The first round of recommendations from two expert groups illuminates several areas: diagnostic criteria, pain management, observational management, and the use-or withholding-of initial antibiotics. Here is a sweeping review of what the guideline might mean for the kind of care you give.
Respiratory signs and symptoms in newborns may reflect a problem that requires treatment or referral. A systems-based approach will help you recognize true respiratory distress and keep evaluation and management on track.
New advice about managing acute otitis media aims to guide but not dictate
Self-quieting, waiting one's turn, and managing anger don't come naturally. They are skills that can be easily taught by parents under your guidance and influence. Includes three Guides for Parents.
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His records convey that it's been a long and difficult four weeks of "decreased ambulation and increased irritability" for your new patient, a 3-year-old boy, that has led to his referral to the general pediatric service of your hospital for evaluation.
Q More and more parents ask me about Asperger syndrome. I see many children labeled "Asperger" by their teachers who seem normal to me. Can you help me understand this condition better?
Blood pressure in children rises, "health literacy" sags
It's another busy night in the emergency department when the call comes in from an emergency medicine physician at a community hospital.
Q We live in an age of dichotomies—"extra-value meals" and "supersizing" are as common as diets like the Atkins diet and South Beach diet.
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Deformational plagiocephaly may be preventable if early signs of torticollis--believed to be a precipitating factor--are identified and simple instructions for parents are followed. Includes a Guide for Parents.
The role of the generalist pediatrician in the specialized field of genetics is key: Screen for genetic disorders; recognize when findings point to a genetic disorder and warrant referral to a geneticist; and counsel families.
Valuable as they are, available vaccines have limitations, which keeps the search for new ones going. Here is a preview of what to look forward to in this corner of therapeutics.