ETHICS IN PEDIATRICS
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A bioethicist discusses the history of newborn screenings and the serious reasons behind the need for informed consent. Find out more here.
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PUZZLER
A 3-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with a 1-day history of irritability and listlessness. According to his parents, he was well until the night before when he began to behave abnormally, becoming excessively tired approximately 2 hours after eating dinner. During the night, the boy slept poorly, sporadically awakening with crying followed by brief periods of calmness. What's the diagnosis? |
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Contemporary Pediatrics invites submission of review articles for peer review on clinical issues and in therapeutic areas encountered by the practicing community and hospital-based pediatrician and nurse practitioner. Of particular interest are review articles that provide a distillation of current guidelines, standards of care, and anticipatory guidance at point-of-care. E-mail [email protected]
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