Gordon L. Klein (ed.)Bone Drugs in Pediatrics2014Efficacy and Challenges10.1007/978-1-4899-7436-5_13 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 13. Conclusion: Whither (or Wither?) the Pharmacology of Pediatric Bone? Gordon L. Klein1 (1) Department Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University…
Fig. 3.1 Current model of osteoblast differentiation from stem cell. Ihh is the initiator of endochondral ossification. The Runx2-expressing bipotential progenitors can differentiate into either osteoblast or chondrocyte. Then cells…
Fig. 9.1 This figure illustrates the interlinking cascade of the growth hormone system throughout the body. GH growth hormone, GHBP GH binding protein, GH-S GH secretagogues, IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor-1,…
Patient age Total body watera Extracellular fluida Intracellular fluida <3-Month fetus 92 65 25 Term gestation 75 35–44 33 4–6 months 60 23 37 12 months 26–30 Puberty ~60 20…
Gordon L. Klein (ed.)Bone Drugs in Pediatrics2014Efficacy and Challenges10.1007/978-1-4899-7436-5_1 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 1. Introduction Gordon L. Klein1 (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Burns…
Cardiology Laboratory Timothy M. Hoffman BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT Accurate measurement of the blood pressure depends on selection of an appropriate cuff size of a sphygmomanometer. By convention, an appropriate cuff…
Syndromes Glossary Glossary 4p-syndrome —characterized by a round face, prominent nasal tip, polydactyly, and scoliosis. 5p-syndrome —characterized by macrocephaly; small mandible; long, thin fingers; short, big toes; and anorectal and…
Surgical Glossary Glossary Aortopexy —procedure in which the aorta is approximated to the anterior thoracic wall; for the treatment of tracheomalacia. Bishop-Koop procedure —resection of a dilated loop of bowel…
Toxicology James F. Wiley II Diane P. Calello GASTRIC DECONTAMINATION Administration of activated charcoal is the preferred method of gastric decontamination. Whole bowel irrigation and gastric lavage play a much…
