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Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Pediatrics: 2007


UPDATE ON OBESITY
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 24
December 21, 2007

Obesity as a disease – Sandra G. Hassink, MD
Office management of obesity: a practical approach – Sandra G. Hassink, MD



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From The Cape Cod Conference On Pediatrics For The Primary Care Physician, Presented By Nemours



NEUROLOGIC ISSUES
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 23
December 7, 2007

First and second seizures: what to know, what to do – Paul G. Fisher, MD
Cerebral palsy: pathophysiology, management, and prevention – Raman Sankar, MD



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HEADACHE
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 22
November 21, 2007

Pediatric headache: a common–sense approach – Bonnie L. Bunch, MD, PhD
Childhood migraine: a complementary and alternative approach – Thomas K. Koch, MD



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CULTURAL CHALLENGES/DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 21
November 7, 2007

Cultural challenges of children with chronic disabilities: a pediatrician’s perspective – Lindia Willies–Jacobo, MD
Disaster preparedness: lessons learned from Katrina – Joan Shook, MD



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INFECTIOUS DISEASE UPDATE
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 20
October 21, 2007

Bugged bones and hot joints – Joel D. Klein, MD
HPV and adolescents: prevention of cervical cancer – Maria Trent, MD, MPH



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HEAD AND NECK CONCERNS
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 19
October 7, 2007

Modern management of otitis media – Kenneth M. Grundfast, MD
Evaluation of the child with suspected hearing loss – Kenneth M. Grundfast, MD



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From Pediatrics for the Primary Care Physician, presented by Nemours



GYNECOLOGIC CARE
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 18
September 21, 2007

Amenorrhea in adolescents – Patricia M. Simmons, MD
Gynecologic care of prepubertal girls – Patricia M. Simmons, MD



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From Pediatrics For The Primary Care Physician, Presented By Nemours



SAFETY ISSUES
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 17
September 7, 2007

Vaccine safety update – Neal A. Halsey, MD
Medication safety in the ambulatory setting – Stephen D. Wilson, MD, PhD



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MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 16
August 21, 2007

Making sense of antiepileptic drugs – Thomas K. Koch, MD
Trends in tics and Tourette's syndrome – Audrey Foster–Barber, MD, PhD



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From The 40th Annual Advances And Controversies In Clinical Pediatrics, Presented By The Department Of Pediatrics, University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine



EMERGENCY TOPICS
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 15
August 7, 2007

Pediatric foreign bodies; Pediatric orthopedic emergencies – Douglas Nelson, MD
Trends in tics and Tourette’s syndrome – Audrey Foster–Barber, MD, PhD



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From The 18th Annual Las Vegas Postgraduate Meeting, Advances In Pediatrics, Presented By The American Academy Of Pediatrics, California Chapter 2



AIRWAY ISSUES
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 14
July 21, 2007

Sleep–disordered breathing in children – Carol L. Rosen, MD
Dynamic airway lesions in children: when noisy breathing is not asthma – Shruti M. Paranjape, MD



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TRANSFUSIONS/EMERGENCIES
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 13
July 7, 2007

Controversies in neonatal and pediatric transfusions – Ronald G. Strauss, MD
Lessons learned from the pediatric emergency department – Jane F. Knapp, MD



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AUTISM UPDATE
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 12
June 21, 2007

Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders – Laura A. Carpenter, PhD
Autism: recent research Martin T. Stein, MD



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Selections From Canadian Orthopaedic Foot And Ankle Society Symposium



EYE PROBLEMS
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 11
June 7, 2007

Pediatric ophthalmology in the primary care setting: pearls and pitfalls – Craig A. McKeown, MD
Common eye problems in children – Cynthia L. Alley, MD
Office management of ophthalmologic trauma: keep your eye on the ball – Douglas R. Fredrick, MD



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MICROBIOLOGIC TESTS/DIARRHEAL DISEASE
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 10
May 21, 2007

Partnering with the clinical microbiology laboratory in pediatric testing – Nancy E. Cornish, MD
Diarrheal disease in the United States – Ellen R. Cooper, MD



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DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 09
May 7, 2007

Discipline in early childhood; Common preschool–age behavior problems – Barbara J. Howard, MD


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From Masters Of Pediatrics 2007 Leadership Conferences, Presented By The University Of Miami, Miller School Of Medicine



EARLY PUBERTY/SHORT STATURE
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 08
April 21, 2007

Early puberty: new definitions and treatment – Mitchell E. Geffner, MD
New approaches to treatment of the short child – Mitchell E. Geffner, MD



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From Clinical Pediatrics, Presented By The American Academy Of Pediatrics, California Chapter 2



PERIODIC FEVER/OTITIS MEDIA
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 07
April 7, 2007

Diagnostic approach to periodic fevers – Henry M. Feder, Jr, MD
A “wait and see” approach to managing acute otitis media – Jerome O. Klein, MD



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SPORTS MEDICINE UPDATE
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 06
March 21, 2007

Unique characteristics of the pediatric athlete – J. Andy Sullivan, MD
Overview of the sports preparticipation physical: a practical approach – Jamie Saben, MD



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From The Northern California Regional Pediatric Conference, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Presented By Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, And The UC Davis Health System



HEAD AND NECK INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 05
March 7, 2007

Complications of otitis media – Kay W. Chang, MD
Β–hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis – Kathleen M. Gutierrez, MD
Atypical mycobacterial infections – Dr. Chang
Unusual infections – Anna H. Messner, MD



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From Pediatric Otolaryngology Update 2006, Presented By Stanford University School Of Medicine And Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital At Stanford



COMORBIDITIES OF OBESITY
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 04
February 21, 2007

Metabolic syndrome – Samuel S. Gidding, MD
Assessing and improving obesity–related comorbidities – Sandra G. Hassink, MD



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From Sizing Up The Childhood Overweight Epidemic For The Primary Care Provider, Presented By Nemours



ORTHOPEDIC CONSULT
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 03
February 7, 2007

Orthopedic trauma for the pediatrician – David L. Skaggs, MD
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis – David L. Skaggs, MD
Lower extremity injuries in children: evaluation and management – David L. Skaggs, MD



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From The 28th Annual Las Vegas Seminars, Pediatric Update, Presented By The AAP California, District IX, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4



ETHICS/PAIN MANAGEMENT
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 02
January 21, 2007

Ethical dilemmas in adolescent health care – Christopher V. Chambers, MD
Pain in pediatrics – Elizabeth T. Drum, MD



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Points of Care– (Ethics) Mainstays of ethical decision-making: beneficence–"do the right thing"; autonomycompetent person who can understand risks and benefits of treatment offered should make decisions for himself or herself; societal requirements about minimum age create problems; nonmaleficenceprimum non nocere ("first do no harm"), but, if only consideration in decision-making, decision often wrong; justicedoing right thing for most people and providing greatest benefit; additional issuesinclude truth-telling

Dr. Chambers at Ethical Issues in Pediatrics, Oct 4, 2006, in Wilmington, DE, by Nemours, Alfred I. duPont Hosp for Children, and Nemours Children’s Clinic; Dr. Drum at the Twenty-Sixth Annual Pediatric Novemberfest, Nov 9-10, 2006, in Atlantic City, NJ, by Temple Univ Sch of Med.




MIGRAINE/ANIMAL BITES
Audio-Digest Pediatrics
Volume 53, Issue 01
January 7, 2007

Migraines: evaluation and treatment – Eric Kossoff, MD
Animal bites: management and prevention – S. Michael Marcy, MD



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