Curbside Consultation in Pediatric GI : 49 Clinical Questions.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- Contributing Authors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Section I: Common Problems in Infancy -- Question 1 How Is Infant Colic Diagnosed and Treated? -- Question 2 What Are the Causes of Rectal Bleeding in Infants? -- Question 3 How Is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Diagnosed in Infants and What Are the Best Treatments? -- Question 4 What Is the Normal Stooling Pattern for an Infant and What Medications Can I Safely Use for a Constipated Infant? -- Question 5 Reflux and Vomiting in Infants Are so Common, When Should I Send an Infant for Evaluation Especially to Exclude Anatomic and Metabolic Diseases? -- Question 6 Why Do Some Infants Feed Poorly and What Interventions Are Best for These Infants and Their Parents? -- Question 7 How Long Do I Follow a Newborn With Prolonged Jaundice and How Much Work-Up Should I Do Before Sending the Child to a Specialist? -- Question 8 What Is the Correct Management and Follow-Up for Infants Whose Mothers Are Infected With Hepatitis B? -- Question 9 What Is the Correct Management and Follow-Up for Infants Whose Mothers Are Infected With Hepatitis C? -- Section II: Patients with Static Encephalopathy -- Question 10 How Do I Assure Adequate Nutrition Support for the Child or Adolescent With Static Encephalopathy and When Should I Consider Supplemental Enteral Support Such as Gastrostomy Feeding? -- Question 11 What Evaluation Strategies and Treatment Options Are Available to Children With Cerebral Palsy With Chronic Constipation? -- Question 12 When Is It Time to Consider Antireflux Surgery in a Child or Adolescent With Static Encephalopathy? -- Section III: Disorders of Defecation.

Question 13 What Is the Differential Diagnosis for a Child With the Symptom of Constipation and How Does It Vary by Age? -- Question 14 How Can I Optimize My Treatment of Constipation and Does This Vary by Age? -- Question 15 Why Do Children Develop Fecal Incontinence and What Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatments Are Best for Those Affected With It? -- Section IV: Nutrition -- Question 16 How Can I Effectively Intervene in a Child That Is Overweight or Obese? -- Question 17 What Comorbidities Should I Screen for in My Patient Who Is Obese? -- Question 18 What Work-Up Should Be Considered for the Infant or Toddler Who Is Gaining Weight Slowly? What Interventions Are Effective? -- Question 19 How Common Is Lactose Intolerance and How Can I Diagnose It? Is There a Downside to Making the Diagnosis Based on History? -- Question 20 Are There Patient Populations at Risk for Vitamin D Deficiency? How Do I Diagnose and Treat It? -- Section V: Liver -- Question 21 What Conditions Commonly Cause Elevated Bilirubin and Aminotransferase Levels in School-Aged Children? -- Question 22 Many of My Obese Patients Have Elevated Liver Chemistries. What Should My Approach Be to This Finding? -- Question 23 What Routine Health Maintenance Should I Assure for My Pediatric Patient Who Has Undergone Liver Transplantation? -- Section VI: Disorders of the Pancreas -- Question 24 Congenital Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Is Now the Routine in Many States. Are There Still Clinical Scenarios That Can Be Seen in Practice That Warrant Suspicion for Cystic Fibrosis? -- Question 25 What Causes Recurrent Pancreatitis in Children? -- Question 26 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Is Unusual in Pediatrics. Are There Clinical Conditions Other Than Cystic Fibrosis That Can Cause Pancreatic Insufficiency?.

Question 27 How Should I Use Pancreatic Enzymes in Children With Cystic Fibrosis and Other Causes of Pancreatic Insufficiency? -- Section VII: Upper Gastrointestinal and Small Bowel Topics -- Question 28 Celiac Disease Seems So Much More Common. Is This an Epidemic? -- Question 29 Are There Groups Who Are at an Increased Risk for Celiac Disease That Should Be Screened? -- Question 30 What Is the Best Way to Diagnose Celiac Disease? What Is the Role of Human Leukocyte Antigen Typing, Serology, and Small Intestinal Biopsy? -- Question 31 Why Have Food Allergies Become So Common and What Are the Most Accurate Means of Diagnosis? -- Question 32 What Is Eosinophilic Esophagitis and What Do I Do About It? -- Question 33 My Preteenaged Patient Has Chronic, Recurrent Epigastric Pain and a Blood Test Showed Immunoglobulin-G Antibodies Against Helicobacter pylori. Should I Start Helicobacter pylori-Eradication Therapy or Am I Missing Something? -- Question 34 Is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Really Common in Children and Adolescents? What Are the Best Ways to Diagnose and Treat It? -- Question 35 What Testing Is Needed to Make the Correct Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents With Recurrent Abdominal Pain? -- Question 36 What Treatments Are Available for Pediatric Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Which Ones Actually Work? -- Question 37 Acute Diarrhea Is Usually Infectious, but What Causes Recurrent or Persistent Diarrhea and How Should I Evaluate Such a Condition? -- Question 38 Is There a Role for Probiotics in Children With Recurrent Gastrointestinal Symptoms Such as Diarrhea or Abdominal Pain? -- Section VIII: Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Question 39 What Is the Current Understanding of the Etiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease? -- Question 40 How Are the Different Types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Diagnosed and Classified?.

Question 41 Are There New Classes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapies of Which I Should Be Aware? -- Question 42 How Do I Know If My Patient With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Truly in Remission and Doing Well? -- Question 43 What Routine Health Maintenance Is Needed for the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient? -- Question 44 How Can I Facilitate the Transition of My Adolescent Patient With Inflammatory Bowel Disease to the Adult Health Care Team? -- Question 45 Are There Emotional Issues That Are Commonly Seen in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease That I Should Look for in My Patients and Their Families? -- Question 46 What Do We Know About Adherence in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Any Chronic Pediatric Medical Condition? What Can I Do to Help? -- Section IX: Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy -- Question 47 How Should I Counsel Patients and Families Regarding Screening Colonoscopy When There Is a Family History of Early Colorectal Cancer? -- Question 48 What Is the Role of Capsule Endoscopy in Pediatrics and What Are Some Other New or Emerging Endoscopic Innovations? -- Question 49 Why Do So Many Children With Autism Have Gastrointestinal Symptoms and What Are the Best Therapies? -- Financial Disclosures -- Index.

Curbside Consultation in Pediatric GI: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the tricky questions most commonly posed during a "curbside consultation" between pediatricians.

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