Issues

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Protective Factors With School Engagement

Angelica Robles, MD; Annie Gjelsvik, PhD; Priya Hirway, ScM; Patrick M. Vivier, MD; Pamela High, MD

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Topics: academic performance , adverse childhood experiences , attitude , community , ethnic group

Neuropsychiatric Sequelae in Adolescents With Acute Synthetic Cannabinoid Toxicity

Sarah Ann R. Anderson, MD; Anna M. Oprescu, MPH; Diane P. Calello, MD; Andrew Monte, MD; Peter S. Dayan, MD ...

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Topics: exposure , marijuana , synthetic cannabinoids , toxic effect , seizures

Asthma Hospitalizations Among Homeless Children in New York State

Rie Sakai-Bizmark, MD; Ruey-Kang R. Chang, MD; Laurie A. Mena, MS; Eliza J. Webber, MPH; Emily H. Marr, PhD ...

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Topics: asthma , homeless persons , homeless youth , homelessness

Family Chaos and Asthma Control

Sally M. Weinstein, PhD; Oksana Pugach, PhD; Genesis Rosales, MSW; Giselle S. Mosnaim, MD; Surrey M. Walton, PhD ...

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Neighborhood Social Conditions, Family Relationships, and Childhood Asthma

Edith Chen, PhD; Robin Hayen, BA; Van Le, BS; Makeda K. Austin, BS; Madeleine U. Shalowitz, MD ...

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Topics: asthma , asthma management , family relationship , neighborhood , treatment outcome

Serious Bacterial Infections in Neonates Presenting Afebrile With History of Fever

Sriram Ramgopal, MD; Lorne W. Walker, MD; Melissa M. Tavarez, MD; Andrew J. Nowalk, MD; Melissa A. Vitale, MD

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Topics: bacterial infection, serious , fever , bacterial infections

Medicaid and CHIP Child Health Beneficiary Incentives: Program Landscape and Stakeholder Insights

Connor A. Moseley, MD; Madhulika Vulimiri, MPP; Robert S. Saunders, PhD; William K. Bleser, PhD; Eliana M. Perrin, MD ...

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Topics: child health , incentives , medicaid

Factors That Influence the Choice of Academic Pediatrics by Underrepresented Minorities

Gabrina Dixon, MD; Terry Kind, MD; Joseph Wright, MD; Nikki Stewart, MD; Alexandra Sims, MD ...

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Topics: mentorships , minority groups , gender

Risk of Recurrent Fracture: A Population-Based Study

Benjamin G. Escott, MBBS; Teresa To, MD; Dorcas E. Beaton, PhD; Andrew W. Howard, MD

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Topics: fractures

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Reference Ranges for Preterm Infants

Dinushan C. Kaluarachchi, MBBS; David B. Allen, MD; Jens C. Eickhoff, PhD; Sandra J. Dawe, PhD; Mei W. Baker, MD

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Topics: infant, premature , thyrotropin , reference values , congenital hypothyroidism , nijmegen breakage syndrome

Housing Instability Among Families With Young Children With Special Health Care Needs

Ruth Rose-Jacobs, ScD; Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, MPH; Allison Bovell-Ammon, MDiv; Maureen M. Black, PhD; Sharon M. Coleman, MS ...

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Topics: housing , knowledge acquisition , homelessness , low income

Understanding Which Teenagers Benefit Most From a Brief Primary Care Substance Use Intervention

Elizabeth J. D’Amico, PhD; Layla Parast, PhD; Karen C. Osilla, PhD; Rachana Seelam, MPH; Lisa S. Meredith, PhD ...

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Predictive Validity of the CRAFFT for Substance Use Disorder

Rohit P. Shenoi, MD; James G. Linakis, PhD; Julie R. Bromberg, MPH; T. Charles Casper, PhD; Rachel Richards, MStat ...

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Topics: crafft , predictive validity , substance use disorders , diagnostic and statistical manual

Toxicity of Bupropion Overdose Compared With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

Adam Overberg, PharmD; Shannon Morton, MPH; Emily Wagner, MD; Blake Froberg, MD

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Topics: bupropion , overdose , selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors , seizures

School Readiness in Preschoolers With Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Hannah T. Perrin, MD; Nicole A. Heller, BA; Irene M. Loe, MD

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Topics: adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , school readiness , preschool child

A Parent Treatment Program for Preschoolers With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Anna Ek, RD; Kathryn Lewis Chamberlain, MSc; Kimmo Sorjonen, PhD; Ulf Hammar, BSc; Mahnoush Etminan Malek, RD ...

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Topics: obesity , preschool child , body mass index procedure

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Infants With Retinopathy of Prematurity by Treatment

Girija Natarajan, MD; Seetha Shankaran, MD; Tracy L. Nolen, DrPh; Amaanti Sridhar, MS; Kathleen A. Kennedy, MD ...

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Hearing Loss With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection

Ina Foulon, MD; Yannick De Brucker; Ronald Buyl; Elke Lichtert; Katia Verbruggen ...

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Topics: hearing loss , sensorineural hearing loss , congenital cytomegalovirus infection , cytomegalovirus infections

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Neonatal and Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Sarka Lisonkova, MD; Lindsay L. Richter, MSc; Joseph Ting, MBBS; Giulia M. Muraca, PhD; Qi Wen, MSc ...

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Topics: canada , neonatal abstinence syndrome , newborn , live birth , trend

Extended Maternity Leave and Breastfeeding in Active Duty Mothers

Andrew Delle Donne, DO; Alex Hatch, MD; Nicholas R. Carr, DO; James Aden, PhD; Jonathan Shapiro, MD

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Topics: breast feeding , military personnel , milk, human

Cardiometabolic Risk and Body Composition in Youth With Down Syndrome

Sheela N. Magge, MD; Babette S. Zemel, PhD; Mary E. Pipan, MD; Samuel S. Gidding, MD; Andrea Kelly, MD

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Pediatric Respiratory Illness Measurement System (PRIMES) Scores and Outcomes

Rita Mangione-Smith, MD; Chuan Zhou, PhD; Derek J. Williams, MD; David P. Johnson, MD; Chén C. Kenyon, MD ...

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Topics: asthma , bronchiolitis , croup , inpatients , length of stay

Parent Attitudes and Preferences for Discussing Health Care Costs in the Inpatient Setting

Jimmy Beck, MD; Julia Wignall, MA; Elizabeth Jacob-Files, MA; Michael J. Tchou, MD; Alan Schroeder, MD ...

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Topics: attitude , chronic disease , health care costs , inpatients , insurance coverage

Local Anesthesia With General Anesthesia for Pediatric Bone Marrow Procedures

Sara Zarnegar-Lumley, MD; Katharine R. Lange, MD; Melissa D. Mathias, MD; Miho Nakajima-Hatano, MD; Katharine M. Offer, MD ...

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Office-Based Educational Handout for Influenza Vaccination: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Vanessa P. Scott, MD; Douglas J. Opel, MD; Jason Reifler, PhD; Sharon Rikin, MD; Kalpana Pethe, MD ...

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Topics: influenza vaccines , vaccination , vaccines , influenza , educational intervention

Commentaries

No Silver Bullet: Firearm Laws and Pediatric Death Prevention

Lois K. Lee, MD; Judy Schaechter, MD

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Topics: bullets (device) , death of child , firearms , silver , statutes and laws

Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences: It’s Not What You Know but Who You Know

Rebecca Dudovitz, MD; Paul J. Chung, MD

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Topics: adverse childhood experiences , wounds and injuries , protective factors

“Housing First” for Optimal Child Health

Kerry K. Sease, MD; J. Blakely Amati, MD

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Topics: child health , housing , asthma

Choice Architecture and Simplifying: Alternatives to Incentives for Increasing Healthy Behaviors

Jack Stevens, PhD

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The Role of Sponsorship in Achieving Workforce Diversity in Academic Pediatrics

Jean L. Raphael, MD

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Topics: mentorships , workforce , professional development

Casting More Light on Pediatric Fractures

Laura K. Bachrach, MD

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Avoiding the Overdiagnosis of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Premature Newborns

Francisca Grob, MD; Guy Van Vliet, MD

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Topics: congenital hypothyroidism , narcotic bowel syndrome , nijmegen breakage syndrome , overdiagnosis , thyrotropin

Disparities in Neonatal Intensive Care: Context Matters

Wanda D. Barfield, MD; Shanna Cox, MSPH; Zsakeba T. Henderson, MD

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Topics: health disparity , neonatal intensive care

Universal Mental Health Prevention for Adolescents: Real-world Implications

Glenn Thomas, PhD

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Topics: mental health

Can We Prime the Pump for Developing Pediatric Physician-Scientists?

F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies , students, medical , united states national institutes of health , mentors

From the American Academy of Pediatrics

Policy Statement

The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health

Maria Trent, MD; Danielle G. Dooley, MD; Jacqueline Dougé, MD; SECTION ON ADOLESCENT HEALTH; COUNCIL ON COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS ...

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Topics: racism , adolescent health services , child health

Clinical Report

Management of Infants at Risk for Group B Streptococcal Disease

Karen M. Puopolo, MD; Ruth Lynfield, MD; James J. Cummings, MD; COMMITTEE ON FETUS AND NEWBORN; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES ...

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Statement of Endorsement

Prevention of Group B Streptococcal Early-Onset Disease in Newborns

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Topics: streptococcus

Technical Report

School Readiness

P. Gail Williams, MD; Marc Alan Lerner, MD; COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD; COUNCIL ON SCHOOL HEALTH; Jill Sells, MD ...

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Topics: school readiness , kindergartens

Policy Statement

AAP Publications Reaffirmed

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Topics: cerebral palsy , developmental disabilities , medical home , oral health , organ donation

AAP Meeting Abstracts

NCE Abstracts 2018

Abstract

Pediatrics Perspectives

The Threat of Outbreaks in US Border Patrol Detainment Centers

Mark A. Travassos, MD

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Topics: disease outbreaks , influenza

Health Systems Have a Role in Preventing Firearm Injury

George Isham, MD, MS; Jay Bhatt, DO, MPH; Bechara Choucair, MD; David Grossman, MD, MPH; Elizabeth McGlynn, PhD

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Topics: gunshot wounds , health care systems

Improving Home Hospice and Palliative Care Policies

Debra S. Lotstein, MD; Lisa C. Lindley, PhD

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Topics: hospice , palliative care

Advocacy Case Study

Improving Information Sharing for Youth in Foster Care

Mary V. Greiner, MD; Sarah J. Beal, PhD; Judith W. Dexheimer, PhD; Parth Divekar, MIS; Vikash Patel, BS ...

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Topics: foster care , information sharing , child welfare , vision , community

Monthly Feature

The Fight Over the Juvenile Giant: Contesting Growth in the 1930s

Samuel V. Schotland, MA

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Topics: cushing syndrome , father , foot , hormones , length/height percentile for age

Review Article

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Neonatal Intensive Care: A Systematic Review

Krista Sigurdson, PhD; Briana Mitchell, BS; Jessica Liu, PhD; Christine Morton, PhD; Jeffrey B. Gould, MD ...

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Topics: health disparity , neonatal intensive care units , nursing care , quality of care , racial disparities

Adolescent Mental Health Program Components and Behavior Risk Reduction: A Meta-analysis

Sarah Skeen, PhD; Christina A. Laurenzi, MSc; Sarah L. Gordon, MA; Stefani du Toit, MA; Mark Tomlinson, PhD ...

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Topics: ethanol , mental health , anxiety , substance use disorders , depressive disorders

State-of-the-Art Review Article

Congenital Muscular Torticollis: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Clinical Practice

Barbara Sargent, PT; Sandra L. Kaplan, PT; Colleen Coulter, PT; Cynthia Baker, MD

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Topics: fibromatosis colli , physical therapy , physical therapists

Special Articles

A Framework for Evaluation of the Higher-Risk Infant After a Brief Resolved Unexplained Event

J. Lawrence Merritt, II, MD; Ricardo A. Quinonez, MD; Joshua L. Bonkowsky, MD; Wayne H. Franklin, MD; David A. Gremse, MD ...

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Cognitive and Behavioral Impact on Children Exposed to Opioids During Pregnancy

Justine J. Larson, MD; Devon L. Graham, PhD; Lynn T. Singer, PhD; Anna M. Beckwith, MD; Mishka Terplan, MD ...

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When Parents Take Conflicts to Digital Media

Bryanna Moore, PhD; John D. Lantos, MD

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Topics: digital media

Integration of Pediatric Palliative Care Into Cardiac Intensive Care: A Champion-Based Model

Katie M. Moynihan, MBBS; Jennifer M. Snaman, MD; Erica C. Kaye, MD; Wynne E. Morrison, MD; Aaron G. DeWitt, MD ...

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Topics: heart , heart diseases , intensive care , intensive care unit , palliative care

Cultivating Research Skills During Clinical Training to Promote Pediatric-Scientist Development

Jillian H. Hurst, PhD; Katherine J. Barrett, MA; Matthew S. Kelly, MD; Betty B. Staples, MD; Kathleen A. McGann, MD ...

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Ethics Rounds

When Adolescent and Parents Disagree on Medical Plan, Who Gets to Decide?

Kali A. Hopkins, MD; Mary A. Ott, MD; Zeynep Salih, MD; Gabriel T. Bosslet, MD; John Lantos, MD

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Quality Reports

Early-Onset Sepsis Risk Calculator Integration Into an Electronic Health Record in the Nursery

Carole H. Stipelman, MD; Elizabeth R. Smith, MD; Margarita Diaz-Ochu, MD; Jennifer Spackman, BSN; Greg Stoddard, MPH ...

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Topics: early onset neonatal sepsis , electronic medical records , nurseries

Using Quality Improvement to Implement a Standardized Approach to Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus

Laura H. Brower, MD; Paria M. Wilson, MD; Eileen Murtagh Kurowski, MD; David Haslam, MD; Joshua Courter, PharmD ...

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Topics: acyclovir , neonatal herpes , polymerase chain reaction , cerebrospinal fluid , quality improvement

Case Report

Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy due to Ureaplasma parvum Infection in an Immunocompromised Child

Mallory Smith, MD; Jonathan D. Crews, MD; Nadia Cheek, MD; Rachana Srivastava, MD; Elumalai Appachi, MD

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Topics: blood ammonia level , encephalopathy , hyperammonemia , immunocompromised host , ulcer

Successful Treatment of Juvenile Polyposis of Infancy With Sirolimus

Veronica B. Busoni, MD; Marina Orsi, MD; Pablo A. Lobos, MD; Daniel D’Agostino, MD; Marta Wagener, MD ...

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Topics: juvenile polyposis syndrome , rapamycin , albumins , endoscopy , polyps

The Challenge of Treating Pulmonary Vasculitis in Behçet Disease: Two Pediatric Cases

Selcan Demir, MD; Erdal Sag, MD; Ummusen Kaya Akca, MD; Tuncay Hazirolan, MD; Yelda Bilginer, MD ...

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Errata

Kumar J, Dutta S, Sundaram V, Saini SS, Sharma RR, Varma N. Platelet Transfusion for PDA Closure in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics. 2019;143(5):e20182565

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Topics: infant, premature , platelet transfusion

Letters to the Editor

DTC Use Discouragement Is Unrealistic Despite Real Concerns About Antibiotics

Aditi U. Joshi

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Topics: telehealth , prescribing behavior , personnel staffing and scheduling , diagnostic radiologic examination , examination of ear

RE: Antibiotic Prescribing During Pediatric Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Visits

Adam L. Hersh; Edward Stenehjem; Will Daines

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Topics: prescribing behavior , telemedicine

Authors’ Response

Kristin N. Ray; Lori Uscher-Pines; Ateev Mehrotra

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