Pediatric evidence : the practice-changing studies / [edited by] Lindsay P. Carter, Meredith G. A. Eicken, Vandana L. Madhavan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carter, Lindsay P., editor.

Eicken, Meredith G. A., editor.

Madhavan, Vandana L., editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatrics--Research.

Pediatrics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The practice of pediatric medicine can feel very personal; there is an incomprehensible level of trust placed by parents in pediatric providers caring for their children and the enormity of this responsibility is felt by all"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

SECTION 1 ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY

1. Oral Immunotherapy for Egg Allergy Desensitization

2. Clinical Identification of Primary Immunodeficiency

3. Cow's Milk Allergy

4. Peanut Allergy

5. Biphasic Reactions in Anaphylaxis

SECTION 2 CARDIOLOGY

6. Causes of Chest Pain

7. Newborn Screening with Pulse Oximetry

8. Identification of Fetuses at Risk for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

9. Impact of Weight on Outcomes in Repair of Congenital Heart Defects

10. Sudden Death in Young Athletes

SECTION 3 CRITICAL CARE

11. Early Antibiotics in Pediatric Sepsis

12. Interruption of Sedation for Early Extubation

13. Bundled Care for Reduction of Central Line Infections

14. High-Flow Nasal Cannula for Bronchiolitis

15. ystander CPR in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

16. Restrictive Protocol for Blood Transfusions

17. Low Tidal Volume Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

18. Early Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Shock

SECTION 4 EMERGENCY MEDICINE

19. A Prediction Rule for Appendicitis

20. Need for CT Scan in Head Trauma

21. Utility of Lumbar Puncture in First Simple Febrile Seizure

22. Oral Ondansetron for Gastroenteritis

23. Oral versus Intravenous Rehydration

24. Oral Dexamethasone for Mild Croup

25. Likelihood of Occult Pneumonia in Febrile Children

26. Ipratropium in Acute Asthma Management

27. Evaluation of the Febrile Infant

SECTION 5 ENDOCRINOLOGY

28. Maintenance of Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

29. Impact of Body Mass Index on Pubertal Development

30. Cerebral Edema in Diabetic Ketoacidosis

31. Intensive Insulin Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

32. Prevention of Intellectual Impairment with Neonatal Hypothyroidism Screening

SECTION 6 GASTROENTEROLOGY

33. Introduction of Gluten and Celiac Disease Risk

34. Use of PUCAI Score in Ulcerative Colitis

35. Infliximab Therapy for Crohn's Disease

36. Prevalence of Celiac Disease

37. Polyethylene Glycol Treatment for Constipation

SECTION 7 GENETICS

38. Whole-Exome Sequencing

39. Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Trisomy 21

40. Mass Spectrometry Screening for Inborn Errors of Metabolism

41. Angiotensin Receptor Blockade in Marfan Syndrome

SECTION 8 HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

42. Genetic Predictors of Unfavorable Outcomes in Pediatric Medulloblastoma

43. Prophylactic Treatment with Factor VIII in Hemophilia

44. Significance of Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

45. Increased Incidence of Chronic Disease in Survivors of Childhood Cancer

46. Treatment of Acute Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

47. Hydroxyurea Therapy in Sickle Cell Anemia

48. Symptom Management at the End of Life in Pediatric Oncology

49. Stroke Risk Reduction in Sickle Cell Anemia

SECTION 9 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

50. Management of Community-Acquired Skin Abscesses

51. Sequential Therapy in the Treatment of Osteomyelitis

52. Impact of Antibiotic Pretreatment on Cerebrospinal Fluid Profiles

53. Concomitant Bacterial Infection in Infants with Respiratory Syncytial Virus

54. High-Dose Acyclovir for Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection

55. Clinical Prediction Algorithm for Septic Arthritis

56. Oral versus Intravenous Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections

57. Palivizumab for Reduction of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

58. Reduction in Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus

SECTION 10 NEONATOLOGY

59. Predictors for Survival in Extreme Prematurity

60. Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity

61. Therapeutic Hypothermia in Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

62. Reduction of Group B Streptococcal Disease

63. Management of the Meconium-Stained Neonate

64. Bilirubin Screening in Neonates

65 .Surfactant in Respiratory Distress Syndrome

SECTION 11 NEUROLOGY

66. Seizure Recurrence after Withdrawal of Antiepileptic Drugs

67. Developmental Outcomes after Preterm Births

68. Serious Intracranial Pathology in Chronic Headache

69. Amitriptyline in Migraine Prophylaxis

70. Risk of Unprovoked Seizures after Febrile Seizures

SECTION 12 PRIMARY CARE

71. Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in Adolescents

72. Treatment of Acute Otitis Media

73. Childhood Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk

74. Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence

75. Cold Medication for Nocturnal Cough in Children

76. Effect of Low-Level Lead Exposure on Intellectual Impairment

77. Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination and Autism

78. Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome with Sleeping Factors

SECTION 13 PSYCHIATRY/DEVELOPMENT

79. Medications versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Depression

80. Medication versus Behavioral Treatment in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

81. Childhood Psychosocial Stress and Adult Disease

82 Effect of Early Developmental Intervention in Preterm Infants

83. Behavioral Intervention for Autism

SECTION 14 PULMONOLOGY

84. Adenotonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

85. Hypertonic Saline in Cystic Fibrosis

86. Budesonide Treatment for Mild Asthma

87. Comparison of Oral Corticosteroid Doses in Asthma

88. Albuterol, Epinephrine, and Normal Saline for Bronchiolitis

89. Impact of Newborn Screening on Nutritional Status in Cystic Fibrosis

90. Route of Delivery of Beta-Agonist Therapy

91. Risk of Asthma in Children with Early Wheezing

SECTION 15 RENAL

92. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux

93. Mortality Associated with Acute Kidney Injury

94. Impact of Blood Pressure Control on Progression of Renal Failure

95. Outcomes after Acute Kidney Injury

96. Response to Prednisone in Nephrotic Syndrome

SECTION 16 RHEUMATOLOGY

97. Anakinra in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

98. Treatment of Lupus with Mycophenolate Mofetil

99. Etanercept in Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

100. Intravenous Immune Globulin for Kawasaki Disease.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496345189

1496345185

OCLC:

952575401