Gastroenterology

Two pediatric health care providers offer best practices for treating patients with obesity.

The administration of rapid intravenous fluid is the current practice for acute gastroenteritis, but does it actually lead to better outcomes?

School nurses and nurse practitioners play an important role in assessing the child’s health status related to obesity, potential for co-morbidities, and implementing appropriate management strategies.

A 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?

As we begin to emerge from the national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many pediatricians may find that the already widespread problem of youth-onset obesity is worse than ever.

Gastrointestinal concerns are a common reason for a child's visit. This article offers a review of the most common ailments that may lead to that visit.

An investigation examines whether ultraprocessed foods are linked to worse adiposity trajectories than diets with less processed foods.

Becoming overweight at a young age can lead to long-term obesity and represents an important challenge to tackle in childhood. An investigation looks at the impact of a health literacy intervention on reducing overweight children.

Often used to treat gastrointestinal concerns in children, proton pump inhibitors are thought to lead to respiratory concerns. A study examines this association.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers guidance on continuing obesity management during the current pandemic.

A 6 minute test is frequently used to test a child's ability to tolerate exercise, but a study investigates if a 3 minute test could work just as well.

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an updated label for liraglutide for its use in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.

When faced with a fussy infant, it's common to think acid reflux is the cause, but a recent report indicates that it may be time to think of other causes.

Screening children for their body mass index (BMI) and sending “report cards” to parents has been suggested as an intervention to combat childhood obesity. Are they really as effective as some think?

As the obesity epidemic has intensified, the number of public health campaigns have also increased. A report looks at the potential unintended consequences of these campaigns.

Native Americans are disproportionately impacted by early childhood obesity. Can home visits help turn the tide?

Many interventions have been thought of to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic. Could starting the intervention before a child is born make progress?

Smartphone applications addressing weight reduction have increased along with smartphone app use among pediatric patients. What's the best way to choose one?

When diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pediatricians may want to avoid using endoscopy. Here’s a look at how 4 alternate strategies work.

The factors tied to cardiometabolic risk factors and adiposity are myriad. A report examines whether following guidelines can help reduce the risks.

Overweight and obesity issues have been suspected of increasing cardiometabolic risk in children. A new study investigates.

It’s been hypothesized that obesity can lead to worse outcomes in critical illness and an investigation provides some answers.

A report examines whether children and adolescents who have severe obesity have differences in certain psychological and behavioral attributes than their peers.

Breastfeeding has many benefits and a new report indicates that it could helpful in reducing body mass index (BMI) in newborns at greater genetic risk for overweight and obesity.

Algorithms and evidence-based guidelines have become increasingly used for treating gastroenteritis, but can they lead to better outcomes?

Many young athletes are interested in resistance training, and a policy statement update from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) addresses how they can safely participate.

Although the majority of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) will be managed by specialty care, the primary care provider is often the first line of contact for many routine concerns. When encountering a patient with CF in the primary setting, there are extrapulmonary symptoms that must be considered in patients, which includes gastrointestinal symptoms.

Significant improvements in cystic fibrosis (CF) care have focused primarily on the pulmonary system, but addressing the gastrointestinal complications of CF presents a major opportunity for improvement in disease management.

 Of 973 preschool-aged children with acute gastroenteritis who visited 1 of 10 geographically diverse pediatric emergency departments (EDs), those who received a 5-day course of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, a commonly recommended and used probiotic, did not have better outcomes than those who received placebo, a prospective, randomized trial found.

Here is helpful advice gleaned from my experiences with C diff, diarrhea, colic, reflux, and other things gastroenterological.