It won't come as a great surprise to pediatricians that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isn't the only viral cause of winter respiratory tract infection in infants. There have always been patients with upper airway congestion, wheezing, and even apparent viral pneumonia who appear in the midst of, or on the edges of, RSV season, but whose rapid antigen test doesn't support a diagnosis of RSV.
An unexpected outcome to a troubling behavior problem/Job appraisal: Pediatricians are a contented lot
Crossword puzzle all about anemia
Reviews children's books on birthdays, anniversaries, growing older, and the passing of time in keeping with the 2004 anniversary theme
2004 immunization schedule for January to June 2004
Herpes simplex infection is often misdiagnosed. Here is a look at distinguishing features of type 1 infections and a review of associated disorders, diagnostic tools, and treatment options.
A buildup of cerumen can make it difficult to examine your patient's ears, but the wrong approach to cleaning the wax can cause even bigger problems. What's the right way to get rid of wax?
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One pediatrician's quest to find the answer to colic leads to a hypothesis about the condition and a five-step technique pediatricians can teach parents to calm their crying baby. Includes two Guides for Parents.
The 5-week-old girl just admitted to your pediatric service is here for evaluation of lethargy, jaundice, and poor weight gain after hardly a month at home. Admission came at the request of the gastroenterologist to whom she had been referred by her primary care pediatrician because of rising direct hyperbilirubinemia.
Q In keeping with the national trend, I've noticed that more and more of my school-age and adolescent patients are becoming overweight.
Once Thanksgiving 2003 passed, Congress grew anxious to adjourn; members prefer to spend the Christmas season at home, with family and constituents.
Jaundice and lethargy (septo-optic dysplasia or SOD)
Managing babies of GBS-positive mothers/Divorce and domestic violence/Psychiatric disease and medication: The general pediatrician?s role/Car crashes: Understanding the physics/The merit of yearly sports physicals
Some varicoceles that appear during adolescence impair fertility later on; most do not. How do you decide which ones to refer for treatment? And what treatments are most effective?
For today's teenagers, a psychosocial review of systems is at least as important as the physical exam. The popular and effective HEADSS method of interviewing has been expanded.
Welcome to our year-long celebration of 20 years of publication!
From an easy-to-use umbilical cord clamp to an affordable electronic medical record system and a growing number of electronic databases and Internet resources, it was a good year for medical innovation.
Yellow bumps on the lips: What do they say to you? (Fordyce granules or spots)
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The role of dogs in the care of children is surprisingly broader today than just the familiar guide animals for the blind. Do you have a patient whose autism or ADHD or other disability might benefit from "paws-on" attention?
How can you distinguish intentionally inflicted injuries from findings not caused by abuse?
Bitnun A et al: Pediatrics 2003;112:e261
