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Racism in pediatric health: How to talk to children about racismBoth the protests in the summer of 2020 for racial justice and the news that non-White Americans are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 have highlighted the urgent need to address racism everywhere, including in pediatric practice.
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Puncture wounds and purpuraA neurodevelopmentally impaired 6-year-old girl is referred for examination of asymptomatic skin lesions on the right forearm due to concern for possible child abuse. What's the diagnosis?
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Severe hemorrhage from infantile hemangiomaA 5-month-old girl with a large scalp infantile hemangioma (IH), present since 6 weeks of age, is evaluated in the emergency department for lethargy and pallor.
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Education about liver-related diseases is missing componentLiver education has been void in the school systems and children and young adults stand to gain enormously when provided with awareness around this essential organ.
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Key Takeaways for the Management of School Aged Children with DiabetesAmy Hess-Fischl, MS, RD, LDN, BC-ADM, CDCES shares clinical pearls for the management of school aged children with diabetes.
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Tax increases coming? What physicians need to know about the Inflation Reduction ActThe sweeping legislation contains tax code reform, health care provisions and climate change action. What does it mean for physicians?
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Alopecia in adolescentsHair loss is a condition that is often distressing and difficult to treat, particularly in adolescents. Here’s what you should know.
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The hidden burdens of telehealthAlthough much of the discourse around telehealth rightfully focuses on its benefits, the potential drawbacks and limitations are often glossed over, particularly around provider burden
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How to prevent contagious respiratory infectionsA refresher on best interventions for common respiratory disorders in children.
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Can newborns breathe and swallow at the same time?Fact vs myth when it comes to babies breathing during breastfeeding.
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Telephone triage nurses and telemedicine providers: Key strategies for teamwork in pediatric officesCOVID-19 has brought telemedicine to the forefront of medical care. Here's some strategies that can help streamline the process, using teamwork.
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In the OTC aisle: Drug interaction considerations for cough and cold medicationsOver-the-counter (OTC) remedies are widely available, but some carry drug-drug or drug-disease interactions that clinicians and families should know.
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine significantly protected children, adolescents during pandemicThe estimated efficacy of the vaccine against documented infection for children and adolescents during the Omicron wave was 74.3% and 85.5%, respectively.
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Fever and facial swelling in a neonateAn 18-day-old girl whose right cheek had become increasingly red and warm over 24 hours was directly admitted to an inpatient unit. She had firmness and pain to the affected area, fussiness, increased sleeping, and poor feeding, preferring the bottle to breastfeeding. What's the diagnosis?
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Hospitalizations associated with rotavirus linked to subsequent autoimmune disease in childhoodThis recent research indicates the necessity for clinicians to be aware of the higher autoimmune disease susceptibility of those with previous rotavirus-associated hospitalization.
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Navigating New Challenges in the Management of ADHDMultidisciplinary insights on helping patients with ADHD during the COVID-19 pandemic, medication abuse, and other factors affecting care.
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Longitudinal study of sleep and ADHD symptomsGood night, sleep tight! Researchers performed a 9-year follow-up of sleep disturbance and ADHD symptoms in a population-based cohort study.
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The adolescent and the medicine cabinetThe medicine cabinet can be a potential source of prescription drugs for teenagers to misuse. This article offers advice on discussing the hazards of such misuse with adolescents.
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How to help adolescents choose the right contraceptiveDiscover effective counseling techniques and overcome barriers to empower adolescents in making informed decisions about contraception, fostering trust, confidentiality, and autonomy in reproductive health care.
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Looking at the spectrum of diaper dermatitisDiaper dermatitis is common and the differential diagnosis is broad. Here are 5 cases that illustrate the various diagnoses that fall within this spectrum.
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Current and upcoming strategies for prevention of CMV in neonatesVana Papevangelou, MD, PhD, presented current and upcoming strategies to prevent congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in neonates at IDWeek 2023.
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Generalized, eruptive lichen planus in a pediatric patientA healthy 14-year-old boy presented at our dermatology practice with acute onset of an intensely itchy rash that first appeared 2 months prior.
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Managing hMPV, the “evil twin” of RSVSeasonal changes and COVID-19 have affected patterns in human metapneumovirus.
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Why your practice needs an internet contingency planDoctors and staff should know how to respond if internet goes down for prolonged periods.
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The world of the pediatric adolescent patientPediatric adolescent gynecologic topics are critical to the practice, and patient families.
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An adolescent female with abdominal pain and tachycardiaA female aged 13 years with morbid obesity and recent hospitalization for pyelonephritis presents with abdominal pain, tachycardia, and shortness of breath. What's the diagnosis?
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These factors increase the risk of "long COVID" in childrenMore symptoms, older age, and longer hospitalization time increased the risk of post-COVID-19 conditions (long COVID) in children.
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Use proper coding to get what you're owedA physician’s goal is to care for patients, but a key part of being able to provide that care is the eternal quest for payment. One way to ensure that a practice maximizes its coding regimen is to make sure each session can be efficiently billed.
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Screening adolescents for psychosocial concernsFor adolescent patients, psychosocial concerns can be an important part of care and routine validated screening can help pediatricians determine which patients may require extra care or even a specialist.
