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Behavior: Ask the experts: Parents and sports: Too much of a good thing?
September 1st 2004Q As a pediatric pulmonologist, I treat quite a few children and adolescents who have exercise-induced asthma and other causes of exercise limitation. The younger children often are reluctant to talk about their experiences with sports, but their parents enthusiastically carry the conversation. In many instances, I have noticed that, when sports are involved, a parent's enthusiasm can go well beyond the usual parental pride. Such parents actually seem far more interested and invested in the sport than the child is. The child may even appear weary and disinterested when the subject comes up.
Tourette syndrome: Much more than tics, part 1: Diagnosis
August 15th 2004Far more people have heard of Tourette syndrome than know what it actually looks and sounds like - or how it feels to the person who has it. That's a major reason the diagnosis of this condition - the most severe tic disorder - is often missed. This is part one of a two-part series. See Tourette syndrome--Much more than tics, part 2: Management
The evolving role of pediatrics in the 21st century
August 15th 2004What do physicians need to meet the challenge of providing high-quality patient care in this century? A set of well-defined competencies and a system for maintaining them throughout the course of professional practice. Part two of a three-part series.
Tourette syndrome: Much more than tics, part 1: Diagnosis
August 15th 2004Far more people have heard of Tourette syndrome than know what it actually looks and sounds like - or how it feels to the person who has it. That's a major reason the diagnosis of this condition - the most severe tic disorder - is often missed. This is part one of a two-part series. See Tourette syndrome--Much more than tics, part 2: Management
Now see this! Trained screeners can identify preschoolers with a vision disorder
August 5th 2004Specially trained nurses and lay people using certain vision screening tests to identify preschoolers with vision disorders perform effectively in their work and achieve comparable results, according to a study of more than 1,400 children that was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
20 questions to ask yourself as you write that prescription
August 1st 2004You took a thorough history, performed a solid physical examination, made a reasonably good diagnosis, decided on a proper course of treatment, and wrote a prescription for your young patient. All done? Not so, unless you asked yourself:
20 questions to ask yourself as you write that prescription
August 1st 2004You took a thorough history, performed a solid physical examination, made a reasonably good diagnosis, decided on a proper course of treatment, and wrote a prescription for your young patient. All done? Not so, unless you asked yourself:
Counseling parents on infant day care: How to do it effectively
August 1st 2004Putting their baby in day care is an emotional occasion for parents, as well as a subject that often comes up during office visits. You're in an opportune position to provide advice and support on returning to work and finding the best child-care arrangement for the family.
Case In Point: Clavicle Fractures in Children
August 1st 2004Clavicle fractures in the pediatric population are very common. Clavicle fractures in the pediatric population are very common. Clinical manifestations include decreased movement of the arm on the affected side, crepitus, and/or bony irregularity at the fracture site. Here, a review of fracture in newborns and older children.
