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Journal articles on the topic "Child life specialist"

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Parvin, Katie V., and George E. Dickinson. "End-of-Life Issues in US Child Life Specialist Programs." Child & Youth Care Forum 39, no. 1 (2009): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10566-009-9086-6.

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AIYOSHI, Megumi. "Child Development and Perception of Anesthesia —Collaboration with Anesthesiologists and Child Life Specialist—." JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL ANESTHESIA 29, no. 7 (2009): 771–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.2199/jjsca.29.771.

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Páll, Nikoletta, Erzsébet Gorove, and Ildikó Baji. "A child life specialist szakemberek helye a magyarországi egészségügyi ellátási rendszerben." Egészségfejlesztés 62, no. 3 (2021): 3–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.24365/ef.v62i3.6143.

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Bevezetés: A gyermekek kórházi kezelése során nyújtott pszichés támogatás és gyermekbarát ellátás mind a hazai, mind a nemzetközi kutatásokban kiemelt jelentőséggel bír. Külföldi kórházak gyermekgyógyászati osztályán és ambulanciáján child life specialist szakember segít a gyermekeknek és családoknak megbirkózni a kórházi ellátás, a betegség és a fogyatékosság kihívásaival.
 Célkitűzés: A vizsgálat során a magyarországi gyermekellátás során nyújtott pszichés felkészítést és támogatást vizsgáltuk szülői vélemények alapján. Célunk volt továbbá, hogy megismerjük a gyermekápolók véleményét és
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Canares, Therese, Carisa Parrish, Christine Santos, et al. "Pediatric Coping During Venipuncture With Virtual Reality: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial." JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 4, no. 3 (2021): e26040. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/26040.

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Background Virtual reality (VR) has shown promise in reducing children’s pain and anxiety during venipuncture, but studies on VR lack objective observations of pediatric coping. Notably, the process of capturing objective behavioral coping data can be labor- and personnel-intensive. Objective The primary aims of this pilot trial were to assess the feasibility of conducting a trial of VR in a pediatric emergency department and the feasibility of documenting observed coping behaviors during pediatric procedures. Secondarily, this study examined whether VR affects child and caregiver coping and d
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Brooks, J. G. "Consultation with the Specialist: Apparent Life-Threatening Events." Pediatrics in Review 17, no. 7 (1996): 257–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/pir.17-7-257.

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Bloom, Brittnie E., Héctor E. Alcalá, and Jorge Delva. "Early life adversity, use of specialist care and unmet specialist care need among children." Journal of Child Health Care 23, no. 3 (2018): 392–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367493518807830.

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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to increased utilization of health care among adults; however, the impact of ACEs on nonmental health specialist care has been largely overlooked. To address this, data from the 2011–2012 National Survey of Children’s Health ( n = 89,357) were used to assess the health of children aged 0–17 living with a parent or guardian. Use of specialist care among children in the past 12 months was the outcome of interest and experiencing any one of nine ACEs was the independent variable of interest. After adjusting for confounders in logistic regression mod
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McGee, Kristen. "The role of a child life specialist in a pediatric radiology department." Pediatric Radiology 33, no. 7 (2003): 467–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-003-0900-2.

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Desai, Priti P., Samantha L. Flick, Susanne Knutsson, and Andrew S. Brimhall. "Practices and Perceptions of Nurses Regarding Child Visitation in Adult Intensive Care Units." American Journal of Critical Care 29, no. 3 (2020): 195–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2020370.

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Background Provision of developmentally appropriate support for child visitors in adult intensive care units (ICUs) would benefit patients and young visitors. Research on best practices for child visitation in adult ICUs is limited. Objectives To explore the perceptions and practices of nurses working in adult ICUs in the United States regarding child visitation and the role of child life specialists in this setting. Methods Data were collected from 446 adult ICU nurses via a cross-sectional survey. The survey explored perceptions and practices regarding child visitation, access to child-frien
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LeBlanc, Chantal K., Krista Naugler, Kate Morrison, Jennifer A. Parker, and Christine T. Chambers. "Parent Perceptions and Satisfaction with Inpatient Child Life Specialist Interventions and the Role of Child Temperament." Children's Health Care 43, no. 3 (2014): 253–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2013.845732.

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Lowenstein, Daniel B., Mackenzie C. Cervenka, Lauren Mitchell, Noelle Stewart, Eric H. Kossoff, and Sarah A. Kelley. "Child Life Services in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit." Clinical Pediatrics 57, no. 11 (2018): 1269–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922818769469.

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The goal of this study was to determine the value of a certified child life specialist (CCLS) on the patient and staff experiences in an epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU). We integrated a CCLS into the EMU for all children as well as adults with intellectual disability. We surveyed families to determine the impact of child life services on their stay. EMU staff completed questionnaires to determine perceived impact to their job performance from the integration of the CCLS. All of the families (pediatric and adult patients) who responded to the survey reported the presence of the CCLS improved the
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Child life specialist"

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Wagner, Becca R. "The Integration of Child Life in the Medical Diagnosis Camp Setting." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1470313013.

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Karl, Bethany C. "The Importance of Child Life Within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1428577797.

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Liddle, Melissa Rae. "Effectiveness of Adaptive Care Plans for Children with Developmental Disabilities During Outpatient Clinic Appointments." Xavier University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1564751331604259.

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Susanto, Steffenie. "Pediatric venipuncture| Child Life specialists' perspectives." Thesis, Mills College, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1538411.

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<p> During procedures like venipuncture, Child Life Specialists are able to incorporate non-pharmacological measures when most medical staff focused on pharmacological measures. There is little research about what types of interventions Child Life Specialists believe are effective at minimizing children's pain and increasing coping skills during venipuncture. The purpose of the current study was to examine Child Life Specialists' perspectives on the different techniques available in the hospital setting. An online survey of 75 Certified Child Life Specialists asked about the types of techni
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Craig, Heather N. "Child life specialists' perceptions of autism." Thesis, Mills College, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1538498.

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<p> Children with autism are at an increased risk of experiencing coping challenges in healthcare environments. Since Child Life Specialists [CLSs] seek to maximize development and coping in hospitalized children, their understandings of autism are key to intervention. To better understand CLSs' perceptions of autism, this researcher surveyed 126 CLSs using a combined qualitative and quantitative questionnaire. CLSs were expected to express both strengths-based and deficit-based perceptions of autism, with more strengths-based perceptions from CLSs with education or training in disability or a
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Meyer, Lauren. "Child life specialists in foster care| A case for child life in a nontraditional setting." Thesis, Mills College, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1557350.

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<p> The current study examined the possible gaps in meeting the needs of children in foster care, the additional skillsets that contribute to meeting their needs, and the role child life specialists play in meeting those needs. Additionally, the study looked specifically at how child life could find a place in the nontraditional setting of foster care. Two groups of participants were recruited for the study; the first group was comprised of child life specialists. The second group included professionals who worked directly with children in foster care in some capacity. Two surveys were des
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Johnson, Juli A. "A Retrospective Look at How Effectively Parents, Peers Without a Chronic Illness, and Other Adolescents With a Chronic Illness Impact the Self-Esteem and Body Image of Adolescents With a Chronic Illness." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1472747981.

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Naumann, Erin E. "A Retrospective Examination of Sibling Bereavement Counseling for Children Ages 6-18." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1438033332.

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Carter, Jennifer. "Child life specialists' perspectives in supporting adolescents struggling with medical non-compliance." Thesis, Mills College, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1557343.

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<p> The current study sought to examine child life specialists' perspectives on supporting adolescents struggling with medical non-compliance. The intent of the study was to identify various factors involved in adolescent medical non-compliance and to examine the role of the child life specialist in supporting this population. Eighty-five certified child life specialists were surveyed regarding their work with adolescents and the strategies used to support adolescents struggling with medical non-compliance. The issues surrounding medical non-compliance were examined as well as child life spec
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Koussa, Michelle D. "Adolescent Academic Adjustment during Chronic Illness: Online Training for Child Life Specialists." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1404622/.

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Frequent absences resulting from a chronic illness can disrupt adolescent school involvement, impacting academic achievement and psychosocial development as a result. This study explores whether certified child life specialists (CCLSs) could be a resource for parents as they address their adolescents' academic disruptions. Specifically, this study assesses an online training program designed to increase CCLSs' knowledge and self-efficacy as related to adolescents' academic adjustment following frequent absences. This knowledge and skill based training was designed as a three part module with s
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Books on the topic "Child life specialist"

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Ron, Bonn, ed. How to help children through a parent's serious illness: Supportive, practical advice from a leading child life specialist. 2nd ed. St. Martin's Griffin, 2011.

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McCue, Kathleen. How to help children through a parent's serious illness: Supportive, practical advice from a leading child life specialist. St. Martin's Press, 1994.

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Forsyth, Rob, and Richard Newton, eds. Paediatric Neurology (Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Paediatrics). Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198784449.001.0001.

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This pocket handbook of paediatric neurology provides practical advice on the clinical approach, and ‘at a glance’ overviews and aides-memoire, to common and rare disorders and clinical scenarios. Precise and compact, the book includes many helpful tables (on aetiologies and differential diagnoses) and figures (e.g. innervations, neuroradiological anatomy). The book is divided into seven chapters: (1) Clinical approach, (2) Neurodiagnostic tools (both giving practical guidance on an orderly approach to how and why to perform specialist tests and how to interpret the results, along with introdu
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Mitchell, Laura, Bridie Howe, D. Ashley Price, Babiker Elawad, and K. Nathan Sankar, eds. Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine, HIV, and Sexual Health. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198783497.001.0001.

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This comprehensive yet concise handbook provides an essential, evidence-based guide to sexual health, genitourinary medicine (GUM) and HIV medicine, in an easy-to-use format. It is aimed at speciality trainees in GUM and HIV, nurses and GPs, and is a valuable reference for specialists within the field of sexual health and HIV. This fully updated 3rd edition covers a wide range of key topics from medico-legal aspects of practice, with new sections on commissioning arrangements in sexual health and HIV care, public health initiatives, and sociocultural issues, including female genital mutilation
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McShane, Tony, Peter Clayton, Michael Donaghy, and Robert Surtees. Neurometabolic disorders. Oxford University Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198569381.003.0213.

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Various disorders result from genetically determined abnormalities of enzymes, the metabolic consequences of which affect the development or functioning of the nervous system. The range of metabolic disturbances is wide, as is the resultant range of clinical syndromes. Although most occur in children, some can present in adult life, and increasing numbers of affected children survive into adult life. In some, specific treatments are possible or are being developed. The last 20 years has seen a considerable expansion in our understanding of the genetic and metabolic basis for many neurological
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Petit, Véronique, Kaveri Qureshi, Yves Charbit, and Philip Kreager, eds. The Anthropological Demography of Health. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198862437.001.0001.

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This book provides an integrative framework for the anthropological demography of health, a field of interdisciplinary population research grounded in ethnography and in critical examination of the social, political, and economic histories that have shaped relations between peoples. The field has grown from the 1990s, extending to a remarkable range of key human and policy issues, including: genetic disorders; nutrition; mental health; infant, child and maternal morbidity; malaria; HIV/AIDS; disability and chronic diseases; new reproductive technologies; and population ageing. Collaboration wi
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Book chapters on the topic "Child life specialist"

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Gordon Biddle, Kimberly A., Aletha M. Harven, and Cynthia Hudley. "Child Life Specialist and Other Health Careers." In Careers in Child and Adolescent Development. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203705216-11.

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Humphreys, Cathy, and Chantal K. LeBlanc. "Promoting Resilience in Paediatric Health Care: The Role of the Child Life Specialist." In Child and Adolescent Resilience Within Medical Contexts. Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32223-0_9.

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LeBlanc, Chantal K., and Christine T. Chambers. "Child life interventions in paediatric pain." In Oxford Textbook of Paediatric Pain. Oxford University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199642656.003.0052.

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Child life specialists, as members of the health care team, are frequently involved in the assessment and management of pain in hospitalized children and children in emergency settings. Child life refers to a non-medical therapeutic service designed to address the developmental, educational, and psychosocial needs of paediatric patients. Child life specialists are professionals who ‘promote effective coping through play, preparation, education, and self-expression activities. They provide emotional support for families, and encourage optimum development of children facing a broad range of challenging experiences, particularly those related to healthcare and hospitalization’ (Child Life Council, 2012a), including painful procedures and coping with other types of pain (e.g. postoperative pain). This chapter provides an overview of the role of a child life specialist, including a historical perspective on the evolution of the field and current child life practices. The chapter then provides a summary of the specific contributions of child life specialists to pain assessment and management, including innovative uses of technology often facilitated by child life specialists.
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Mitchell, Laura, and Christine Tatem. "Child Life Specialists and Nonpharmacologic Interventions." In The Pediatric Procedural Sedation Handbook, edited by Cheryl K. Gooden, Lia H. Lowrie, and Benjamin F. Jackson. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190659110.003.0055.

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This chapter discusses the role of the child life specialist in the multidisciplinary pediatric sedation team and the various nonpharmacologic techniques that may be used to attenuate the fear, anxiety, and pain responses of children undergoing procedural care. Child life specialists are an integral component of the sedation team. Their assessments can help the team develop a plan of care, and they offer insight into how to provide developmentally appropriate education as well as psychosocial and emotional support to pediatric patients and their families. Nonpharmacologic techniques that have been shown to be effective in reducing pain and anxiety for children undergoing medical procedure include setting up the environment, parental presence, positioning for comfort, and distraction. Considerations for infants are also discussed. The chapter includes a table of appropriate language to use with children and another with a summary of age-appropriate distraction techniques. The ONE VOICE© model is included as a reference for practitioners to use in daily practice.
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Winnicott, Donald W. "A Personal Statement on Child Psychiatry." In The Collected Works of D. W. Winnicott. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780190271411.003.0036.

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In this statement, Winnicott describes how child psychiatry has been not only his specialist activity, but also a second love; the first being physical paediatrics. He gives several reasons for having a somewhat peculiar view of child psychiatry, focussing on the interplay throughout his life between child psychiatry and psychoanalysis. He also describes his sense of guilt, that psychoanalysis helped him to lose, in part, over having escaped the death that eclipsed the careers of so many of his friends in the First World War.
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Hosey, M. T., and R. Welbury. "Medical disability." In Paediatric Dentistry. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198789277.003.0025.

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There are many general medical conditions that can directly affect the provision of dental care and some where the consequences of dental disease, or even dental treatment, can be life-threatening. The increasing number of children who now survive with complex medical problems because of improvements in medical care present difficulties in oral management. Dental disease can have grave consequences and so rigorous prevention is paramount. The decline in childhood mortality has led to increasing emphasis on maintaining and enhancing the quality of the child’s life and ensuring that children reach adult life as physically, intellectually, and emotionally healthy as possible. Dental care can play an important part in enhancing this quality of life. Indeed, management within the primary dental services helps to ‘normalize’ life for these children who appreciate attending along with their family, even though sometimes they might still require specialist expertise. Although infant mortality rates (deaths under 1 year of age) have declined dramatically in the UK, death rates are still higher in the first year of life than in any other single year below the ages of 55 in males and 60 in females. The rates are highest for the very young. The main causes of death in the neonatal period (the first 4 weeks of life) are associated with prematurity (over 40%) and congenital malformations (30%). However, in the remainder of the first year the main causes of death occur at home and often nothing abnormal or suspicious is found (SUDI (sudden unexpected death in infancy) and SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). Although the unexpected death of a child over 1 year of age is rare, a few infants still succumb to respiratory and other infective diseases (e.g. meningitis), congenital malformations, and accidents. (See Key Points 17.1.) All patients should have an accurate medical history taken before any dental treatment is undertaken. This is important for several reasons. 1. To identify any medical problems that might require modification of dental treatment. 2. To prioritize children who require intensive preventive dental care. 3. To identify children requiring prophylactic antibiotic cover for potentially septic dental procedures.
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Robinson, Max, Keith Hunter, Michael Pemberton, and Philip Sloan. "Diseases of the teeth and supporting structures." In Soames' & Southam's Oral Pathology. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199697786.003.0010.

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A wide variety of processes can affect the formation of teeth during development. The number, size, shape, and quality of dental hard tis­sue may be abnormal and teeth may erupt early or be prematurely shed or resorbed. When a child presents with a tooth abnormality, the clin­ical and radiographic features are often distinctive and management depends on diagnosis (Box 5.1). Broadly, developmental abnormal­ities of the teeth can be either genetically determined or acquired as a result of injurious processes affecting the developing teeth. It can be problematic to make a diagnosis, particularly when teeth initially erupt. Sometimes pathological examination of a shed or extracted tooth by ground sectioning (for enamel) or conventional sectioning of a decalci­fied tooth can provide a diagnosis. Research has provided insights into the genetic and structural basis of dental anomalies, and has resulted in a complex and extensive classification of subtypes. Minor abnormal­ities, such as failure of development of a few teeth or enamel erosion in adult life, may be dealt with in general dental practice, but it is advisable to refer younger patients with more complex or extensive dental abnor­malities to a specialist in child dental health, with links to expert diag­nostic facilities and input from orthodontic and restorative colleagues. The publically available Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database provides an invaluable resource for genetic disorders, including dental abnormalities. Supernumerary teeth are common and may be rudimentary in form or of normal morphology, when they are referred to as supplemental teeth. The most common supernumerary tooth occurs in the mid- line of the maxillary alveolus and is referred to as a mesiodens, which usually has a conical shape. Eruption of adjacent normal successor teeth may be impeded by a mesiodens, which is an indication for its removal. Most supernumerary teeth occur as a sporadic event in devel­opment, but multiple extra teeth can be found in certain developmen­tal disorders. Failure of development of tooth germs results in teeth missing from the dental arch and is referred to as hypodontia. Most often the missing teeth are third molars, second premolars, and upper lateral incisors. Hypodontia is more common in the permanent dentition than in the primary teeth.
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Thom, Robyn P. "Confusion and mental status changes in a medically ill child." In Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780197577479.003.0029.

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Delirium is an acute, transient syndrome of global brain dysfunction that is the pathophysiological consequence of an underlying medical condition or toxic exposure. It affects 13% to 44% of hospitalized children. Signs and symptoms of delirium include disturbances in attention, awareness, and cognition that develop over a short period of time and fluctuate in severity. Patients with suspected delirium should undergo a physical examination and laboratory investigation to determine potential underlying medical etiologies. The primary treatment of delirium is identification and management of the underlying medical condition. Antipsychotics may be used to manage symptoms that threaten safety or impede the provision of medical care. Children with delirium may also benefit from supportive psychotherapy, involvement with child-life specialists, and other stress reduction strategies.
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Webb, Daniel Waechter, and Megan J. Thorvilson. "Why Is She So Distressed?" In Pediatric Palliative Care, edited by Lindsay B. Ragsdale and Elissa G. Miller. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190051853.003.0037.

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Illness often raises many questions related to humanity and life meaning both for children and their families, and many lean on spirituality to sustain them in difficult times. When one’s ability to experience and integrate meaning in life becomes disrupted, patients may experience spiritual distress, which can present in physical, psychological, and social ways. The majority of pediatricians acknowledge a positive role for spirituality in healing, in strengthening the therapeutic relationship, and in providing support for patients/families, yet clinicians often feel ill-equipped to address spirituality with families. However, most parents would prefer to be open about their spiritual beliefs and practices with their medical team. In addition to the clinician, chaplains, child life specialists, social workers, and psychologists can support the evolving spiritual needs of children as they grow and develop.
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Scherrer, Patricia, and Laura Bredbenner. "Voiding Cystourethrography." In The Pediatric Procedural Sedation Handbook, edited by Cheryl K. Gooden, Lia H. Lowrie, and Benjamin F. Jackson. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190659110.003.0036.

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The voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), which involves bladder catheterization and then fluoroscopic imaging of bladder filling and voiding, is the “gold standard” procedure for the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux in children. However, it can be associated with significant distress and discomfort for children. Child Life Specialists are essential to preprocedure preparation and coping strategies for all children, but some patients may also require procedural sedation. Oral or intranasal midazolam and nitrous oxide are the two most commonly used agents, each with its own advantages. Some children may benefit from even deeper levels of sedation, including dissociative sedation/analgesia with oral or intravenous ketamine, deep sedation with intravenous propofol, or even general anesthesia with inhaled anesthetics such as sevoflurane. The choice of regimen should be a joint decision among the multidisciplinary team members to best meet the needs of the child.
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