Pediatrics

Asthma
Asthma Control Test - "know your asthma score"
Childhood Asthma: Treatment Update - AFP - May 15, 2005

Breastfeeding
Combined Oral Contraceptives for Mothers Who Are Breastfeeding - AFP - October 1, 2005
AAP Updates Statement for Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals Into Breast Milk - AFP - March 1, 2002
Medications in the Breast-Feeding Mother - AFP - July 1, 2001

Bronchiolits
Treating Acute Bronchiolitis Associated with RSV - AFP - January 15, 2004

Child Abuse
AAP Report on Assessment of Sexual Abuse in Children - AFP - December 1, 2005

Cardiology
Congenital Heart Disease
Caring for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease and Their Families - AFP - April 1, 1999
Heart Murmurs
Heart Murmurs in Pediatric Patients: When Do You Refer? - AFP - August 1999


Development, Learning, Speech
Evaluation of Children with Reading Difficulties - AFP - December 15, 2006
Developmental Assessment - AAFP CME, 2005
Evaluation and Management of the Child with Speech Delay - AFP - June 1999

Emergency Medicine
Evaluation and Management of Apparent Life-Threatening Events in Children - AFP - June 15, 2005
Foreign Body Ingestion in Children - AFP - July 15, 2005

Enuresis
Nocturnal Enuresis - AFP - Clinical Evidence Concise - May 1, 2006
Primary and Secondary Enuresis Have Same Causes - AFP - January 15, 2006
Nocturnal Enuresis - AFP - April 1, 2003
Treating Nighttime Enuresis in Children: A Best Practice - AFP - February 15, 2002

Fetal Alcohol Syndrom
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - AFP - July 15, 2005

Gastroenterology
Evaluation and Treatment of Constipation in Infants and Children - AFP - February 1, 2006
Intravenous Fluids for Children with Gastroenteritis - AFP - January 1, 2005


Immunizations/Vaccinations
AAFP Immunization Resources
National Immunization Program (NIP) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Immunization Action Coalition
Institute for Vaccine Safety - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
National Coalition for Adult Immunization - National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
MeningococcalDisease.com
National Network for Immunization Information (NNii)
National Partnership for Immunization (NPI) - "Promoting Immunization Across the Lifespan"
VaccinePlace.com - "Search. Know more."

The new meningococcal conjugate vaccine - PGM - June-July, 2006
CDC Releases Report on Preventable Measles - AFP - December 15, 2005
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Reported in Recipients of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine - December 1, 2005

Infection
Urinary Tract Infection in Children - AFP - December 15, 2005
Urinary Tract Infection in Children - Clinical Evidence Concise - AFP - September 1, 2005

Lead Toxicity
AAP Policy Statement on Lead Exposure in Children - AFP - December 15, 2005

Musculoskeletal
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - AFP - October 15, 2006
Ultrasonography in Screening for Congenital Hip Dysplasia - AFP - June 15, 2003
AAP Develops Guidelines for Early Detection of Dislocated Hips - AFP - February 1, 2001
Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - AFP - July 1999

Newborn
AAP Clinical Report on Infant Methemoglobinemia - AFP - December 15 , 2005
AAP Releases New Guidelines on Preventing SIDS - AFP - December 1, 2005
The Newborn Foot - AFP - February 15, 2004
The Abnormal Fontanel - AFP June 15, 2003
Common Issues in the Care of the Sick Neonate - November 1, 2002
The Newborn Examination: Part I. Emergencies and Common Abnormalities Involving the Skin, Head, Neck, Chest, and Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems - AFP - January 1, 2002
The Newborn Examination: Part II. Emergencies and Common Abnormalities Involving the Abdomen, Pelvis, Extremities, Genitalia, and Spine - AFP - January 15, 2002
Bilious Vomiting in the Newborn: Rapid Diagnosis of Intestinal Obstruction - AFP - May 1, 2000

Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Screening and Interventions for Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement - USPSTF - AFP - January 1, 2006

Recommendations to Reduce Obesity in Children and Adolescents - AFP - December 15, 2004
Prevention and Treatment of Overweight in Children and Adolescents -
AFP - June 1, 2004

Premature Infant
Preventive Medicine
Child Safety Seat Counseling: Three Keys to Safety - AFP - August 1, 2005
Prevention of Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Recommendations and Rationale
- AFP - October 15, 2004
WEBSITES
Healthy Youth - Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), Center for Disease Control National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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