Rheumatic Diseases
ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSIS & TYPICAL FEATURES Arthritis, involving pain, swelling, warmth, tenderness, morning stiffness, and/or decreased range of motion of one or more joints, lasting at least 6 weeks. May…
PEDIATRICS
Rehabilitation Medicine
ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSIS Severe head injury: Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) of < 9 Moderate head injury: GCS of 9–13 Mild head injury: GCS of 13–15 There are an estimated 475,000…
Chemistry Hematology Reference Intervals
Adeli K: Special Issue on Laboratory Reference Intervals. eJIFCC. September 2008. http://www.ifcc.org/PDF/190201200801.pdf. C28A3: Defining, Establishing, and Verifying Reference Intervals in the Clinical Laboratory: Approved Guideline, 3rd ed. http://www.clsi.org/source/orders. GUIDELINES FOR…
Oral Medicine Dentistry
AAPD policies and guidelines: http://www.aapd.org/policies/. Accessed December 26, 2013. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD): Policy on the dental home. Pediatr Dent 2013;35 (Reference Manual):24–25. Perinatal Factors & Oral Health…
Fluid, Electrolyte, Acid-Base Disorders Therapy
Figure 23–1. Body water compartments related to age. (Modified, with permission, from Friis-Hansen B: Body water compartments in children: changes during growth and related changes in body composition. Pediatrics 1961;28:169.)…
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
General Considerations Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that primarily infects cells of the immune system, including helper T lymphocytes (CD4 T lymphocytes), monocytes, and macrophages. The function and…
Pain Management Pediatric Palliative End-of-Life Care
Taddio A, Katz J: The effects of early pain experience in neonates on pain responses in infancy and childhood. Pediatr Drugs 2005;7:245–257 [PMID: 16118561]. PAIN ASSESSMENT Standardizing pain measurements require…
Travel Medicine
PREPARING CHILDREN AND INFANTS FOR TRAVEL Travel Plans Parents and care providers should be advised that travel with children and infants is much more enjoyable when the number of journeys…
Diabetes Mellitus
ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSIS & TYPICAL FEATURES Polyuria, polydipsia, and weight loss. Hyperglycemia and glucosuria often with ketonemia/ketonuria. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the most common type of diabetes…
Antimicrobial Therapy
Data regarding US outpatient pediatric antimicrobial prescriptions show a decreased number of antimicrobial prescriptions in 2010 compared to 2002. The most frequently prescribed antimicrobials are amoxicillin, azithromycin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, and cefdinir….
