Catinca Madrazo
Catinca Madrazo
Cardiovascular disease is the leading etiology of mortality in women. The American Heart Association recommends classifying a woman's risk as 1 of 3 categories: ideal cardiovascular health, at risk, and high risk. Risk levels are based on t...
John E Delzell Jr
John E Delzell Jr
Disorders of childhood growth and development: screening and evaluation of the child who misses developmental milestones [0.03%]
儿童生长和发育障碍：错过发育节点的儿童筛查与评估
Maureen Grissom
Maureen Grissom
The family physician is one of the few individuals from whom families receive feedback about their children's development; this makes early identification of potential delays an important responsibility. The American Academy of Pediatrics r...
Alia Chauhan,Maureen Grissom
Alia Chauhan
Precocious puberty is defined as pubertal development that begins at an earlier age than expected; most US pediatric endocrinology subspecialists use cutoff ages of 8 years for girls and 9 years for boys. Early activation and maturation of ...
Case Reports
FP essentials. 2013 Jul:410:25-31. DOI: 2013
Robert Mendez,Maureen Grissom
Robert Mendez
The incidence of childhood obesity in the United States is estimated at 17%, or 12 million children ages 2 to 19 years. Obesity is a multifactorial condition with syndromic and nonsyndromic variants. Genetic, social, ethnic, endocrinologic,...
Review
FP essentials. 2013 Jul:410:20-4. DOI: 2013
Disorders of childhood growth and development: failure to thrive versus short stature [0.03%]
儿童生长和发育障碍：成长迟缓与身材矮小的区别
Maureen Grissom
Maureen Grissom
Failure to thrive (FTT) describes retarded growth in height and weight, whereas short stature (SS) involves comparison of a child or adolescent's height to that of a reference group or to his or her own height across time. To identify eithe...
Review
FP essentials. 2013 Jul:410:11-9. DOI: 2013
I would like to live in Garrison Keillor's world where all the women are strong. Introduction [0.03%]
我本想生活在加里森·凯勒的世界里，在那里女生都很棒（节目介绍）
Mindy A Smith
Mindy A Smith
Editorial
FP essentials. 2013 Jul:410:2; quiz 7-8. DOI: 2013
John E Delzell Jr
John E Delzell Jr
Exposure to environmental pollutants can have short- and long-term effects on lung health. Sources of air pollution include gases (eg, carbon monoxide, ozone) and particulate matter (eg, soot, dust). In the United States, the Environmental ...
Case Reports
FP essentials. 2013 Jun:409:32-42. DOI: 2013
John E Delzell Jr
John E Delzell Jr
The etiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is chronic lung inflammation. In the United States, this inflammation most commonly is caused by smoking. COPD is diagnosed when an at-risk patient presents with respiratory sympt...
Case Reports
FP essentials. 2013 Jun:409:23-31. DOI: 2013
John E Delzell Jr
John E Delzell Jr
Dyspnea is a subjective experience of breathing discomfort; patients experience qualitatively distinct sensations that vary in intensity. Acute dyspnea might be secondary to an acute problem, or it might be an exacerbation of an existing di...
Case Reports
FP essentials. 2013 Jun:409:17-22. DOI: 2013