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Contemporary Pediatrics
Contemporary Pediatrics, Aug 1, 2009
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Editorial
Viewpoint: No one's fault; nothing to do
By Julia A. McMillan, MD
Dr. McMillan tells of two infants for whom medicine offers no cures, and no treatments.
Your Voice
Your Voice: Still a concussion risk
A letter clarifies that hemlets are worn to decrease the severity of an injury: complete protection from injury is not possible.
Eye of Washington
Antipsychotics and the pediatric community
By Kathryn Foxhall
The Food and Drug Administration weighs in about whether to approve schizophrenia medication for adolescents.
Journal Club
Journal Club: A better BP table, choosing your rehydration method, and weight stereotypes
By Michael G. Burke, MD
Reviews of three pediatric articles: a quicker way to evaluate a child's blood pressure, giving parents a choice of oral or IV fluids for their kids, and a study on early weight-based stereotyping.
Puzzler
Puzzler: The blue wheezer
By Roya Samuels, MD , Sherri Neustein, MD
A 3-month-old is rushed into hospital after he stopped breathing; he is diagnosed with benign teratoma.
Dermatology; What's Your Dx?
Dermcase: A newborn with a brown spot
By Jessica M. Boudreaux
A child is born with congenital melanocytic nevi.
Features
More clever and useful mnemonics
By Alan L. Nager, MD , Micky Heinrichs, MD
A history of mnemonics related to pediaitrcs, combined with a first look at a new mnemonic for diagnostics that runs from a to z.
CPR
CP Links: Military family links
By Contemporary Pediatrics Staff
A collection of Web resources for parents in the military and their children, with support, information, and resources.
Postscript
Military kids: not just 'brats'
By Jeff Ryan
Details the mental stresses facing the child of a military parent: moving, desployment, limited communication, and potential injury or death of the parent.

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