Bilious Vomiting in the Newborn: Rapid Diagnosis of Intestinal Obstruction - American ...
May 1, 2000 - Bilious vomiting in newborns is an urgent condition that requires the immediate involvement of a team of pediatric surgeons and neonatologists for perioperative management. However, initial detection, evaluation and treatment are often performed by nurses, family physicians and general ...
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Recognition of Common Childhood Malignancies - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2000 - Although cancer has an annual incidence of only about 150 new cases per 1 million U.S. children, it is the second leading cause of childhood deaths. Early detection and prompt therapy have the potential to reduce mortality. Leukemias, lymphomas and central nervous system tumors account ...
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Identification and Evaluation of Mental Retardation - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2000 - Mental retardation in young children is often missed by clinicians. The condition is present in 2 to 3 percent of the population, either as an isolated finding or as part of a syndrome or broader disorder. Causes of mental retardation are numerous and include genetic and environmental ...
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Evaluation of the Acutely Limping Child - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2000 - A limp may be defined as any asymmetric deviation from a normal gait pattern. The differential diagnosis of a limp includes trauma, infection, neoplasia and inflammatory, congenital, neuromuscular or developmental disorders. Initially, a broad differential diagnosis should be considered...
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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) ...
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Osteochondritis Dissecans: A Diagnosis Not to Miss - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2000 - Osteochondritis dissecans is the most common cause of a loose body in the joint space in adolescent patients. Because clinical findings are often subtle, diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. Limited range of motion may be the only notable clinical sign. The diagnosis is made by...
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Anticipatory Guidance in Infant Oral Health: Rationale and Recommendations - American ...
Jan 1, 2000 - If appropriate measures are applied early enough, it may be possible to totally prevent oral disease. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends that infants be scheduled for an initial oral evaluation within six months of the eruption of the first primary tooth but by no ...
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Management of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 1999 - Acute gastroenteritis is a common and costly clinical problem in children. It is a largely self-limited disease with many etiologies. The evaluation of the child with acute gastroenteritis requires a careful history and a complete physical examination to uncover other illnesses with ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1201/p2555.html
Diagnosis of Stridor in Children - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 1999 - Stridor is a sign of upper airway obstruction. In children, laryngomalacia is the most common cause of chronic stridor, while croup is the most common cause of acute stridor. Generally, an inspiratory stridor suggests airway obstruction above the glottis while an expiratory stridor is ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1115/p2289.html
Failure to Pass Meconium: Diagnosing Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction - American Family ...
Nov 1, 1999 - Timely passage of the first stool is a hallmark of the well-being of the newborn infant. Failure of a full-term newborn to pass meconium in the first 24 hours may signal intestinal obstruction. Lower intestinal obstruction may be associated with disorders such as Hirschsprung's disease,...
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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 ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1101/p2001.html
Pediatric Advanced Life Support: A Review of the AHA Recommendations - American Family ...
Oct 15, 1999 - The etiologies of respiratory failure, shock, cardiopulmonary arrest and dysrhythmias in children differ from those in adults. In 1988, the American Heart Association implemented the pediatric advanced life support (PALS) program. Major revisions to the program were made in 1994, with ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1015/p1743.html
Issues in Newborn Screening for Phenylketonuria - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 1999 - The blood sample for phenylketonuria (PKU) screening should be obtained at least 12 hours after the infant's birth. Newborn screening for PKU has largely eliminated mental retardation caused by this disease. If the first phenylalanine test demonstrates positive results, a repeat test ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1001/p1462.html
The Eye in Childhood - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 1999 - Normal visual development is rapid during the first six months of life and continues through the first decade. Young children are uniquely sensitive to conditions that interfere with vision and visual development. Amblyopia, or functionally defective development of the central visual ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0901/p907.html
Heart Murmurs in Pediatric Patients: When Do You Refer? - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 1999 - Many normal children have heart murmurs, but most children do not have heart disease. An appropriate history and a properly conducted physical examination can identify children at increased risk for significant heart disease. Pathologic causes of systolic murmurs include atrial and ...
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Protecting the Health and Safety of Working Teenagers - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 1999 - More than one third of high school students work during the school year, and many more are employed during the summer months. Teenage workers face a variety of health and safety hazards. Occupational injury and illness are largely preventable, and family physicians can play a crucial ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0801/p575.html
Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 1999 - Screening programs relying primarily on physical examination techniques for the early detection and treatment of congenital hip abnormalities have not been as consistently successful as expected. Since the 1980s, increased attention has been given to ultrasound imaging of the hip in ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0701/p177.html
Disorders of Puberty - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 1999 - Normal puberty begins between eight and 14 years of age in girls and between nine and 14 years of age in boys. Pubic hair distribution is used to stage puberty, along with breast size and contour in girls and testicular volume in boys. Some children experience constitutional sexual ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0701/p209.html
Ludwig's Angina in Children - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 1999 - Ludwig's angina is a potentially life-threatening, rapidly expanding, diffuse inflammation of the submandibular and sublingual spaces that occurs most often in young adults with dental infections. However, this disorder can develop in children, in whom it can cause serious airway ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0701/p109.html
Evaluation and Management of the Child with Speech Delay - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 1999 - A delay in speech development may be a symptom of many disorders, including mental retardation, hearing loss, an expressive language disorder, psychosocial deprivation, autism, elective mutism, receptive aphasia and cerebral palsy. Speech delay may be secondary to maturation delay or ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0601/p3121.html
Kawasaki Disease - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 1999 - Kawasaki disease is a leading cause of acquired heart disease among children in the United States and other developed countries. Most children who contract this illness are less than two years old, and 80 percent of affected children are younger than five years of age. A generalized ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0601/p3093.html
Aseptic Meningitis in the Newborn and Young Infant - American Family Physician
May 15, 1999 - When a toxic newborn or young infant presents with fever and lethargy or irritability, it is important to consider the diagnosis of meningitis even if the classic localizing signs and symptoms are absent. Cerebrospinal fluid should be obtained (unless lumbar puncture is clinically ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0515/p2761.html
Shoulder Instability in Young Athletes - American Family Physician
May 15, 1999 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> May 15, 1999 Issue Shoulder Instability in Young Athletes BRIAN L. MAHAFFEY, M.D., University of Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri PATRICK A. SMITH, M.D., Columbia, Missouri Am Fam Physician. 1999 May...
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School Problems and the Family Physician - American Family Physician
May 15, 1999 - Children with school problems pose a challenge for the family physician. A multidisciplinary team of professionals can most appropriately assess and manage complex learning problems, which are often the cause of poor school performance. The family physician's primary role in this ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0515/p2816.html
Childhood Pancreatitis - American Family Physician
May 1, 1999 - Acute pancreatitis is a rare finding in childhood but probably more common than is generally realized. This condition should be considered in the evaluation of children with vomiting and abdominal pain, because it can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Clinical suspicion is ...
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