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Make the Diagnosis Spring 2024
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A 5-year-old girl comes in for her annual checkup with her mother and 3 younger sisters. The child’s body mass index is in the 93rd percentile, and her BMI has increased exponentially over time.
Novel Program to ‘CATCH’ a NICU Graduate’s Problems Early
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The literature reports that one-third of 600 000 children in the United States who are dependent on medical technology are NICU graduates.
Fellows Corner: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Neonatal Lung Disease
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Preterm infants born at less than 28 weeks gestation are exceedingly fragile due to the underdeveloped nature of every major organ system.
Pediatric Reflection: Motherhood Taught Me What I Didn’t Know
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Kaitlyn Murphy, MD, is a primary care pediatrician in the CHOP Care Network at the Nicholaas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center in West Philadelphia.
News at CHOP: Spring 2024
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CHOP has appointed Renata Arrington Sanders, MD, as Chief of the Craig Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine, succeeding Carol A. Ford, MD, who served as Chief for more than 13 years and will remain at CHOP.
Mild Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Can ‘Hide’ Until After Birth
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A 5-day-old infant was referred to the Emergency Department from her primary care doctor with tachypnea, a heart murmur, and decreased oral intake.
Autism and Prematurity: What We Know
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In recent years, recognition of autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the general population has burgeoned.
Supporting Infants Exposed to Substances Before Birth
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The increase in opioid use disorder among adults across the U.S. includes pregnant people, with an associated increase in substance-exposed newborns.
Hypomelanotic Macules: Clue to Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnosis
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Were episodes of a baby suddenly lifting her arms above her head and crying out benign neonatal movements or seizures? How to make the diagnosis.