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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…

Use of procalcitonin for the prediction and treatment of acute bacterial infection in children.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Procalcitonin (PCT) is increasingly utilized to determine the presence of infection or to guide antibiotic therapy. This review will highlight the diagnostic and prognostic utility of serum PCT in children. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent…

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

Unintentional injuries. Risk factors in preschool children.

Successful strategies for preventing childhood injuries require better understanding of injury epidemiology. A case-control study was designed to identify risk factors for injury among preschool patients of a university-affiliated, community-based…

Unexplained fever in infants and young children: how to manage.

If an infant 60 days old or younger who presents with unexplained fever (temperature 38 degrees C [100.4 degrees F] or greater) appears ill, evaluate for sepsis, hospitalize, and give parenteral antibiotics. For well-appearing infants whose…

Tags: 2001, Bacterial Infections – Diagnosis – In Infancy and Childhood, Bower J R, Child, Consultant (00107069), Fever – Therapy – In Infancy and Childhood, Infant, Powell K R, Practice Guidelines, Preschool, Primary Health Care – In Infancy and Childhood

Topical corticosteroid-induced acne. Three treatment strategies to break the 'addiction' cycle.

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…

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…

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…

The consultation and referral process. A report from NEON. Northeastern Ohio Network Research Group.

BACKGROUND: Consultation and referral are essential components of the practice of primary care. Despite this, little is known about the factors that contribute to the success of a referral. We examined the short-term outcomes of communication between…

Temporal artery temperature measurements in healthy infants, children, and adolescents.

A noninvasive temporal artery thermometer that uses arterial heat balance technology has been compared to rectal and ear thermometry and is available in the marketplace. This study was undertaken to establish mean temperatures and temperatures 2…

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…

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

Screen Exposure During Daily Routines and a Young Child's Risk for Having Social-Emotional Delay.

This cross-sectional study assessed associations between social-emotional development in young children and their number of daily routines involving an electronic screen. We hypothesized children with poor social-emotional development have a…

Recognition of leukemia in skeletal remains: report and comparison of two cases.

Recognition of disease in the archeologic record is facilitated by characterization of the skeletal impact of documented (in life) disease. The present study describes the osteological manifestations of leukemia as identified in the skeletons of two…

Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011.

IMPORTANCE: The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria set a goal of reducing inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use by 50% by 2020, but the extent of inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To…

Tags: 2016, Adolescence, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Ambulatory Care – Statistics and Numerical Data, Ambulatory Care/*statistics & numerical data, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use, Antibiotics – Therapeutic Use, Bartoces Monina, Child, Department of Internal Medicine, Enns Eva A, Female, File Thomas M Jr, Finkelstein Jonathan A, Fleming-Dutra Katherine E, Gerber Jeffrey S, Health Care Surveys, Hersh Adam L, Hicks Lauri A, Human, Humans, Hyun David Y, Inappropriate Prescribing – Statistics and Numerical Data, Inappropriate Prescribing/*statistics & numerical data, Infant, JAMA, Linder Jeffrey A, Lynfield Ruth, Male, Margolis David J, May Larissa S, Merenstein Daniel, Metlay Joshua P, Middle Age, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Newborn, Newland Jason G, Otitis Media, Otitis Media – Drug Therapy, Pharyngitis – Drug Therapy, Pharyngitis/drug therapy, Physicians'/*statistics & numerical data, Piccirillo Jay F, Practice Patterns, Preschool, Prevalence, Respiratory Tract Infections – Drug Therapy, Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy, Roberts Rebecca M, Sanchez Guillermo V, Shapiro Daniel J, Suda Katie J, Suppurative/*drug therapy, Surveys, Thomas Ann, United States, Woo Teri Moser, Zetts Rachel M

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

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

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

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

Outcomes in pharyngoplasty: a 10-year experience.

Objective: The outcomes of 61 patients who underwent a pharyngoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency were reviewed to determine potential risk factors for reoperation.Design: This was a retrospective chart review of 61 consecutive patients over…

Outcomes in pharyngoplasty: a 10-year experience.

OBJECTIVE: The outcomes of 61 patients who underwent a pharyngoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency were reviewed to determine potential risk factors for reoperation. DESIGN: This was a retrospective chart review of 61 consecutive patients over…

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…

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

Neonatal glycine encephalopathy: biochemical and neuropathologic findings.

A patient with neonatal glycine encephalopathy who had severe neurologic retardation, spasticity, and seizures died at 17 years of age. Glycine concentration was markedly elevated in brain tissue, especially in the cerebellum. Neuropathologic study…

Longitudinal assessment of bone growth and development in a facility-based population of young adults with cerebral palsy.

AIM: Osteoporosis is a significant clinical problem in persons with moderate to severe cerebral palsy (CP), causing fractures with minimal trauma. Over the past decade, most studies examining osteoporosis and CP have been cross-sectional in nature,…

Lichen striatus.

Tags: 2016, Adolescent, Age Factors, Child, Cutis, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Graham Jacqueline N, Hossler Eric W, Humans, Inflammation/*diagnosis/pathology, Lichenoid Eruptions/*diagnosis/epidemiology/pathology, Male, Preschool, Sex Factors

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…

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, Adolescence, Adrenal Cortex Hormones – Administration and Dosage, Adrenal Cortex Hormones – Therapeutic Use, Ambulatory Care – Statistics and Numerical Data, Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Asthma – Diagnosis, Asthma – Drug Therapy, Asthma – Ethnology, Bean JA, Blacks – Statistics and Numerical Data, Child, Cross Sectional Studies, Drug Utilization – Statistics and Numerical Data, Drug Utilization – Trends, Emergency Service – Statistics and Numerical Data, Female, Heaton PC, Hospitalization – Statistics and Numerical Data, Human, Infant, Inhalation, Male, Medicaid – Statistics and Numerical Data, Moomaw CJ, Newborn, Ohio, Preschool, Regression, Retrospective Design, Ruddy RM, Sex Factors, Stevenson MD, United States, Whites – Statistics and Numerical Data

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

Improved auscultation skills in paramedic students using a modified stethoscope.

Homozygosity for a mutation affecting the catalytic domain of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS) causes multisystem disease

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are critical for protein translation. Pathogenic variants of ARSs have been previously associated with peripheral neuropathy and multisystem disease in heterozygotes and homozygotes, respectively. We report seven…

Tags: 2019, Adult, Antonellis Anthony, Baras Aris, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Brigatti Karlla W, Carson Vincent J, Catalytic Domain, Child, Demczko Matthew M, Female, Fox Michael D, Furuya Katryn N, gene, Genetic Diseases, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetics & Heredity, Gonzaga-Jauregui Claudia, Griffin Laurie B, Hearing Loss, Heterozygote, Homozygote, Human molecular genetics, Humans, impairment, Inborn, Infant, Jinks Robert N, Kandula Vinay V R, lactic-acidosis, Loss of Function Mutation, Male, Martinez Erick D, mechanisms, Miles Lili, Mutation, myopathy, NEOMED College of Medicine Student, NEOMED Student Publications, Newborn, onset, Overton John D, Pedigree, Phenotype, phenotypic variability, Poskitt Laura, Preschool, Puffenberger Erik G, Radhakrishnan Kadakkal, recessive mutations, Reid Jeffrey G, Sensorineural, September 2019 Update, Severity of Illness Index, Strauss Kevin A, swiss-model, Tyrosine-tRNA Ligase, variant, Wenger Olivia K, Whole Exome Sequencing, Williams Katie B, Yeasts, Yoder Mark A

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

Heparin free dialysis in critically sick children using sustained low efficiency dialysis (SLEDD-f): A new hybrid therapy for dialysis in developing world.

BACKGROUND: In critically sick adults, sustained low efficiency dialysis [SLED] appears to be better tolerated hemodynamically and outcomes seem to be comparable to CRRT. However, there is paucity of data in critically sick children. In children, two…

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…

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…

Efficacy of intravenous lidocaine to reduce pain and distress associated with propofol infusion in pediatric patients during procedural sedation.

BACKGROUND: Research suggests that young children experience an increased incidence and severity of discomfort during propofol infusion. Evaluations of varied interventions to reduce or eliminate this discomfort with adult subjects suggest that…

Effect of a standardized pharyngitis treatment protocol on use of antibiotics in a pediatric emergency department.

BACKGROUND: Pharyngitis is a common complaint in pediatric patients. If clinical parameters are used alone, bacterial pathogens will be wrongly implicated in many cases. A nonstandardized approach to the treatment of children with pharyngitis in an…

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