Pediatric Health

• Considerations for the Pediatric Coma Patient: Not Just Small Adults Physicians dealing with comatose infants and children face unique challenges. How do differences in the physiology of immature brains affect clinical decisions and monitoring of pediatric coma patients?
  Pediatric Health, February 28, 2011
• Characterizing Viral Exanthems Exanthems in children are most often related to viral infections. Some, like those of measles, are common, but many others are less well-recognized.
  Pediatric Health, January 31, 2011
• Nephrotoxicity of Cancer Treatment in Children Cytotoxic drugs, radiotherapy, and hemopoietic stem cell transplantation are all potential causes of nephrotoxicity in children with cancer. How can the risks be minimized?
  Pediatric Health, December 29, 2010
• Fitness and Training in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Evidence is growing on the beneficial effects of exercise for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and other rheumatic conditions.
  Pediatric Health, October 01, 2010
• Aripiprazole for Irritability Associated With Autistic Disorder This drug profile of aripiprazole, recently approved to treat irritability in children and adolescents with autistic disorder, discusses its efficacy, safety and tolerability.
  Pediatric Health, September 29, 2010
• What Does 'Meaningful Use' Mean for Pediatrics? CMS provides reimbursement incentives for physicians who become 'meaningful users' of certified EHR technology. How can pediatricians--and their patients--benefit?
  Pediatric Health, August 01, 2010
• Current Concepts in the Management of Early-Onset Idiopathic Scoliosis A discussion of the diagnosis and etiology of early-onset scoliosis and new surgical techniques that may result in a better outcome and quality of life than traditional treatments.
  Pediatric Health, August 12, 2010
• Vaccination Refusal and Parental Education: Lessons Learnt How can health care providers best recognize and acknowledge parents' concerns about vaccination, while persuading them of their safety and necessity?
  Pediatric Health, June 01, 2010
• Comprehensive Pediatric Care of Rare Bleeding Disorders This review summarizes best practices for early diagnosis and management of inherited rare bleeding disorders such as afibrinogenemia and other clotting factor deficiencies.
  Pediatric Health, April 19, 2010
• Transfusions in the Critically Ill Pediatric Patient Critically ill children in pediatric ICUs commonly require blood transfusions. This review summarizes the evaluation of anemia in acute illness and transfusion guidelines for the pediatric patient.
  Pediatric Health, April 01, 2010
• Identification and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Update A comprehensive review of the current diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders, the latest screening tools, and the evidence relating to the view that the incidence of autism is on the rise.
  Pediatric Health, March 24, 2010
• Low Levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in the Pediatric Populations With few natural dietary sources, vitamin D deficiency is becoming common in children, contributing to a host of serious health problems.
  Pediatric Health, February 01, 2010
• Should We Screen Preterm Infants for Nephrocalcinosis? Nephrocalcinosis is increasingly recognized in premature infants in the NICU. Should preterm infants routinely be screened?
  Pediatric Health, February 01, 2010
• Identification and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Update Are autism spectrum disorders really on the rise, or is there another explanation for their high prevalence?
  Pediatric Health, February 01, 2010
• Emergency Treatment for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury These interventions must be implemented without delay to reduce the degree of long term injury, or chance of death, in children with TBI.These interventions must be implemented without delay to reduce the degree of long term injury, or chance of death, in children with TBI.
  Pediatric Health, December 09, 2009
• Vomiting in the Pediatric Age Group The causes of vomiting in children range from the benign to the life-threatening. It is helpful to know the most likely causes when faced with the vomiting child.
  Pediatric Health, December 02, 2009
• Scoliosis in Pediatrics: Comorbid Disorders and Scoliosis Screening Scoliosis is usually, but not always, idiopathic. This article is a guide to screening for comorbid conditions when scoliosis is encountered in a child or adolescent.
  Pediatric Health, November 10, 2009
• Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Food Allergy Symptoms of food allergy include vomiting, reflux, abdominal pains, diarrhea and constipation.
  Pediatric Health, June 01, 2009
• Screening for Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction can occur in term and late-preterm healthy babies, however, can be effectively prevented through rapid reduction of the increased bilirubin load.
  Pediatric Health, August 01, 2009
• Role of Antiemetic Drugs for the Treatment of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children While antiemetics can cause adverse events, evidence suggests that certain antiemetics can reduce vomiting and decrease the chance that a child will need IV fluids.
  Pediatric Health, August 01, 2009