Use of Herbal Products in Children: Risks and Unproven Benefits Wayne R. Snodgrass Susan C. Smolinske This chapter addresses issues surrounding the use of herbal products in children. Included are…
Pediatric Poisonings and Antidotes Suzanne R. White Overview Poisoning is one of the most common pediatric medical emergencies. In 2006, the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) National Poison…
Medication Errors John Chuo George Lambert Definitions A medication error is defined as the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of the wrong…
Mechanisms of Adverse Drug Reactions in Children Michael Rieder Bruce Carleton Adverse Drug Reactions Children have been among the major beneficiaries of the era of Specific Therapy and the Therapeutic…
Epidemiology of Adverse Drug Effects Louis Vernacchio Allen A. Mitchell Introduction The practice of rational drug therapy requires weighing the benefits expected from the use of a given drug against…
Childhood Vaccines Evridiki V. Fera Paola J. Maurtua-Neumann David W. Scheifele Pearay L. Ogra Introduction Effective control or total elimination of many childhood infections by vaccinations is one of the…
Nutrient Supplements Mary Frances Picciano Michelle K. McGuire Paul M. Coates Introduction During infancy and childhood, patterns of healthy growth and development are generally predictable and orderly. Although these growth…
Hematologic Agents Annie Nguyen-Vermillion Sandra E. Juul Introduction The bone marrow of a healthy growing fetus produces billions of cells each day. This challenge is greater in developing individuals than…
Growth Hormone Celia Rodd Harvey J. Guyda Introduction The therapeutic use of growth hormone (GH), derived from human cadaveric pituitaries, was introduced in the late 1950s and early 1960s (1)….
Thyroid Hormones Delbert A. Fisher Thyroid hormones are critically important to normal growth and development during infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Thyroid hormone deficiency during fetal life and infancy leads to…
