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Volume 134, Issue 5
November 2014
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ISSN 0031-4005
EISSN 1098-4275

Pediatrics Digest

Pediatrics Digest
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Pediatrics Perspectives

Videogames, Here for Good
Lynn E. Fiellin, MD; Kimberly D. Hieftje, PhD; Lindsay R. Duncan, PhD
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Topics: video games
Consequences of the Affordable Care Act for Sick Newborns
Jochen Profit, MD, MPH; Paul H. Wise, MD, MPH; Henry C. Lee, MD, MS
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Topics: incentives , patient protection and affordable care act , perinatal period , quality of care , neonatal intensive care

Monthly Feature

It’s Not Just What You Know: The Non-Cognitive Attributes of Great Clinical Teachers
Robert A. Dudas, MD; Susan L. Bannister, MD
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Topics: teachers

Articles

Longitudinal Association Between Teen Sexting and Sexual Behavior
Jeff R. Temple, PhD; HyeJeong Choi, PhD
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Topics: sex behavior , sexting
Sofas and Infant Mortality
Lauren R. Rechtman, MD; Jeffrey D. Colvin, MD; Peter S. Blair, PhD; Rachel Y. Moon, MD
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Topics: infant death , sleep , social and occupational functioning assessment scale , sudden infant death , asphyxia
Urokinase Versus VATS for Treatment of Empyema: A Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial
Claudia Marhuenda, MD; Concepció Barceló, MD; Inmaculada Fuentes, MD; Gabriela Guillén, MD; Indalecio Cano, MD ...
View articletitled, Urokinase Versus VATS for Treatment of Empyema: A Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial
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Topics: empyema , thoracic surgery, video-assisted , urokinase , chest tubes
Adherence to Guidelines for Glucose Assessment in Starting Second-Generation Antipsychotics
Marsha A. Raebel, PharmD; Robert Penfold, PhD; Ann W. McMahon, MD; Marsha Reichman, PhD; Susan Shetterly, MS ...
View articletitled, Adherence to Guidelines for Glucose Assessment in Starting Second-Generation Antipsychotics
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Topics: atypical antipsychotic , diabetes mellitus, type 2 , glucose , hyperglycemia , infant, small for gestational age
Perinatal Complications and Aging Indicators by Midlife
Idan Shalev, PhD; Avshalom Caspi, PhD; Antony Ambler, MS; Daniel W. Belsky, PhD; Simon Chapple, PhD ...
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Topics: aging , middle-aged adult , perinatal period , telomere
Transcutaneous Bilirubin After Phototherapy in Term and Preterm Infants
Jana Grabenhenrich, MD; Linus Grabenhenrich, MD; Christoph Bührer, MD; Monika Berns, MD
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Topics: phototherapy , total transcutaneous bilirubin , bilirubin
Serum Bilirubin and Bilirubin/Albumin Ratio as Predictors of Bilirubin Encephalopathy
Iman Iskander, MD; Rasha Gamaleldin, MD; Salma El Houchi, MD; Amira El Shenawy, MD; Iman Seoud, MD ...
View articletitled, Serum Bilirubin and Bilirubin/Albumin Ratio as Predictors of Bilirubin Encephalopathy
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Topics: albumins , bilirubin , binding (molecular function) , kernicterus , neurotoxicity syndromes
Direct Antiglobulin Titer Strength and Hyperbilirubinemia
Michael Kaplan, MB ChB; Cathy Hammerman, MD; Hendrik J. Vreman, PhD; Ronald J. Wong, BSc; David K. Stevenson, MD
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Topics: antibodies, anti-idiotypic , hemolysis , hyperbilirubinemia , tuberculosis , carboxyhemoglobin
Off-Hours Admission to Pediatric Intensive Care and Mortality
Michael C. McCrory, MD; Emily W. Gower, PhD; Sean L. Simpson, PhD; Thomas A. Nakagawa, MD; Steven S. Mou, MD ...
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Topics: intensive care , intensive care unit , pediatric intensive care unit , severity of illness , shock
Timing of Adiposity Rebound and Adiposity in Adolescence
Adrienne R. Hughes, PhD; Andrea Sherriff, PhD; Andrew R. Ness, PhD; John J. Reilly, PhD
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Topics: body mass index procedure , obesity
Neighborhood Poverty and Allostatic Load in African American Youth
Gene H. Brody, PhD; Man-Kit Lei, PhD; Edith Chen, PhD; Gregory E. Miller, PhD
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Topics: emotional support , neighborhood , poverty , african american , allostatic load
Prophylactic Indomethacin and Intestinal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
John Kelleher, MB; Ariel A. Salas, MD; Ramachandra Bhat, MD; Namasivayam Ambalavanan, MD; Shampa Saha, PhD ...
View articletitled, Prophylactic Indomethacin and Intestinal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
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Topics: extremely low birth weight infant , indomethacin , intestinal perforation , enteral nutrition
Implementation Methods for Delivery Room Management: A Quality Improvement Comparison Study
Henry C. Lee, MD; Richard J. Powers, MD; Mihoko V. Bennett, PhD; Neil N. Finer, MD; Louis P. Halamek, MD ...
View articletitled, Implementation Methods for Delivery Room Management: A Quality Improvement Comparison Study
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Topics: chemical surfactants , continuous positive airway pressure , delivery rooms , hypothermia, natural , intubation
Sociodemographic Differences and Infant Dietary Patterns
Xiaozhong Wen, MD; Kai Ling Kong, PhD; Rina Das Eiden, PhD; Neha Navneet Sharma; Chuanbo Xie, MD
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Topics: diet
Differential Maternal Feeding Practices, Eating Self-Regulation, and Adiposity in Young Twins
Gina L. Tripicchio, MS; Kathleen L. Keller, PhD; Cassandra Johnson, MSPH; Angelo Pietrobelli, MD; Moonseong Heo, PhD ...
View articletitled, Differential Maternal Feeding Practices, Eating Self-Regulation, and Adiposity in Young Twins
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Topics: eating , obesity , twins , self control , childhood obesity
Prevalence and Characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Philip A. May, PhD; Amy Baete, MBA; Jaymi Russo, MEd; Amy J. Elliott, PhD; Jason Blankenship, PhD ...
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Topics: dysmorphology , fetal alcohol syndrome , neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure , ethanol , community
Out-of-Hospital Medication Errors Among Young Children in the United States, 2002–2012
Maxwell D. Smith; Henry A. Spiller, MS; Marcel J. Casavant, MD; Thiphalak Chounthirath, MS; Todd J. Brophy, BS ...
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Topics: medication errors
Parental Desensitization to Violence and Sex in Movies
Daniel Romer, PhD; Patrick E. Jamieson, PhD; Brad J. Bushman, PhD; Amy Bleakley, PhD; Anli Wang, PhD ...
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Topics: desensitization , receptor desensitization , violence
College Health Service Capacity to Support Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions
Diana C. Lemly, MD; Katherine Lawlor, BA; Emily A. Scherer, PhD; Skyler Kelemen, BA; Elissa R. Weitzman, ScD, MSc
View articletitled, College Health Service Capacity to Support Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions
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Topics: health services , transition of care , asthma
Pediatricians’ Communication About Weight With Overweight Latino Children and Their Parents
Christy B. Turer, MD; Sergio Montaño, BS; Hua Lin, PhD; Kim Hoang, MD; Glenn Flores, MD
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Topics: overweight , obesity , hispanics or latinos , weight maintenance regimens , diet
Transition Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs
Alaina M. Davis, MD; Rebekah F. Brown, MD; Julie Lounds Taylor, PhD; Richard A. Epstein, PhD; Melissa L. McPheeters, PhD
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Topics: diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus, type 2 , transfer technique , transplanted organ , young adult
Use of and Regional Variation in Initial CT Imaging for Kidney Stones
Gregory E. Tasian, MD; Jose E. Pulido, MD; Ron Keren, MD; Andrew W. Dick, PhD; Claude M. Setodji, PhD ...
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Topics: nephrolithiasis , ultrasonography , kidney calculi
Prenatal and Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease: Findings From a Nursery
Lise C. Johnson, MD; Ellice Lieberman, MD; Edward O’Leary, MD; Robert L. Geggel, MD
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Topics: congenital heart disease , oximetry, pulse , prenatal care , fetal echocardiography , nurseries
Childhood Obesity and Interpersonal Dynamics During Family Meals
Jerica M. Berge, PhD; Seth Rowley, BS; Amanda Trofholz, MPH; Carrie Hanson, MS; Martha Rueter, PhD ...
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Topics: childhood obesity , family dynamics , food , overweight , obesity
Sustainability of a Parental Tobacco Control Intervention in Pediatric Practice
Jonathan P. Winickoff, MD; Emara Nabi-Burza, MBBS; Yuchiao Chang, PhD; Susan Regan, PhD; Jeremy Drehmer, MPH ...
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Topics: cigarettes , cotinine , passive smoking , smoke , smoking
Neighborhood Influences on Girls’ Obesity Risk Across the Transition to Adolescence
Lindsay T. Hoyt, PhD; Lawrence H. Kushi, ScD; Cindy W. Leung, ScD; Dana C. Nickleach, MA; Nancy Adler, PhD ...
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Topics: neighborhood , obesity , weight measurement scales , food
Circumcision of Privately Insured Males Aged 0 to 18 Years in the United States
Geoffrey D. Hart-Cooper, MD; Guoyu Tao, PhD; Jeffrey A. Stock, MD; Karen W. Hoover, MD
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Topics: male circumcision , newborn
School-Based Health Centers as Patient-Centered Medical Homes
Sean T. O’Leary, MD; Michelle Lee, MPH; Steve Federico, MD; Juliana Barnard, MA; Steven Lockhart, BA ...
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Topics: medical home , patient-centered care
Feedback on Oral Presentations During Pediatric Clerkships: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Colin M. Sox, MD; Michael Dell, MD; Carrie A. Phillipi, MD; Howard J. Cabral, PhD; Gabriela Vargas, MD ...
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Topics: clinical clerkship , feedback , schools, medical , arm , primary outcome measure

Review Articles

Hearing Loss and Congenital CMV Infection: A Systematic Review
Julie Goderis, MD; Els De Leenheer, MD; Koenraad Smets, MD; Helen Van Hoecke, MD; Annelies Keymeulen, MD ...
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Topics: hearing loss , congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Grommets for Otitis Media With Effusion in Children With Cleft Palate: A Systematic Review
Chin-Lung Kuo, MD; Yuan-Heng Tsao, MD; Hao-Min Cheng, MD; Chiang-Feng Lien, MD; Chyong-Hsin Hsu, MD ...
View articletitled, Grommets for Otitis Media With Effusion in Children With Cleft Palate: A Systematic Review
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Topics: cleft palate , otitis media with effusion , tympanosclerosis , languages

State-of-the-Art Review Article

Fragile X Syndrome: A Review of Associated Medical Problems
Sharon A. Kidd, PhD; Ave Lachiewicz, MD; Deborah Barbouth, MD; Robin K. Blitz, MD; Carol Delahunty, MD ...
View articletitled, Fragile X Syndrome: A Review of Associated Medical Problems
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Topics: fragile x syndrome , gastrointestinal diseases , otitis media , seizures , sleep disorders

Ethics Rounds

Ethics Rounds
When Is Waiver of Consent Appropriate in a Neonatal Clinical Trial?
Mark S. Schreiner, MD; Dalia Feltman, MD; Thomas Wiswell, MD; Susan Wootton, MD; Cody Arnold, MD ...
View articletitled, When Is Waiver of Consent Appropriate in a Neonatal Clinical Trial?
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Topics: informed consent , institutional review board , meconium aspiration syndrome , newborn , suction drainage

Special Articles

Overdiagnosis: How Our Compulsion for Diagnosis May Be Harming Children
Eric R. Coon, MD; Ricardo A. Quinonez, MD; Virginia A. Moyer, MD; Alan R. Schroeder, MD
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Topics: overdiagnosis
Policy Change for Infants Born at the “Cusp of Viability”: A Canadian NICU Experience
Linda Mahgoub, MD; Michael van Manen, MD; Paul Byrne, MB; Juzer M. Tyebkhan, MBBS
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Topics: neonatal intensive care units , resuscitation , gestational age , ethics

Commentaries

Escalating Violence in PG-13 Movies
Jeanne Van Cleave, MD
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Topics: violence
College Student Health in the 21st Century
Terrill Bravender, MD, MPH
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Topics: college students , chronic disease , student health services , health services
Quitting Tobacco: Let’s Keep Talking to Parents
Sophie J. Balk, MD; Ruth A. Etzel, MD, PhD
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Topics: passive smoking , tobacco , counseling
The Child Is Father of the Man, and Mother of the Woman
Alan E. Guttmacher, MD,; Tonse N.K. Raju, MD
View articletitled, The Child Is Father of the Man, and Mother of the Woman
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Topics: aging , father , intrauterine route of drug administration , perinatal period , telomere

Quality Reports

Implementing a Guideline to Improve Management of Syncope in the Emergency Department
Sabrina E. Guse, MD; Mark I. Neuman, MD; Megan O’Brien, MD; Mark E. Alexander, MD; Mark Berry, MA ...
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Topics: syncope
Reducing Mortality and Infections After Congenital Heart Surgery in the Developing World
Kathy J. Jenkins, MD; Aldo R. Castañeda, MD; K.M. Cherian, MD; Chris A. Couser, MHA; Emily K. Dale, MPH ...
View articletitled, Reducing Mortality and Infections After Congenital Heart Surgery in the Developing World
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Topics: cardiac surgery procedures , developing countries , perioperative care , quality improvement

Case Reports

Cognitive Outcomes in Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome Treated With the Ketogenic Diet
Rani K. Singh, MD; Sucheta M. Joshi, MD; Denise M. Potter, RD; Steve M. Leber, MD; Martha D. Carlson, MD ...
View articletitled, Cognitive Outcomes in Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome Treated With the Ketogenic Diet
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Topics: epilepsy , epileptic syndromes , fever , fire - disasters , fire - physical phenomenon
Infant Botulism: Is There an Association With Thiamine Deficiency?
Hannelore Ringe, MD; Markus Schuelke, MD; Sven Weber, MD; Brigitte G. Dorner, PhD; Sebastian Kirchner, MSc ...
View articletitled, Infant Botulism: Is There an Association With Thiamine Deficiency?
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Topics: clostridium botulinum , infantile botulism , thiamine , thiamine deficiency , antibodies
Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Refractory Recurrent Pericarditis
M. Rosa del Fresno, MD; Julio E. Peralta, MD; Miguel Ángel Granados, MD; Eugenia Enríquez, MD; Nerea Domínguez-Pinilla, MD ...
View articletitled, Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Refractory Recurrent Pericarditis
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Topics: immunoglobulins, intravenous , pericarditis, recurrent , pericardial effusion , colchicine
Mutations in SCN4A: A Rare but Treatable Cause of Recurrent Life-Threatening Laryngospasm
Rahul R. Singh, MD; S. Veronica Tan, MD; Michael G. Hanna, MD; Stephanie A. Robb, MD; Antonia Clarke, MBBCh ...
View articletitled, Mutations in <em>SCN4A</em>: A Rare but Treatable Cause of Recurrent Life-Threatening Laryngospasm
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Topics: laryngismus , mutation , myotonia , scn5a gene , stridor
Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation to Treat Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease in 2 Young Boys
Jessica Wishnew, MD; Kristin Page, MD; Susan Wood, MN; Leo Galvin, MD; James Provenzale, MD ...
View articletitled, Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation to Treat Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease in 2 Young Boys
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Topics: magnetic resonance imaging , myelination , pelizaeus-merzbacher disease , transplantation , umbilical cord blood transplantation
Ten-Year Follow-Up of a DOCK8-Deficient Child With Features of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Zineb Jouhadi, MD; Khadija Khadir, MD; Fatima Ailal, MD; Kenza Bouayad, MD; Sellama Nadifi, MD ...
View articletitled, Ten-Year Follow-Up of a DOCK8-Deficient Child With Features of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Topics: dock8 protein, human , job's syndrome , systemic lupus erythematosus , immunoglobulin e
Successful Use of Plasma Exchange for Profound Hemolysis in a Child With Loxoscelism
Ahmed Said, MD; Paul Hmiel, MD; Matthew Goldsmith, MD; Dennis Dietzen, PhD; Mary E. Hartman, MD
View articletitled, Successful Use of Plasma Exchange for Profound Hemolysis in a Child With Loxoscelism
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Topics: hemolysis , plasma exchange
Successful Management of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome With Canakinumab in Infancy
Maria Kanariou, MD; Sofia Tantou, MD; Ioanna Varela, MSc; Maria Raptaki, MD; Chrissa Petropoulou, MD ...
View articletitled, Successful Management of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome With Canakinumab in Infancy
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Topics: canakinumab , cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes , interleukin-1 , neonatal-onset multisystemic inflammatory disease , monoclonal antibodies

From the American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Practice Guideline
Clinical Practice Guideline: The Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Bronchiolitis
Shawn L. Ralston, MD; Allan S. Lieberthal, MD; H. Cody Meissner, MD; Brian K. Alverson, MD; Jill E. Baley, MD ...
View articletitled, Clinical Practice Guideline: The Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Bronchiolitis
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Topics: bronchiolitis , cochrane collaboration , medline
Policy Statement
Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2014–2015
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Carrie L. Byington, MD; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD; H. Dele Davies, MD; Kathryn M. Edwards, MD ...
View articletitled, Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2014–2015
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Topics: influenza , influenza vaccines , vaccines , influenza vaccine, trivalent live attenuated , antiviral agents
Policy Statement
AAP Publications Reaffirmed or Retired
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Topics: autism spectrum disorder , brain concussion , developmental disabilities , prenatal care , ethics, institutional
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