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Bisphosphonates for treatment of childhood hypercalcemia

Most clinicians only have a limited experience in treating childhood hypercalcemia with bisphosphonates. We report our experience in the use of intravenous and oral bisphosphonates in a 5-year-old with hypercalcemia secondary to acute lymphocytic…

The pain experience of children with leukemia during the first year after diagnosis

2004

Tags: 0-4). For the children 8 to 17 years old, 2004, Acute, Adaptation, Adlard K, ages 4 to 17 years, Alvarez O, and back (14.(TRUNCATED), and from their English- and Spanish-speaking parents. Age-appropriate instruments were used to examine the variables of pain intensity, and functional status. RESULTS: All the children reported pain over the course of the year. Pain intensity scores incorporated the full range of possible responses. For the children 4 to 7 years old, and outcomes during the first year after the diagnosis of acute leukemia. METHODS: A longitudinal descriptive approach was used to collect data at seven data points from 95 English- and Spanish-speaking children, and quality, and the associated procedures. For children with leukemia, as well as strategies for managing pain, Backlog, Beecroft P, Bossert E, head/neck (16.6%), Journal Article, L1/complications Longitudinal Studies Male Models, location, Lymphocytic, management strategies, Nursing Research, P.H.S. Treatment Outcome%X BACKGROUND: Children with cancer experience pain related to the disease process, pattern over time, PedPal Lit, perceived effectiveness of management strategies, Preschool European Continental Ancestry Group/psychology Female Hispanic Americans/psychology Humans Leukemia, Psychological Adolescent African Americans/psychology Age Factors Analysis of Variance Asian Americans/psychologyAttitude to Health California ChildChild Psychology Child, Psychological Nursing Assessment Nursing Methodology Research Pain/etiology/prevention & control/psychology Pain Measurement Questionnaires Research Support, receiving care in one of three southern California hospitals, respectively, Savedra MC, the highest and lowest mean scores, the pain experienced after diagnosis has received scant attention. OBJECTIVE: To examine the pain experience, the treatment, U.S. Gov't, Van Cleve L, were 2 and 1.6 (scale, were 50.1 and 39.5 (scale

The reactions to research participation questionnaires for children and for parents (RRPQ-C and RRPQ-P)

Systematic assessment of the effect of clinical research studies on child and parent participants has been limited. Such assessment could provide an empirical basis for the ethical conduct of research, assisting investigators and institutional review…

Osteopenia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a pilot study of amelioration with Pamidronate

Clinical application of family management styles to families of children with cancer

The potential clinical application of family management styles for working with families who have children with cancer is discussed. Case studies are used to illustrate the usefulness and clinical application of the model.

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Osteoporosis at presentation of childhood ALL: management with pamidronate

Vertebral fractures at diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are an uncommon but recognized problem. Clinical issues associated with pathological fractures in these children include pain control and the potential for further…

A framework for integrated pediatric palliative care: being with dying

Recent studies highlight the need for an integrated model for palliative and end-of-life pediatric care. About 55,000 children die each year in the United States and, on any given day, about 8,600 children could benefit from care that acknowledges…

A difference in perception of quality of life in chronically ill children was found between parents and pediatricians

Description and adequacy of parental coping behaviours in childhood leukaemia

This investigation explored how parents perceived the child's leukaemia and how well coped with it. Forty-one mothers and 30 fathers recruited from the largest Hellenic paediatric hospital were asked to answer closed and open-ended questions and to…

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Outcome of children treated for relapsed acute myeloid leukemia in Central America

BACKGROUND: Relapsed childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) outcomes have not been documented in resource-limited settings. We examined survival after relapse for children with AML (non-APML) and acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML) in Central…

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