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N Rayhorn

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PubMed1999

A cluster of microvillous inclusion disease in the Navajo population.

We report 4 unrelated patients with characteristic microscopic findings of microvillous inclusion disease (MID) with early-onset phenotype. All 4 patients came from the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona. A literature search revealed a fifth unrelated Navajo child with MID. The unusually high incidence in this population indicates that a founder effect might be responsible for an increased frequency of this rare genetic disorder in the Navajo. It is recommended that all Navajo infants presenting with severe diarrhea during early infancy undergo investigation for MID.

Arizona↗
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Sedating and monitoring pediatric patients. Defining the nurse's responsibilities from preparation through recovery.

Nurses play a vital role in ensuring the safety of children who receive sedative medications for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Established guidelines for providing care for this special population can be helpful in understanding how to fulfill this role. Nursing involvement in all phases of the sedation process not only promotes patient safety, but increases patient and family satisfaction.

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Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in the adolescent.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition that often presents in adolescence. The characteristic manifestations, exacerbations, and treatment of the disease affect the adolescent's physical, physiological, and psychological development. Body image, self-esteem, and dependence/independence issues may lead to noncompliance, further complicating the disease process and its management. This article will review IBD and present treatment options and interventions in the care of the adolescent with IBD.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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A review of the causes of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in children.

Bleeding may occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, which covers a large surface area and is highly vascularized. While gastrointestinal bleeding is an alarming symptom for patients of any age, it can cause panic for children and their care givers. Early diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding may be essential. The differential diagnosis of bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract in infants and children includes numerous possibilities ranging from benign disorders which require little or no treatment at all, to serious diseases which require immediate intervention. This article reviews a variety of disorders which may cause upper gastrointestinal bleeding in infants and children. This is part one, of a two part series, on gastrointestinal bleeding in children. Part two will discuss bleeding from the lower gastrointestinal tract.

Child↗
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A review of the causes of lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding in children.

Bleeding may occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, which covers a large surface area and is highly vascularized. Seeing blood in the child's stools, the caregiver and child may become extremely anxious, fearing a devastating diagnosis. The differential diagnosis of lower GI bleeding in infants and children, however, includes numerous possibilities ranging from benign disorders, which require little or no treatment at all, to serious diseases that require immediate intervention. This article reviews a variety of disorders that may produce lower GI bleeding in infants and children. This is Part 2 of a two-part series on GI bleeding in children. Part 1 discussed bleeding from the upper GI tract.

Adolescent↗