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Contemporary Pediatrics E-News
December 8, 2010
In this issue
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 Autism: Clinical pearls
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 Female athlete triad
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 Puzzler: Toddler with vomiting
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 Derm case: Bad hair day
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Autism: Clinical pearls for primary care
The parents of a 3-year-old boy tell you that he has just started receiving special education services under the category of autism spectrum disorder. What are the most important next steps for you to take, and how do you care for this patient in the long-term?. More...
The female athlete triad in adolescents
A multidisciplinary approach is key in the evaluation and management of this triad consisting of low bone mineral density for age, disordered eating, and amenorrhea. More...
Toddler with vomiting after head injury
As you finish writing a delivery note for the newborn you just attended, you receive a page. You're almost halfway through your 24-hour shift as a pediatric hospitalist at the local community hospital. The page is from the doctor at the after-hours urgent care clinic across the street. She is referring a nearly 3-year-old boy for evaluation of head trauma and persistent vomiting. More...
Every day is a bad hair day
The mother of a healthy, 21-month-old girl says that her daughter's unruly hair never lies flat on the scalp and cannot be tamed by combing or brushing. Her daughter has had dry, frizzy hair since birth, but her teeth, fingernails, and toenails are normal. No one else in the family has similar hair. More...
Key Topic Updates
Medications/Drugs
Benefits of probiotics, prebiotics in children assessed
Wide variation found in OTC pediatric drug directions
Controlled medications for teens nearly doubled since 1994
Antiepileptic drugs may not harm breast-fed children

Psychiatry/Behavioral Health
Impaired mitochondrial function found in autism
Poor handwriting in autism persists into adolescence
Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder predicts adolescent depression
New report focuses on eating disorders in children and teens

Cardiovascular/Heart Health
Risk factors at age 9 predict adult cardiovascular disease
Overweight children at risk for heart disease factors by teens
GSA: Parental divorce in childhood may up stroke risk
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