Hatim Omar, MD, FAAP
Dr. Omar is a Professor in Pediatrics and Obstetrics Gynecology and Director of Adolescent Medicine and Young Parent Program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizure in children. Although febrile seizures are now thought to be a relatively benign syndrome, children who have experienced them are more likely than other children to later develop unprovoked seizures and epilepsy. Even though the risk of unprovoked seizures after febrile seizures is on the order of a few percent, it is several times higher than what is seen in the general population. Furthermore, a history of febrile seizures is present in...
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Shlomo Shinnar, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology & Population Health
Hyman Climenko...
CML – Growth, a CME-accredited educational program, systematically identifies, evaluates, and places into clinical context the most important recent studies into the science and medicine of growth. It provides rapid access for busy specialists to a critical and clinically relevant review of the developments that will have most impact on their day-to-day practice and is designed to provide management options for clinicians to allow them to better diagnose and treat patients with...
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Asthma is the most common chronic medical condition in children. According to the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP), Asthma is under diagnosed and inadequately treated in a large proportion of both pediatric and adult patients. In 2008, the NAEPP has released a new set of guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Asthma. The aim of this program is to familiarize the primary care provider with the new guidelines which emphasize asthma control.
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Jamshed F. Kanga, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
University of Kentucky Medical Center, Professor...
This lecture is an overview of common child and adolescent psychiatric issues encountered in the primary care setting. The main focus is on depression, suicidal ideation (with and without self-injurious behavior), and bipolar disorder. The symptoms, preferred treatments and side effects of these treatments are discussed. Case studies are used to illustrate the varying presentations of these common problems.
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Karen M. Lommel, DO MHA
Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation/Liaison Service
Kentucky Children's...
Every year, hundreds of thousands of children are subjected to invasive procedures, including venipuncture and intravenous cannulation. Although procedural pain is very common, it continues to be underdiagnosed and undertreated despite the availability of multiple validated modalities for pain assessment and treatment. Accurate pediatric procedural pain evaluation requires knowledge of the existing assessment tools, such as visual analogue and faces pain scales, as well as behavioral and...
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Eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, Female Athlete Triad and eating disorders not otherwise specified, typically emerge in early adolescence with onset shortly after puberty. Recent estimates suggest that the prevalence of anorexia ranges between 0.5 – 1% among adolescent females and is approximately 0.02% in adolescent males. The prevalence of bulimia nervosa appears higher, ranging from 1 – 3 % in adolescent females and...
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Hatim A. Omar, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics Gynecology
University of Kentucky College of Medicine,...
