Debora Porter

To examine rates and determinants of home nasogastric (NG)-tube feeding at hospital discharge in a cohort of very preterm infants within the Canadian Neonatal Network (CNN). source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(22)00194-9/fulltext?rss=yes

To evaluate temporal changes in pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for mental health problems in Massachusetts based on diagnoses and patient characteristics and to assess trends in all-cause pediatric ED visits. source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(22)00191-3/fulltext?rss=yes

A previously healthy 16-year old female presented to the emergency department for the fifth time in a month with complaints of recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting. Pain was described as sudden in onset, severe in degree, generalized in location, and associated with non-bilious/non-bloody vomiting. She reported having no bowel movements for the prior 5 days; and had experienced multiple similar episodes of generalized abdominal pain and vomiting, lasting a variable amount of time and then spontaneously resolving. source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(22)00190-1/fulltext?rss=yes

This randomized controlled trial showed that video-based anticipatory guidance implemented at well-child visits in the first six months increased knowledge of early cognitive and language development (p<.001), which in turn promoted cognitive growth fostering behaviors among parents of low-SES (95% CI, 0.09-0.57). source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(22)00188-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Frazz by Jef Mallett ( GoComics.com )           source http://www.thepediablog.com/2022/03/13/sunday-funnies-498/

My Delicious Coffee 8K from Thomas Blanchard on Vimeo: “Oooh!! My Delicious Coffee” is an experimental dreamlike video rocking us smoothly through circular moves. The visual compositions have been created out of paint, oil and Coffee.     source http://www.thepediablog.com/2022/03/12/cool-video-of-the-week-497/

*This post originally appeared on The PediaBlog on March 11, 2016.   When Parents Are Doctors Too     As a pediatrician with three of my own children, it has sometimes been hard for me to just be a dad and let their pediatricians (my partners) doctor them. Earache? Have a seat and I’ll take a look. Sore throat? Let’s just run into the office on a Sunday night; I’ll do a rapid strep test and call in a prescription if the test is positive. Got a wart? I’ll freeze it myself at home. (Parents: do not  do that to your kids; they will never let you forget the pain you caused!) Radiologist Nisha Mehta learned the “10 truths of physician parents” the hard way: 1. You either over or under-react to everything related to your child’s health. Your kid chokes? You perform the Heimlich and are back to dinner conversation 2 minutes later. Your infant spits up a little more than usual after their introduction to rice cereal? You decide they ...