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Bartter Syndrome: Treatment & Medication - eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Treatment: Bartter syndrome, originally described by Bartter and colleagues in 1962, represents a set of closely related autosomal recessive renal tubular disorders characterized by hypokalemia, hypochloremia, metabolic alkalosis, and hyperreninemia with normal blood pressure. The underlying renal ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Hepatitis C: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of 6 viruses (along with hepatitis A, B, D, E, and G viruses) that cause viral hepatitis. Prior to identification of the virus, it was termed non-A/non-B hepatitis to distinguish ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Chlamydial Infections: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Chlamydia infection can cause disease in many organ systems. The most frequent disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that affects the cervix, urethra, salpinges, uterus, nasopharynx, and epididymis. C trachomatis infection ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Omenn Syndrome: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Omenn syndrome (MIM 603554) is an autosomal recessive form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) characterized by erythroderma, desquamation, alopecia, chronic diarrhea, failure to thrive, lymphadenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly. Patients develop fungal, bacterial, and viral infections typical of ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Viral Hepatitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Hepatitis is a general term that refers to inflammation of the liver. This condition may result from various infectious and noninfectious etiologies. Infectious etiologies include viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic organisms. In the United States, viral ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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In the US, viral hepatitis is most often caused by hepatitis A, B, or C virus. Learn more about viral hepatitis.http://bit.ly/cbcCpY

Graves Disease: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in children. It is an immune-mediated disorder that results from the production of thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSI) by stimulated B lymphocytes. These immunoglobulins bind to the thyroid-stimulating hormone ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Thrombocytosis: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The physiologic reference range of platelet counts is 150-400 X 109/L. A platelet count exceeding the upper limit is called thrombocytosis or thrombocythemia. Thrombocytosis is classified as either primary or secondary. Primary thrombocytosisPrimary thrombocytosis (also called ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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A full breakdown of reported #Thrombocytosis cases in which molecular abnormalities were studied has been added here: http://bit.ly/b9R4sH

Colitis: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Colitis is an inflammation of the colon. It may be associated with enteritis (inflammation of the intestine) and/or proctitis (inflammation of the rectum). Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a generic term used to describe 2 idiopathic ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Aphthous Ulcers: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Commonly termed canker sores, aphthous ulcers, or aphthous stomatitis, have been the focus of study and research for many years, although the exact etiology of the lesions has yet to be identified. Categorized as an idiopathic ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Canker sores are a real pain! Check out our article on Aphthous Ulcers at http://bit.ly/d2s0dB

Herpes Simplex Virus Infection: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a double-stranded, enveloped, DNA virus. Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) belong to the family Herpesviridae, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae. The herpes viruses are characterized by ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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For an in-depth look at pediatric Herpes Simplex Virus infection, read the eMedicine article at http://bit.ly/bCR71W

Short Stature: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Longitudinal growth assessment is essential in child care. Short stature can be promptly recognized only with accurate measurements of growth and critical analysis of growth data. Short stature, optimally defined relative to the genetic endowment of ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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An issue that no doubt weighs on the minds of parents and kids, the Short Stature eMedicine article has been updated. http://bit.ly/sEfC2

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