... Preden-Kerekovic V Pediatric reference intervals for 34 biochemical analytes in urban school children and adolescents Clin Chem Lab Med 1998;36(5):327-37 32 Burritt MF, Slockbower JM, Forsman RW, Offord KP, ... current burden of pediatric NAFLD One of the strongest population-based studies, using the histologic definition for NAFLD, was conducted as a retrospective review of autopsies, performed from 1993 ... 2006, hospitalization increased from 0.9 to 4.3/100,000 for NAFLD, and from 35.5 to 114.7/100,000 for obesity Obese children followed for y To determine the course of obesity associated NAFLD...
... To account for an anticipated 20% loss to follow-up, our target enrollment was 106 patients The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program, Version 12 for Windows was used for most statistical ... responsiveness of the PedsQL™ for acute febrile illnesses We selected febrile illnesses since they represent a common condition evaluated in the pediatric ED, accounting for over 20% of all ED visits[9,10], ... distributed through July 2003 to July 2004 Randomization was performed in 2-month blocks throughout the year, to account for seasonal variability of pediatric febrile illnesses Subjects were enrolled by...
... ototoxicity for children with medulloblastoma drugs were in use by any patient at the time they were simulated for radiotherapy Methods Audiometry Patients Pure-tone audiometry was performed for each ... discretion of the treating physician CT simulation was performed for each patient (LightSpeed RT16, GE Healthcare) Treatment planning was performed using commercial software (Eclipse, version 8, ... proton-based radiotherapy forpediatric medulloblastoma are lacking Physicians from the Francis H Burr Proton Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital recently presented in abstract form their early...
... heterozygotes for a-mannosidosis in herds producing Angus bulls for breeding purposes EALY (H et al., 1983) The present report gives information on the prevalence of heterozygotes in populations ... a-mannosidosis ranged from 2.8 % for Murray Greys to 17.9 % for Galloways The percentage of herds containing heterozygotes varied from 49 % for Murray Greys to 64 % for Galloways (Table 1Y In of ... Angus cows were found to be heterozygous populations IV Discussion Heterozygotes for a-mannosidosis were found in the Angus, Galloway and Murray Grey cattle populations The prevalence was highest...
... each dressing change (every 3–4 days) for a maximum of weeks (For a more detailed description, see the original report [3].) The authors included eight pediatric patients with small second degree ... be performed comparing the different treatment options for similar deep partial thickness burns Once this has been done we will be able to determine whether there is an overall benefit for the ... showed that FSCs reduced the need for autografting of deep second degree burns, with little hypertrophy of new skin and no skin contraction 534 Despite the enthusiasm for this new technology, in our...
... mental illness, before referring them to a psychiatrist working at the secondary level MSF covered all transportation and psychiatric treatment costs and for referred patient for a minimum of ... (doctors and nurses) also judged the SRQ20 to be a useful tool to perform screening of a suspected case before referring them for specialized assessment Further research on the development and ... allowing for the follow-up of some very paucisymptomatic cases This inclusion of patients with light symptoms may have accentuated the positive impact of the intervention This highlights the need for...
... Further, given that there are no prior published randomized trials for any treatment forpediatric TTM and that there is a paucity of information available about TTM psychopathology and treatment outcome ... psychotherapy for TTM Written informed consent was obtained from all participants for publication of this manuscript and accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review ... used solely for the purposes of hypothesis generation Methods Participants Participants were recruited into a randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of behavior therapy for pediatric...
... typed double-spaced Include a fax number for the corresponding author and a completed copyright transfer agreement form (published in every issue) rFVII forPediatric Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage ... as effective for profound bleeding episodes in children In the pediatric literature, case reports have been made with apparent clinical improvement seen after the use of rFVIIa for acute life-threatening ... therapy, possible strategies for optimizing its use in these settings in the pediatric population are particularly needed.10 Disclosures None Frederic Perez-Alvarez, MD NeuroPediatric Unit Hospital...
... Partnerships forPediatric Adherence Promoting Collaborative Management forPediatric Chronic Illness Care 1 3 David D Schwartz Associate Professor of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Section ... gradient Am Psychol 1994;49:15–24 Anderson BJ Who forgot? The challenges of family responsibility for adherence in vulnerable pediatricpopulations Pediatrics 2012;129(5):e1324–25 Ashton CM, Haidet ... academy of pediatrics The medical home Pediatrics 2002;110(1 Pt 1):184–6 Modi AC, Pai AL, Hommel KA, et al Pediatric self-management: a framework for research, practice, and policy Pediatrics...
... treatment forpediatric PDU caused by drug-resistant H pylori Therefore, we carried out the research on “Epidemiological and clinical characteristics and outcomes of treatment regimens forpediatric ... Epidemiological and clinical studies performed at the Department of Gastroenterology; and Outpatient Clinics – National Pediatric Hospital - Paraclinical studies performed at the Department of 13 Bacteriology ... drug regimen on pediatric patients who developed antibiotic resistance reached 36 77.3% Thus, with an effectiveness of nearly 80%, drug regimen was one choice for clinicians to treat pediatric patients...
... Association for the Study of Pain – An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage Barriers to Pediatric Pain ... respiratory depression and addiction • Preventing pain in children takes too much time and effort Pediatrics, 18 (3) 2001 Classification of Pain Nociceptive • Somatic – Bone, joint, muscle, skin, ... Avoid IM injections – Oral and Intravenous routes are preferred • Oral route for mild to moderate pain • Intravenous route for immediate pain relief and severe pain 15 16 NEJM 2002; 347 (14) • Step...
... recommended forpediatric oncology patients (1C) Recommendations Threshold for patients with leukemia / lymphoma Platelet threshold of 10 x 109/L is recommended for clinically stable pediatric ... Recommendations Threshold for patients with solid tumor Threshold for stable patients with solid tumors to receive prophylactic platelet transfusions is 10 x 109/L(1C) Recommendations Threshold for patients ... level (>50 x 109) are recommended for diagnostic LP for newly diagnosed patients with leukemia to minimize the risk of a traumatic LP (2B) Recommendations Threshold for patients requiring a major...
... services for conflict-affected populations have seldom been studied [12-14] For vulnerable pediatric HIV-infected populations, we could not identify any such existing studies It is essential, therefore, ... Associate Program Manager for the AMPATH partnership, serving as the Co-Director for the AMPATH research network He is also the Pediatrician-InCharge for the AMPATH Pediatric HIV Care Program ... statistical analyses were performed using Stata/SE 9.2 for Windows (Stata Corp, College Station, TX) For the qualitative analysis, the audio-recordings and field notes from the key informant interviews...
... return to a productive life Guidance, adaptations and supervision when performing these activities are necessary for this form of treatment until the patients are aware of the precautions they need ... less than one minute for hygiene and other reasons This is a revolution in the treatment of lymphedema, as apart from its practicability the cost is low for under-privileged populations Several ... is also important in the development of research 21-31 Suggestion for treatment The suggestion for treatment of under-privileged populations is the creation of specialized treatment centers supported...
... Scenario 1a, analysed for the year 2013 Scenario 1b, analysed for the year 2020 Scenario 2a, analysed for the year 2013 Scenario 2b, analysed for the year 2020 Scenario 3a, analysed for the year 2013 ... hydropower plants, thus having only minor impacts on these, see further section 5.1.2 4.3 Impact Zones To facilitate the impact assessment for the scenarios, four impact zones were identified based ... the main impact zones for assessment is quite straightforward With the number of planned hydropower plants in the basin, we would have ended up with not only an unmanageable number of impact zones,...
... requirements for heating is 11.3% for Athens and 6.1% for Thessaloniki On the contrary, for the cooling period of the 1993-2002 decade, an increase of the energy demands of the building for both ... 34] The energy calculations were performed for all the winter and summer months for the two cities, and the energy requirements of the building were calculated for heating and cooling with temperature ... results for the frequency of occurrence (in h) of 2.8 K (5°F)-wide temperature bins per period (summer, winter and intermediate) are shown in Figures 4-6 for Athens and 7-9 for Thessaloniki for the...
... this guide • Tips for doing Emergency Planning forpopulations with special needs If you not have access to a computer, or are not comfortable using a computer, please contact us for a hard copy ... Thunderstorms Winter Storms 10 PROBABILITY HIGH MED LOW NONE HUMAN IMPACT LIFE HEALTH/ THREAT SAFETY 1 IMPACT ON FACILITY HIGH MOD LOW IMPACTIMPACTIMPACT PREPAREDNESS POOR FAIR GOOD TOTAL HAZARD & VULNERABILITY ... Incendiary Chemical Explosive PROBABILITY MED LOW NONE HUMAN IMPACT LIFE HEALTH/ THREAT SAFETY 1 IMPACT ON FACILITY HIGH MOD LOW IMPACTIMPACTIMPACT PREPAREDNESS POOR FAIR GOOD TOTAL Utility Failure...
... gonadotrophin for the diagnosis of persistent trophoblast Hum Reprod 1995, 10:683-7 National Medical Register of the Organization for Dutch Health Care Information Utrecht, The Netherlands; 1992 Centre for ... the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) In each patient fulfilling the inclusion criteria, written informed consent is obtained before randomisation Women refusing ... and commented on the draft paper PJH was responsible for the development of the protocol, had overall responsibility for the trial, applied for a grant and commented on the draft paper All authors...
... Because of the composition of formulas, they can be used only for text and not for tables, charts, or word lists These tools provide a reading grade level needed for the material but not assess ... education information.15,16,18,25 Readability is determined for these measures through analysis of word and sentence difficulty in running text Scores for SMOG and FleschKincaid are calculated for reading ... the Social Sciences (version 15.0 for Windows) was used for data analysis Measures of central tendency were calculated for all PEMs using FleschKincaid, SMOG formula, and FRE To determine if there...
... ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING MAY 2012 Map Civic Economics THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AFFORDABLE ... 12 THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING MAY 2012 Table ECONOMIC IMPACT FINDINGS: ONGOING TOTAL IMPACTS - HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS Household Savings Impact Type Employment ... annual impact will reach $42.2 million Civic Economics 13 THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING MAY 2012 Table – HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS IMPACTS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT...