly reviews the benefits of using age-progression techniques in hypnotherapy, followed by a detailed explanation and illustration of the "back-from-the-future" technique with two case examples, including their outcome. The patients…

Tags: *Awareness, *Mental Recall, *Time Perception, 1992, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Female, Humans, Hypnosis/*methods, Post-Traumatic/psychology/*therapy, Sexual/psychology/therapy, Stress Disorders, The American journal of clinical hypnosis, Torem M S

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…

The epidemiology of respiratory tract infections.

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common, and potentially most severe, of infections treated by health care practitioners. Lower RTIs along with influenza, are the most common cause of death by infection in the United States. Risk…

Waxy keratoses of childhood in a segmental distribution.

Waxy keratoses of childhood is a rare genodermatosis previously noted in both familial and isolated presentations. Three previous cases have been described in which the lesions appeared over the trunk and extremities. We report a case in which the…

Tags: 2001, Child, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Keratosis/diagnosis/*genetics/pathology, Mehrabi D, Pediatric dermatology, Prose N S, Selim M A, Thomas J E

Direct care staff and parents'/legal guardians' perspectives on end-of-life care in a long-term care facility for medically fragile and intellectually disabled pediatric and young adult residents.

OBJECTIVE: Children and young adults with severe disabilities and their families are faced with enormous challenges throughout the lifespan, including admitting the child to a long-term care facility (LTCF) and making end-of-life (EOL) care…

Inhaled corticosteroid use in asthmatic children receiving Ohio Medicaid: trend analysis, 1997-2001.

BACKGROUND: In 1997, national guidelines emphasized that inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are key therapy for individuals with all classes of persistent asthma, including children. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of these guidelines via time-trend…

Tags: 2008, Administration, Adolescent, Adrenal Cortex Hormones/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use, African Americans/statistics & numerical data, Ambulatory Care/statistics & numerical data, Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, Asthma/diagnosis/*drug therapy/ethnology, Bean Judy A, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Drug Utilization/statistics & numerical data/trends, Emergency Service, European Continental Ancestry Group/statistics & numerical data, Female, Heaton Pamela C, Hospital/statistics & numerical data, Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data, Humans, Infant, Inhalation, Male, Medicaid/*statistics & numerical data, Moomaw Charles J, Newborn, Ohio, Preschool, Regression Analysis, Retrospective Studies, Ruddy Richard M, Sex Factors, Stevenson Michelle D, United States

Anti-tobacco socialization in homes of African-American and white parents, and smoking and nonsmoking parents.

PURPOSE: To examine parental perceptions and behaviors with regard to teen smoking, comparing African-American and white parents, and those who did and did not smoke. METHODS: Focus groups consisting of African-American and white parents who smoked…

Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver.

We present a multiseptated mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in a 10-year-old male patient, a rare benign tumor of childhood. The characteristic ultrasound and CT appearances of this unusual tumor are reviewed. A single septal calcification…

Tags: 2001, Boinapally S B, Calcinosis/diagnostic imaging/surgery, Child, Cholangiography, Cholecystectomy, Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society, Diagnosis, Differential, Goyal M, Hamartoma/*diagnostic imaging/surgery, Humans, Konez O, Liver Diseases/*diagnostic imaging/surgery, Male, Tomography, Ultrasonography, Vyas P K, X-Ray Computed

Evaluation of the patient with seizures: an evidence based approach.

Statistics tell us that as many as 1 in 20 members of the population will suffer a seizure at some point in their lifetime, a figure which becomes even more likely if one lives to the age of 80. Thus, a careful evidence based approach to the patient…

Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in three patients with large vestibular aqueduct.

An enlarged vestibular aqueduct (LVA) is a common congenital inner ear anomaly responsible for some unusual vestibular and audiological symptoms. Most of the cases show bilateral early onset and progressive hearing loss in children. The gross…

The otolithic organ as a receptor of vestibular hearing revealed by vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in patients with inner ear anomalies.

The human vestibule has preserved an ancestral sound sensitivity and it has been suggested that a reflex could originate from this property underlying cervical muscle micro-contractions secondary to strong acoustic stimulation. Previous studies have…

Binaural interaction of bone-conducted auditory brainstem responses in children with congenital atresia of the external auditory canal.

Bilateral bone-conducted auditory brainstem responses (BC-ABRs) were recorded in children with atresia of the external auditory canal bilaterally (AECB) in order to compare the response characteristics to normal hearing adults. The binaural…

Chordee: varied opinions and treatments as documented in a survey of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Urology.

OBJECTIVES: Consensus has not been established as to the best treatment of congenital chordee. Outcomes analysis of treatment options are limited by the prevailing use of ambiguous terminology. We sought to clarify the frequently used term…

Tags: 1999, Bologna R A, Child, Data Collection, Humans, Male, Male/*methods, McMahon D R, Medical, Nasrallah P F, Noah T A, Pediatrics, Penis/*abnormalities/*surgery, Societies, Urologic Surgical Procedures, Urology

Urothelial extension of Wilms tumor presenting as a prolapsing urethral mass.

We report a unique case of Wilms tumor presenting as a urethral mass in a patient with bilateral ureteral duplication. The prolapsing urothelial component was contiguous with the intrarenal Wilms tumor and consisted of fetal skeletal muscle free of…

Tags: 1995, Child, Female, Humans, Khoudary K P, Kidney Neoplasms/diagnosis/*pathology, Nasrallah P F, Preschool, Prolapse, Stanley K, The Journal of urology, Ureter/*abnormalities, Urethral Diseases/etiology, Urethral Neoplasms/complications/*secondary, Wilms Tumor/complications/diagnosis/*secondary

Cystic Diseases of Childhood: A Review.

Renal cystic lesions are considered the most common abnormality associated with the kidneys. Most renal cysts are usually uncomplicated simple cysts that are not life-threatening; however, fatal renal cystic diseases can develop from these…

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…

Pilot Study of Intensive Chemotherapy With Peripheral Hematopoietic Cell Support for Children Less Than 3 Years of Age With Malignant Brain Tumors, the CCG-99703 Phase I/II Study. A Report From the Children's Oncology Group.

BACKGROUND: The primary goals of the Children's Cancer Group 99703 study were to assess the feasibility and tolerability of-as well as the response rate to-a novel dose-intensive chemotherapy regimen. METHODS: Between March 1998 and October 2004, 92…

Tags: *Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects, 2015, Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Brain Neoplasms/*therapy, Carboplatin/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Child, Children's Oncology Group, Cisplatin/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Cohen Bruce H, Combined Modality Therapy/adverse effects/methods, Consolidation Chemotherapy, Curran John G, Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Dunkel Ira J, Etoposide/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Feasibility Studies, Female, Finlay Jonathan L, Gajjar Amar, Geyer J Russell, high-dose chemotherapy, Hilden Joanne, Holmes Emi, Humans, Induction Chemotherapy, Infant, infant brain tumor, Ingles Sue Ann, Male, Miller Douglas C, NEOMED College of Medicine, Packer Roger J, Pediatric neurology, Pilot Projects, Pollack Ian F, Preschool, stem-cell support, Thiotepa/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Treatment Outcome, Vincristine/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Zhou Tianni

Testosterone precursors: use and abuse in pediatric athletes.

The dietary supplements androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone, and androstenediol are precursors in the endogenous production of testosterone. The efficacy and safety of these prohormones are not well established but are promoted to have the same…

Tags: *Androstenediols/adverse effects, *Androstenedione/adverse effects, *Dehydroepiandrosterone/adverse effects, *Doping in Sports, 2007, Child, Congeni Joseph A, Dietary Supplements, Humans, Pediatric clinics of North America, Smurawa Troy M, Substance Abuse Detection

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

Pharmacological modulation of acute trauma memories to prevent PTSD: considerations from a developmental perspective.

Estimates of the lifetime prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in American adults range from 6.4% to 6.8%. PTSD is associated with increased risk for comorbid major depression, substance use disorder, suicide, and a variety of other…

High Body Mass Index in Infancy May Predict Severe Obesity in Early Childhood.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize growth trajectories of children who develop severe obesity by age 6 years and identify clinical thresholds for detection of high-risk children before the onset of obesity. STUDY DESIGN: Two lean (body mass index [BMI] 5th…

Tags: *BMI percentile, *Body Mass Index, *infant growth, *obese, *weight for length, 2017, Age Factors, Bansal Danesh, Bliss Sherri, Body Mass Index, Bolling Christopher, Case Control Studies, Case-Control Studies, Child, Comparative Studies, Crimmins Nancy A, Daniels Stephen R, Evaluation Research, Female, Human, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Klein Jillian, Logistic Models, Logistic Regression, Male, Morbid – Diagnosis, Morbid – Epidemiology, Morbid/*diagnosis/*epidemiology, Multicenter Studies, Newborn, Obesity, Obesity – Diagnosis, Obesity – Epidemiology, Obesity/diagnosis/epidemiology, Predictive Value of Tests, Preschool, Reference Values, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Assessment, Scales, Sex Factors, Smego Allison, Suh Christina, The Journal of pediatrics, Validation Studies, Weight Gain, Woo Jessica G

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…

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

The natural history of halo nevi: a retrospective case series.

BACKGROUND: The time period between onset of depigmentation around the halo nevus (HN) to complete resolution of the nevus and halo has not been well studied. OBJECTIVE: We sought to better understand the natural history of the HN. METHODS: A…

Effects of FGF-2 and OP-1 in vitro on donor source cartilage for auricular reconstruction tissue engineering.

OBJECTIVE: Microtia is a congenital partial or total loss of the external ear with current treatment approaches involving autologous construction from costal cartilage. Alternatively, tissue engineering provides possible use of normal or microtia…

Exome sequence identified a c.320A \textgreater G ALG13 variant in a female with infantile epileptic encephalopathy with normal glycosylation and random X inactivation: Review of the literature.

Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) are new and rapidly expanding neurometabolic disorders with multisystem involvements, broad phenotypic manifestations, and variable severity. The majority results from a defect of one of the steps involved…

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