Editorial: Prenatal genetic testing
No abstract available (Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics)
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - November 7, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: GENETICS: Edited by Nathaniel H. Robin Source Type: research
Editorial introductions
No abstract available (Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics)
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - November 7, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: EDITORIAL INTRODUCTIONS Source Type: research
Caregiver stress and social determinants of health in key populations: immigrant parents, parents of children with medical complexity, and adolescent parents
Purpose of review
To examine the five domains of social determinants of health – economic stability, education access, healthcare access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context – and how these relate to caregiver stress in under-resourced populations.
Recent findings
Socioeconomic and family factors are increasingly understood as drivers of child health. Caregiver stress can impact family stability and child wellbeing. Immigrant parents, caregivers of children with medical complexity, and adolescent parents experience stressors due to the unique needs of their famili...
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: OFFICE PEDIATRICS: Edited by Henry Bernstein Source Type: research
Psychological treatment for pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders
Purpose of review
The purpose of this review is to discuss up-to-date psychological treatment strategies for functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) with practical implications for primary care providers who are the “front line” of treatment for pediatric FAPD.
Recent findings
Positive diagnosis, pain education, and access to multidisciplinary care improve outcomes for FAPD patients. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and hypnosis continue to have the strongest evidence in psychological treatments, but educational interventions and other nonpharmacological approaches show promise as well. There are innov...
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION: Edited by Bradley Barth Source Type: research
Paediatric cannabinoid hyperemesis
This article reviews our growing knowledge of adolescent CHS and provides practical guidance for diagnosis, treatment and understanding the underlying mechanisms of the condition. (Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics)
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION: Edited by Bradley Barth Source Type: research
Efficacy and safety of medical and nutritional management of gastroesophageal reflux in formula-fed infants: a narrative review
Purpose of review
The prescription of proton pump inhibitors has an increasing trend, despite that guidelines recommend nutritional management as first-line management. A thickened antiregurgitation formula is recommended in formula-fed infants. In this review we focus on the novel insights in management of formula-fed infants with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Recent findings
New data are limited. Concerning thickened antiregurgitation formula, locust bean gum has been the most studied and has limited adverse effects. However, positive results were also obtained with pectin. The effect of pro- and pre...
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION: Edited by Bradley Barth Source Type: research
Update on glycogen storage disease: primary hepatic involvement
Purpose of review
Glycogen storage disease is a group of disorders primarily characterized by hepatomegaly and fasting hypoglycemia. This group of disorders may also affect the muscle, kidneys, and neurodevelopment. With an overall prevalence of 1 : 20 000, GSDs are disorders that clinicians should diagnose in a timely manner because adequate management can prevent complications, such as neurodevelopmental delay and liver disease [1]. As there are numerous types of GSDs, being able to distinguish one type from another can be overwhelming. In this review, we focus on hepatic GSDs to provide a concise review of cli...
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION: Edited by Bradley Barth Source Type: research
The cholestatic infant: updates on diagnosis and genetics
This report aims to highlight recently published studies regarding diagnosis and treatment of cholestasis in infants.
Recent findings
The evaluation of neonatal cholestasis can be challenging, requiring the assessment of a broad differential diagnosis in timely fashion. The Italian Society of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition position paper on the evaluation of neonatal cholestasis is reviewed and compared to other published guidelines. In biliary atresia, the most time-sensitive of these diagnoses, serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 was studied in Japanese infants with biliary atresia with excelle...
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION: Edited by Bradley Barth Source Type: research
Telemedicine in pediatric cardiology: pros and cons
Purpose of review
The aim of this article is to review recent uses of telemedicine in pediatric cardiology, highlighting merits, challenges, and future directions.
Recent findings
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated telemedicine use, which has had a positive impact with respect to providers, patients, and their caregivers. Recent data have demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of telemedicine through expediting needed care and reducing healthcare utilization, including unnecessary emergency department visits, transports, and hospitalizations. With increasing complexity of cardiac care, telecardiology allo...
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE: Edited by Alan Friedman Source Type: research
The history of cardiac pacing in the young and a look to the future
Purpose of review
The purpose of this review is to explore the historical and serendipitous events that led to the creation of modern-day pacemakers. In addition, this review will explore how contemporary conduction site-specific pacing has overcome some of the deleterious effects from historical chronic right ventricular apical pacing.
Recent findings
Recently, there have been tremendous advances in not just the lead design but the tools required to promote more physiologic pacing. Although cardiac resynchronization pacing has been around for nearly 2 decades, this review also introduces and discusses the early...
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE: Edited by Alan Friedman Source Type: research
Coronavirus disease 2019 and the young heart: prevention, treatment, and return to play
Purpose of review
COVID-19-related guidance has changed dramatically since the onset of the pandemic. Awareness of data regarding prevention of disease, the cardiac manifestations and treatment of acute COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, and return to physical activity following an infection allows for appropriate adjustment of current care models and guides future study.
Recent findings
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission can be reduced using various mitigation strategies, though their effectiveness differs based on viral prevalence. The risk of severe disease d...
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE: Edited by Alan Friedman Source Type: research
Feeding challenges in the newborn with congenital heart disease
Purpose of review
Feeding challenges and growth failure are lifelong issues for infants with congenital heart disease. The purpose of this review is to summarize the literature on the topic from North America.
Recent findings
Despite recognition of feeding challenges and ongoing national collaboration,>50% of infants with univentricular physiology continue to require supplemental tube feeds at the time of discharge from neonatal surgery. Preoperative feeding is now commonly used in prostaglandin dependent neonates with congenital heart disease. The value of a structured nutritional program with establishment of ...
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE: Edited by Alan Friedman Source Type: research
Editorial: Keeping us all healthy and well
No abstract available (Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics)
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE: Edited by Alan Friedman Source Type: research
Editorial introductions
No abstract available (Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics)
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: EDITORIAL INTRODUCTIONS Source Type: research
Novel insights in Turner syndrome
The objective of this review is to highlight the recent advances in knowledge and to provide a framework with which to apply new data to the foundational understanding of the condition. (Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics)
Source: Current Opinion in Pediatrics - July 20, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: SPECIAL COMMENTARY Source Type: research
