Diagnosing Failure to Thrive
Weight alone is not the sole factor in diagnosing failure to thrive. As the definitions in this blog post indicate, it is “growth parameters” that are recorded, not just the weight. It is the weight…
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Symptoms of Malnourishment
Symptoms of malnourishment are weight loss, stagnancy in weight gain, growth retardation, seizures, and developmental delays.
Differentiating Failure to Thrive From Malnourishment
Defining Malnourishment and Failure to Thrive: Malnourishment is an issue of supply versus demand of nutrients. Failure to thrive is the failure to grow appropriately according to the standard growth patterns of similarly aged children.…
Trauma In Pregnancy
Trauma is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States. Motor vehicle crashes are the most frequent, followed by violence and assault. A study done in Maryland found that between 1993 and…
Bath Salts – What’s the Buzz?
In 2012, poison centers took over 2500 calls regarding bath salts.
Tuesday MedBytes
Criminal Topics Georgia inmate granted last-minute stays of execution PTSD Linked to Smaller Brain Area Regulating Fear Response
Tuesday MedBytes
Criminal Topics Buffering Against Alcohol DNA test to prove innocence first of its kind in Wyoming Cocaine Addiction Study Reveals Targets for Treatment
Fatal Pediatric Head Injuries Caused by Short-Distance Falls
Fatal Pediatric Head Injuries Caused by Short-Distance Falls John Plunkett, MD I recently attended a lecture given by a District Attorney that discussed the investigation of child abuse cases. These are notes taken from his…
Child Abuse Series (2 of 3) – Abusive Head Trauma
This is the third in a three part series on child abuse. This issue covers Shaken Baby Syndrome or Abusive Head Trauma; the April issue covered Bruising and Fractures and the July issue covered Failure to Thrive, Neglect and…
Failure to Thrive as a Manifestation of Child Neglect
Robert W. Block, MD; Nancy F. Krebs, MD; and the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the Committee on Nutrition Note: The article referenced here is a Clinical Report by the American Academy of…
Child Abuse Series (1 of 3) – Bruising and Fractures
This is the first in a three part series on child abuse. This issue covers Bruising and Fractures; the July issue will cover Failure to Thrive, Neglect and Munchausen’s by Proxy; the October issue will…
Can one punch kill?
I recently read a post in the Portland Press Herald about a man who was killed after a single punch to the face. Obviously, the answer is yes, one punch can kill, because we are…
