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View article: Heightened motor impairment as a protective factor against heavy drinking in individuals with high alcohol‐induced disinhibition
Heightened motor impairment as a protective factor against heavy drinking in individuals with high alcohol‐induced disinhibition Open
Background Behavioral disinhibition and motor impairment are both acutely elevated following alcohol consumption, and individual differences in sensitivity to alcohol‐induced increases in these effects are associated with drinking habits. …
View article: Sensitivity to the disinhibiting effect of alcohol: The role of trait impulsivity and sex differences.
Sensitivity to the disinhibiting effect of alcohol: The role of trait impulsivity and sex differences. Open
These findings suggest significant sex differences in the relationship between trait impulsivity and disinhibition. This sex difference may explain inconsistent research findings in studies assessing links between trait and behavioral meas…
View article: Challenges and Opportunities of Engaging School Nurses in a Diabetes Care Team in a Culturally Diverse Lowincome Community – a Mixed-methods Feasibility Study
Challenges and Opportunities of Engaging School Nurses in a Diabetes Care Team in a Culturally Diverse Lowincome Community – a Mixed-methods Feasibility Study Open
Objective: In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of monthly insulin dose adjustments for students with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) through collaboration between pediatric diabetes clinic and school nurses. Methods: We conducted a…
View article: Unmasking of Addison’s disease in COVID-19
Unmasking of Addison’s disease in COVID-19 Open
This case report highlights the initial presentation of Addison’s disease in a 19-year-old individual with coronavirus disease. Coronavirus disease is an infectious disease, which often presents with fever and respiratory and gastrointesti…
View article: ACUTE SENSITIVITY AND TOLERANCE TO ALCOHOL AS PREDICTORS OF AT-RISK DRINKING
ACUTE SENSITIVITY AND TOLERANCE TO ALCOHOL AS PREDICTORS OF AT-RISK DRINKING Open
Laboratory studies have reliably shown that reduced sensitivity to alcohol’s subjective intoxicating effect is associated with heavier drinking. More recently, there has been research to suggest that heightened sensitivity to the disinhibi…
View article: Early Enteral Nutrition Is Associated With Improved Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Children: A Secondary Analysis of Nutrition Support in the Heart and Lung Failure-Pediatric Insulin Titration Trial
Early Enteral Nutrition Is Associated With Improved Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Children: A Secondary Analysis of Nutrition Support in the Heart and Lung Failure-Pediatric Insulin Titration Trial Open
Objectives: The impact of early enteral nutrition on clinical outcomes in critically ill children has not been adequately described. We hypothesized that early enteral nutrition is associated with improved clinical outcomes in critically i…
View article: Off-Label Medication use in Children, More Common than We Think: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Off-Label Medication use in Children, More Common than We Think: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Open
The use of off-label medications in children remains a common practice for pediatric providers.
View article: The Moderating Effect of Childhood Maltreatment on the Relations Among PTSD Symptoms, Positive Urgency, and Negative Urgency
The Moderating Effect of Childhood Maltreatment on the Relations Among PTSD Symptoms, Positive Urgency, and Negative Urgency Open
Childhood maltreatment increases the risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid substance use disorder (SUD). One pathway by which this occurs is through impaired emotion regulation. Past research has shown that negative ur…
View article: Premature pubarche in a child with abnormal 3 <i>β</i> ‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase function and Klinefelter syndrome: the intriguing relationship between androgen deficiency and excess
Premature pubarche in a child with abnormal 3 <i>β</i> ‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase function and Klinefelter syndrome: the intriguing relationship between androgen deficiency and excess Open
Key Clinical Message Disorders of androgen excess may coexist with disorders of androgen deficiency, such as Klinefelter syndrome, and can create diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
View article: Vancomycin Dosing and Pharmacokinetics in Postoperative Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients
Vancomycin Dosing and Pharmacokinetics in Postoperative Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients Open
OBJECTIVES: This study compared vancomycin trough concentrations and pharmacokinetic parameters in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) patients versus those in controls receiving 20 mg/kg/dose, intravenously, every 8 hours. METHODS: A r…