Children, Physical Activity, and Public Health: Another Call to Action - Editorials - ...
Mar 15, 2002 - ...are less active and more obese than ever before.1 They are, therefore, at increased risk for negative health outcomes such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, which are associated with sedentary lifestyles. Multiple social, cultural, and environmental factors have...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0315/p1033.html
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Children: Part II. Rheumatic Causes - American Family ...
Jul 15, 2006 - Primary care physicians should have a working knowledge of rheumatic diseases of childhood that manifest primarily as musculoskeletal pain. Children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can present with painless joint inflammation and may have normal results on rheumatologic tests. ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0715/p293.html
Cochrane for Clinicians - Jun 1, 2005 - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2005 - Thickened feeds and metoclopramide reduce symptoms of GER in normally developing infants. However, elevating the head of the crib appears to have no effect.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0601/p2091.html
Common Questions About Outpatient Care of Premature Infants - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2014 - Preterm births (deliveries before 37 weeks’ gestation) comprise 12% of all U.S. births and are responsible for onethird of all infant deaths. Neonatal medical advances have increased survival, and primary care physicians often care for infants who were in the neonatal intensive care ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0815/p244.html
Common Sleep Disorders in Children - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2014 - Up to 50% of children will experience a sleep problem. Early identification of sleep problems may prevent negative consequences, such as daytime sleepiness, irritability, behavioral problems, learning difficulties, motor vehicle crashes in teenagers, and poor academic performance. ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0301/p368.html
Croup: An Overview - American Family Physician
May 1, 2011 - Croup is a common illness responsible for up to 15 percent of emergency department visits due to respiratory disease in children in the United States. Croup symptoms usually start like an upper respiratory tract infection, with low-grade fever and coryza followed by a barking cough and ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0501/p1067.html
Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Children - American Family ...
Feb 15, 2011 - Acute urinary tract infections are relatively common in children, with 8 percent of girls and 2 percent of boys having at least one episode by seven years of age. The most common pathogen is Escherichia coli, accounting for approximately 85 percent of urinary tract infections in ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0215/p409.html
Dietary Therapy for Children with Hypercholesterolemia - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2000 - Accumulating evidence clearly shows that atherosclerosis begins in youth. The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) has recommended that children at high risk of developing coronary artery disease as adults be screened so that those with elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0201/p675.html
Disorders of Puberty: An Approach to Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2017 - Disorders of puberty can profoundly impact physical and psychosocial well-being. Precocious puberty is pubertal onset before eight years of age in girls and before nine years of age in boys. Patients with early isolated pubertal changes, prepubertal linear growth, and no worrisome ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1101/p590.html
Does Screening for Tuberculosis in Children Decrease Morbidity or Mortality? - FPIN's ...
Mar 15, 2004 - Routine screening of low-risk children for tuberculosis infection before entering kindergarten is not necessary.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0315/p1479.html
Effectiveness of Bronchodilators for Bronchiolitis Treatment - Cochrane for Clinicians ...
May 1, 2011 - Bronchodilators may transiently improve the clinical status of infants with bronchiolitis and no prior history of wheezing. However, moderately strong evidence shows that key outcomes such as oxygen saturation, need for hospitalization, length of hospitalization, and duration of ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0501/p1045.html
Evaluating Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents - ...
Nov 1, 2008 - Obesity continues to be a growing public health problem. According to the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 17 percent of persons two to 19 years of age are overweight. The number of obese children and adolescents has tripled in the past 20 years. Obesity in ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1101/p1052.html
Evaluating the Child with Purpura - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2001 - Purpura is the result of hemorrhage into the skin or mucosal membrane. It may represent a relatively benign condition or herald the presence of a serious underlying disorder. Purpura may be secondary to thrombocytopenia, platelet dysfunction, coagulation factor deficiency or vascular ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0801/p419.html
Evaluation and Management of Common Childhood Poisonings - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2009 - Family physicians often manage substance ingestions in children, most of which are nontoxic in nature. Physicians should know the phone number of the poison control center, understand the appropriate initial assessment of suspected toxin ingestion, and recognize important toxidromes. ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0301/p397.html
Evaluation and Management of Heart Murmurs in Children - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2011 - Heart murmurs are common in healthy infants, children, and adolescents. Although most are not pathologic, a murmur may be the sole manifestation of serious heart disease. Historical elements that suggest pathology include family history of sudden cardiac death or congenital heart ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/1001/p793.html
Evaluation and Treatment of ADHD - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2001 - Symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are present in as many as 9 percent of school-age children. ADHD-specific questionnaires can help determine whether children meet diagnostic criteria for the disorder. The recommended evaluation also includes documenting the ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0901/p817.html
Evaluation and Treatment of Childhood Obesity - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 1999 - The prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States has risen dramatically in the past several decades. Although 25 to 30 percent of children are affected, this condition is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Hormonal and genetic factors are rarely the cause of childhood obesity; ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0215/p861.html
Evaluation and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Children - American Family ...
Apr 1, 1998 - Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections encountered by primary care physicians. Although UTIs do not occur with as great a frequency in children as in adults, they can be a source of significant morbidity in children. For reasons that are not yet ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0401/p1573.html
Evaluation of Anemia in Children - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2010 - Anemia is defined as a hemoglobin level of less than the 5th percentile for age. Causes vary by age. Most children with anemia are asymptomatic, and the condition is detected on screening laboratory evaluation. Screening is recommended only for high-risk children. Anemia is classified ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0615/p1462.html
Evaluation of Poststreptococcal Illness - American Family Physician
May 15, 2005 - Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis, scarlet fever, and rarely asymptomatic carrier states are associated with a number of poststreptococcal suppurative and nonsuppurative complications. As in streptococcal pharyngitis, acute rheumatic fever, pediatric autoimmune ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0515/p1949.html
Evaluation of Short and Tall Stature in Children - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2015 - Short stature is defined as a height more than two standard deviations below the mean for age (less than the 3rd percentile). Tall stature is defined as a height more than two standard deviations above the mean for age (greater than the 97th percentile). The initial evaluation of short ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0701/p43.html
Exercise-Related Syncope in the Young Athlete: Reassurance, Restriction or Referral? - ...
Nov 1, 1999 - A common event in young adults, syncope is usually benign and only rarely requires more than simple reassurance. However, exercise-related syncope always requires investigation because it may be the only symptom that precedes a sudden cardiac death. Syncope that occurs during exercise ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1101/p2001.html
Feed Thickener for Newborn Infants with Gastroesophageal Reflux - Cochrane for ...
Sep 1, 2018 - Feed thickeners decrease the number of reflux episodes in full-term formula-fed infants. Additionally, full-term formula-fed infants with GER who are given thickeners are more than twice as likely to be asymptomatic compared with infants not receiving thickeners at one to eight weeks of...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0901/p275.html
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2017 - Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) result from intrauterine exposure to alcohol and are the most common nonheritable causes of intellectual disability. The percentage of women who drink or binge drink during pregnancy has increased since 2012. FAS ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1015/p515.html
Five Days of Penicillin for Strep Throat Is Equal to 10 Days - POEMs - American Family ...
Apr 1, 2020 - Five days of 800-mg penicillin four times a day produced noninferior results to 10 days of 1,000-mg penicillin three times a day, with shorter symptom duration. This is not the first study to show similar benefits with a shorter duration of oral antibiotics.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0401/p434.html