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Exclusive content related to your pediatric, neonatal and adolescent patients is now available on MDLinx Pediatrics! Not only can you find numerous clinical pearls taken from recent daily competitive and Physician Review quizzes from the Smartest Pediatrician, but also a shortcut to keeping current with the highlights written by D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, for the “can’t miss” articles published in your field. MDLinx Pediatrics is a premier service, complimentary for healthcare professionals, that sorts, ranks and summarizes the literature that’s relevant to your specialty and subspecialty. From adolescent medicine to radiology, neonatology to pediatric surgery, we have the coverage you need to stay on top of the ever-changing practice of pediatric medicine.

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Latest (67) Full Text Articles (2062) Focus on Nephrology
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1 FoxG1 Interacts with Bmi1 to Regulate Self-Renewal and Tumorigenicity of Medulloblastoma Stem Cells Stem Cells, April 28, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Attitudes and Practices of Pediatric Oncologists Regarding Methadone Use in the Treatment of Cancer-related Pain: Results of a North American Survey Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, April 28, 2013    Review Article

3 Psychological Distress in Parents of Children With Advanced Cancer Parent Psychological Distress in Pediatric Cancer JAMA Pediatrics, April 28, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Headache as a risk factor for neurovascular events in pediatric brain tumor patients Neurology, April 28, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Drug-Gene Modeling in Pediatric T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Highlights Importance of 6-Mercaptopurine for Outcome Cancer Research, April 28, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Recurrent loss of heterozygosity in 1p36 associated with TNFRSF14 mutations in IRF4 translocation negative pediatric follicular lymphomas Full Text Haematologica, April 28, 2013    Clinical Article

7 The Role of Tc-99m-DTPA Nuclear Medicine GFR Studies in Pediatric Solid Tumor Patients Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, April 28, 2013    Review Article

8 Bone marrow evaluation for pediatric patients International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, April 28, 2013    Review Article

9 FOXO3a Is a Major Target of Inactivation by PI3K/AKT Signaling in Aggressive Neuroblastoma Cancer Research, April 28, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Fat1 cadherin provides a novel minimal residual disease marker in acute lymphoblastic leukemia Hematology, April 28, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Treatment of children and adolescents with Hodgkin lymphoma without radiotherapy for patients in complete remission after chemotherapy: final results of The Multinational Trial GPOH-HD95 Journal of Clinical Oncology, April 3, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Risk of cancer associated with cardiac catheterization procedures during childhood: a cohort study in France Full Text BMC Public Health, April 3, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Childhood cancer and factors related to prolonged diagnostic intervals: a Danish population-based study British Journal of Cancer, April 3, 2013    Review Article

14 Phase I Trial, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Vandetanib and Dasatinib in Children with Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Clinical Cancer Research, April 3, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Microbiology and Risk Factors for Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections Among Pediatric Oncology Outpatients: A Single Institution Experience of 41 Cases Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, April 3, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Chemotherapy Medication Errors in a Pediatric Cancer Treatment Center: Prospective Characterization of Error Types and Frequency and Development of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Lower the Error Rate Pediatric Blood & Cancer, April 3, 2013    Review Article

17 Survival Trends and Long-Term Toxicity in Pediatric Patients with Osteosarcoma Sarcoma, April 3, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Prognostic evaluation of microRNA-210 expression in pediatric osteosarcoma Medical Oncology, April 3, 2013    Review Article

19 Trends in treatment and outcomes of pediatric craniopharyngioma, 1975-2011 Neuro-Oncology, April 3, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article

20 Prognostic Factors and Survival Patterns in Pediatric Low-grade Gliomas Over 4 Decades Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, April 3, 2013    Clinical Article

21 Thyroid Cancer in Pediatric Age Group: An Institutional Experience and Review of the Literature Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, March 8, 2013    Review Article

22 Childhood, Adolescents, and Young Adults (≤25 y) Colorectal Cancer: Study of Anatolian Society of Medical Oncology Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, March 8, 2013    Clinical Article

23 Lack of Specificity of Plasma Concentrations of Inhibin B and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone for Identification of Azoospermic Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the St Jude Lifetime Cohort Study Journal of Clinical Oncology, March 8, 2013    Clinical Article

24 Differentiated thyroid carcinoma: comparison of histopathologic characteristics, clinical course, and outcome between young children and adolescents Medical Oncology, March 8, 2013    Clinical Article

25 Childrens Skin Cancer Prevention: A Systematic Review of Parents Psychosocial Measures American Journal of Preventive Medicine, March 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

26 Percutaneous Cytologic Diagnosis of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumors of Pancreas in Children Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, March 8, 2013

27 Risk group assignment differs for children and adults 1-45 years with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated by the NOPHO ALL-2008 protocol European Journal of Haematology, March 8, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article

Clinical Pearls in Pediatrics

Highlights in Pediatrics

Elevated BMI associated with lower extremity fractures in children

As published in Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, elevated BMI is associated with fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, and leg (but not femur or hip) in children. In overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese children, the ORs for fractures of the foot were 1.14, 1.23, and 1.42, respectively; fractures of the ankle, knee, and leg were 1.27, 1.28, and 1.51, respectively. Children 6-11 years of age were at highest risk.

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Children with ?-thalassemia major at risk for premature atherosclerosis

As published in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, children with ?-thalassemia major (n=31; age range, 4-16 y) exhibit laboratory and ultrasound evidence of premature atherosclerosis. Specifically, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and nitrate/nitrite levels were decreased, and VLDL-C levels, chitotroisidase activity, and carotid IMT were increased in affected children.

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HPV vaccination is not associated with increased sexual activity in adolescents

As published in Pediatrics, adolescent girls (11-12 years of age) vaccinated with HPV were not shown to have increased sexual activity over 3 years of follow-up compared to non-vaccinated girls (adjusted incidence rate ratio = 1.29). Sexual activity was assessed based on pregnancy, STD testing or diagnosis, and contraceptive counseling.

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Most Popular Pediatrics Articles

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1 Pacifier Restriction and Exclusive Breastfeeding Pediatrics, April 3, 2013    Review Article

2 Prebiotics in infants for prevention of allergy Cochrane Reviews, April 10, 2013    Review Article

3 The role of antibiotics in the treatment of acute rhinosinusitis in children: a systematic review Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

4 Association Between Total Duration of Breastfeeding and Iron Deficiency Pediatrics, April 16, 2013

5 Fish consumption in infancy and development of allergic disease up to age 12 y American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 11, 2013

6 Vitamin D and child health Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 22, 2013    Review Article

7 Formula Selection for Management of Children with Cow Milk Allergy Influences the Rate of Acquisition of Tolerance: A Prospective Multicenter Study The Journal of Pediatrics, April 17, 2013    Review Article

8 Heliox Therapy in Bronchiolitis: Phase III Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Pediatrics, April 8, 2013

9 Reducing the Frequency of Acute Otitis Media by Individualized Care The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 23, 2013

10 Serum vitamin D levels in children with recurrent otitis media European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 1, 2013

11 White Matter Injury in Preterm Infants: Could Human Milk Play a Role in Its Prevention? Advances in Neonatal Care, April 2, 2013    Review Article

12 Prenatal Maternal Bereavement and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring: A Registry-Based Study Pediatrics, March 26, 2013    Review Article

13 Autism before diagnosis: crying, feeding and sleeping problems in the first two years of life Acta Pediatrica, March 14, 2013    Review Article

14 Clinical signs to identify late-onset sepsis in preterm infants European Journal of Pediatrics, April 2, 2013    Review Article

15 Probiotic effects in allergic disease Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, April 19, 2013

16 Chronic Otitis Media in Children: An Evidence-Based Guide for Diagnosis and Management Clinical Pediatrics, April 11, 2013    Review Article

17 Predicting positive food challenges in children sensitised to peanuts/tree nuts Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, April 4, 2013

18 Infant feeding practices in the first 24 to 48 hours of life in healthy term infants Acta Pediatrica, April 15, 2013    Review Article

19 The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents BMC Pediatrics, March 21, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

20 School-age Outcomes of Extremely Preterm or Extremely Low Birth Weight Children Pediatrics, April 3, 2013    Review Article

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