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Safeguarding kids from environmental hazards-CMEThere is increasing evidence that environmental toxicants affect kids' health. Given this reality, pediatricians need to know the most important environmental health questions to ask, and what resources to draw from.
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Billing for online consultsInsurers are finally reimbursing for e-mails with patients, but physicians are worried about losing office visits.
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4 tips for drawing blood for community-acquired pneumonia testingTo avoid retesting and possible antibiotic overuse, follow these four tips when drawing blood for a suspected case of community-acquired pneumonia.
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What's new for seasonal wheezing (CME)An update on the AAP's Bronchiolitis Guidelines and the latest evidence on assessment and treatment.
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What's new for seasonal wheezing (CME)An update on the AAP's Bronchiolitis Guidelines and the latest evidence on assessment and treatment.
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Eyeing systemic diseaseOcular abnormalities can serve as signposts for systemic illness in children and adolescents. Here is a sampling of what to watch for.
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Shortness of breath, tight pants, and weight gainA 14-year-old male with trisomy 21 presents with elevated liver enzymes, tachypnea, shortness of breath and increasing abdominal distention. The diagnosis was Wilson's Disease.
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Balancing the scalesTinea incognito is a dermatophyte infection that has been altered by use of topical or systemic corticosteroids. It lacks the classic features of a ringworm infection due to corticosteroid suppression of inflammation and altered local immune response.
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ADHD and mind enhancementMind-enhancement medications usually enhance everyone who uses them, not just those experiencing the most problems.
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Clinical pediatrics in the Mexican immigrant communityFamilies of Mexican descent might have certain cultural beliefs that don't mesh up with standard medical practice. Learn what they are, and which could be dangeorus to the child.
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Simple screen for alcohol use disorderAsking teenagers how often they have consumed alcohol in the past year provides a simple screen for those at risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD), a study in 1193 adolescents in rural Pennsylvania showed.
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Decorating the "human canvas": Body art and your patientsTattoos and body piercing have caught on as teenage, and even preteen, fashion statements. Here&s how to help your patients avoid the pitfalls of this form of self-expression.
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Liquid mercury: A poisonous playthingFaced with a child who has been exposed to mercury, would you recognize the signs and symptoms? Would you know what questions to ask, which lab tests to draw, and what treatment to initiate?
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Beating bad breathBad breath is no laughing matter for the child or adolescent who has it. Most cases can be alleviated by relatively simple measures, but not before the cause is pinpointed by a targeted history and physical exam.
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Exploring the treatment landscape for pediatric vitiligoStandard treatment for vitiligo includes topical corticosteroids, topical calcineurin inhibitors, oral corticosteroids, and phototherapy, among others.
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Special books: Helping children understand disabilities and appreciate differencesThis list of books help teach children about special differences.
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The Dx of ADHDAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was first recognized over 100 years ago, but the diagnostic criteria has changed over the years. Here's a look at the latest guidance for diagnosing ADHD.
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"What would you do, Doctor?" New issues in medical ethicsThe insurance reimbursement situation, pay for performance, and expensive technology have made it harder than ever to choose the most appropriate ethical course.
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Discipline techniques for the 18-month-oldParents of 18-month-olds are eager to learn from their pediatricians how to manage behavioral concerns, especially temper tantrums.
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The "late talker"—when silence isn't goldenNot all children with delayed speech are "little Einsteins" or garden variety "late bloomers." Some have a speech-language disorder that will persist unless warning signs are recognized and intervention comes early. Includes a Guide for Parents.
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New momentum on building a medical home for the child with a chronic health problemCare provided by a primary care practice that embraces the medical home model is better organized, more accessible, and less stressful to coordinate-so say parents of children who have special health-care needs. Here is a look at how you and your practice benefit from providing family-centered care within the medical home model.
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New momentum on building a medical home for the child with a chronic health problemCare provided by a primary care practice that embraces the medical home model is better organized, more accessible, and less stressful to coordinate-so say parents of children who have special health-care needs. Here is a look at how you and your practice benefit from providing family-centered care within the medical home model.
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New momentum on building a medical home for the child with a chronic health problemCare provided by a primary care practice that embraces the medical home model is better organized, more accessible, and less stressful to coordinate-so say parents of children who have special health-care needs. Here is a look at how you and your practice benefit from providing family-centered care within the medical home model.
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When children with asthma go swimming, the benefits can be many and long-lastingGetting children who have asthma into the water can have remarkable effects on health, the authors' experiences demonstrate. Place a properly structured swimming program on your list of recommendations for these patients, they urge-or put it on your medical community's to-do list.
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Another way to manage incessant scratching in children?What are the skin conditions in which itching becomes the dominant clinical symptom in children?
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When children with asthma go swimming, the benefits can be many and long-lastingGetting children who have asthma into the water can have remarkable effects on health, the authors' experiences demonstrate. Place a properly structured swimming program on your list of recommendations for these patients, they urge-or put it on your medical community's to-do list.
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Bashful rash on a baby's cheekAn 11-month-old boy breaks out in a rash when he eats. Is it a food allergy or something else?
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Bashful rash on a baby's cheekAn 11-month-old boy breaks out in a rash when he eats. Is it a food allergy or something else?
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2024 coding updatePediatricians may eventually realize a significant increase in income by attaching the G2211 code to acute and chronic care visits.
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((TEST))The late preterm infant: A little baby with big needsSurprisingly, practically no guidelines exist for the in and outpatient care of late preterm infants. This lack of guidance has forced hospitals to develop their own suite of care practices.
