Tag: Infant / Child Care
Best Practices for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Updated
Recommendations address screening, treatment approaches and emphasize shared decision making
Enlarged Kidneys in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease
Kidneys of neonates with left heart obstruction consistently found to be larger than normal
AAP Report Addresses Managing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Recommendations developed to support pediatric providers in managing patients with FASD diagnosis
Factors Predictive of Escalated Care in Infant Bronchiolitis ID’d
Include oxygen saturation < 90 percent, nasal flaring/grunting, apnea, retractions, age ≤2 months
Experts Advise Against Universal DNA Sequencing of Newborns
Targeted, whole-exome or whole-genome sequencing can assist in diagnosis of symptomatic infants
Early Talk, Interaction Predicts School-Age Language Outcomes
Link for word counts between 18, 24 months with language outcomes weaker after controlling for SES
Pediatric Revisits, Admissions for UTI Similar With Oral or IV Meds
Findings support ED discharge with oral antibiotics for children with urinary tract infection
Accuracy of Hypoxia-Based Baby Monitors Is Concerning
One monitor detected hypoxemia, but was inconsistent; second never detected hypoxemia
QI Program Can Up Outcomes for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Decreases in pharmacologic treatment, adjunctive agent use, hospital length of stay, opioid tx days
Early Introduction of Solids Linked to Better Infant Sleep
Longer sleep duration, less frequent waking at night, and reduction in reported serious sleep problems
