Pediatrics

Suspected child abuse leads to arrest

Ann W. Latner, JD February 12, 2010

In a child with no history of suspicious injury, were the clinicians too hasty in their judgment?

Lowering CVD risk among pediatric patients

Carl Sherman January 04, 2010

In the future, more and more children with cardiac risk factors, such as obesity and diabetes, will be treated in the primary-care setting.

Herpes zoster risk in an infant

December 11, 2009

What is the best way to prevent transmission of the varicella-zoster virus?

Blood in the stool raises concerns

Claire Babcock O’Connell, MPH, PA-C November 30, 2009

With no changes in the child's diet, clinicians search for another cause.

Fever and chills in a toddler having frequent wetting episodes

Sherril Sego, MSN, FNP November 30, 2009

The child arrived at the emergency department in a clearly distressed state and with an elevated WBC count.

Irregular purplish blue markings on the limbs of a newborn

Jennifer Smith, MSN, ACNP November 05, 2009

Blue markings on the arm and leg of a newborn were first thought to be bruises from a traumatic delivery.

Factors influencing immunization rates

Audrey M. Stevenson, PhD, MPH, MSN, FNP-BC November 02, 2009

To reach the goal of providing herd immunity in communities, clinicians must use every patient encounter to determine vaccination status.

A decade of child abuse goes undetected

David S. Starr, MD, JD October 13, 2009

The patient's symptoms and her situation at home were not considered indicative of sexual abuse.

Management of childhood depression

Dawn Lee Garzon, PhD, CPNP-BC, Jean Nelson, PhD, RN, and Molly Figgemeier BSN, RN September 28, 2009

Often the first to identify the warning signs of this depression in children and adolescents, primary-care providers must be prepared to institute a basic treatment plan.

CDC: Not everybody with the flu needs antivirals

September 14, 2009

The agency has updated its advice on the use of antiviral agents for the prevention and treatment of flu.

Skin fusion on the fingers and toes of an adolescent girl

Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MPH September 03, 2009

A patient seeks treatment for trauma-induced blistering and scarring.

Treating ADHD through diet

August 13, 2009

Possible association between stimulants used for ADHD and sudden death in children

Alan Ehrlich, MD August 13, 2009

An association between stimulant use and risk of sudden death in children and adolescents without known cardiac risk factors has been reported.

Order of vaccination affects pain in infants

August 12, 2009

Sequence matters when you administer multiple vaccinations to infants

Areas of varying pigmentation in a young boy

Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MPH August 03, 2009

A black boy with a family history of pigmentary problems presents with white patches on his trunk and legs.

Scaly erythematous patches following a throat infection

Deborah J. Yang, MD August 03, 2009

A girl was brought by her mother to the dermatology clinic with a two-week history of a scaly rash.

CDC issues recommendations on swine flu vaccination

July 31, 2009

The CDC has developed recommendations on who should receive the vaccine when it becomes available and determined who should be prioritized if the vaccine is initially available in extremely limited quantities.