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ASMBS Pediatric Committee Updates Guidelines on Bariatric Surgery in Teens
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Pediatric Committee has updated their 2012 evidence-based guidelines.
Psych Screening Beneficial in Pediatric Abdominal Pain
Children with abdominal pain commonly had clinically significant anxiety, moderate disability, pain.
AAP Outlines Appropriate Pediatric Nephrology Testing
Five evidence-based recommendations list tests, procedures that doctors, patients should question.
Opinion
Frightening parasomnias of childhood sleep
Parasomnias usually occur in healthy children, but the differential can include neurologic, psychiatric, and mental disorders, so careful observation and a good history and physical are important.
Making a case for developmental trauma disorder
Epigenetics explains the anatomy and physiology behind the central nervous system changes caused by child abuse.
Soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh in an adolescent male
A young boy's complaint of a tender mass on his left thigh is diagnosed as osteosarcoma.
Clinical Features
Stat Consult: Cleft Lip and Palate
Cleft lip and palate is defined as congenital malformation of the upper lip and/or oral cavity disrupting normal facial structure and oromotor function.
Internet "Challenges" and Teenagers: a Guide for Primary Care Providers
Discussions involving Internet challenges with children and adolescents should be as sensitive as those about sexuality and drug or alcohol use.
Advisor Forum
Treatment for urinary tract infections in the uncircumcised male child
Circumcision should be recommended for male, uncircumcised children with recurring UTIs.
Antidepressants and suicide risk
Over the last two decades, the prescribing of tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) has decreased due to their unfavorable side-effect profile.
Otitis treatment in a child with suspected penicillin allergy
A patient was diagnosed with a serum sickness-like reaction in response to antibiotics.
When is it okay to examine a child alone?
How do you ask a parent to leave in a diplomatic way when examining a pediatric patient?
Ultrasound for unsuccessful lumbar puncture?
How old is too old for ultrasound when other modalities don't work?
Assessing for rebound tenderness
Pediatric clinicians can avoid causing pain by using an alternative technique to assess for rebound tenderness.
Applying ointment to a child
A clinician offers a tip for applying a small amount of nonsterile ointment.
A tip for examining children
Diverting children's attention can help make exams go more smoothly.
Offering a 'hand sandwich' to ticklish patients
Using a simple mind trick can help clinicians handle ticklish patients during abdominal exams.
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