. Sports Screening for Cardiovascular Risk
Sports Screening for Cardiovascular Risk Mark Cocalis and Julien I. E. Hoffman Exercise increases oxygen consumption, cardiac output, heart rate, and systemic blood pressure and therefore increases cardiac…
. Disorders of Metal Metabolism
Disorders of Metal Metabolism Jean-Marie Saudubray Metals are indispensable elements of cell biology. They function as cofactors in many specific proteins and are involved in all major metabolic…
. Fever of Unknown Origin
Fever of Unknown Origin Russell W. Steele The definition of FUO requires an immunologically normal host with oral or rectal temperature ≥38.0°C (100.4°F) at least twice a week for…
. The Febrile Child
The Febrile Child M. Douglas Baker and Jeffrey R. Avner Although fever is almost always a sign of an underlying illness, many parents and patients consider it to…
. Biotin Responsive Disorders
Biotin Responsive Disorders Stephen I. Goodman BIOTINIDASE AND HOLOCARBOXYLASE SYNTHETASE DEFICIENCY Biotinidase releases biotin from the peptide form in which it usually exists in nature, and the free…
. Food Allergy
Food Allergy Maria Garcia-Lloret Food allergies, defined as adverse immune responses to food proteins, are an increasingly common concern in the pediatric age group. Food allergy is not…
. Disorders of the Knee
Disorders of the Knee John A. Herring KNEE INJURIES Knee injuries present frequently in virtually all age groups within a pediatric practice. The age and mechanism of injury…
. Nutritional Access Devices
Nutritional Access Devices Lillian Sablan and Karen Sherry ENTERAL ACCESS DEVICES Nasogastric tubes (NG tubes) and nasojejunal tubes (NJ tubes) can be placed at the bedside or under…
. Approach to the Child with Birth Defects
Approach to the Child with Birth Defects John C. Carey and Michael J. Bamshad In the mid-1960s, David W. Smith coined the term dysmorphology to describe the field…
. Menstrual Problems
Menstrual Problems Jennifer C. Edman and Mary-Ann Shafer The attainment of ovulatory menstrual cycles is one feature of maturation and synchronization of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Despite frequent anovulatory…
