Background: Pediatric germ cell tumor (GCT) with extensive cavo-atrial tumor thrombus presenting as an oncologic emergency is extremely rare.
Observation: A 13-month-old female child with sacrococcygeal GCT having inferior vena cava (IVC) and right atrial thrombus presenting with anasarca and respiratory distress is reported. Because of worsening symptoms post initiation of chemotherapy, tumor thrombus debulking from the right atrium and distal end of IVC was performed on day 9 on an emergency basis.
Aim: To explore the lived-in experiences of primary caregivers of children with mental illness while taking care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Methodology: This study is a descriptive phenomenological study. Convenience sampling was used.
Ethyl acetate extract of the cultures of the soil-derived filamentous fungus, Aspergillus variecolor SDG strain from Nallamala forest resulted in the isolation of extremely rare sesterterpenoids, stellatic acid (1) and andilesin C (2). We report a thorough chemical characterization of these compounds using various spectroscopic techniques and evaluation of their in vitro preclinical therapeutic potential. Stellatic acid exhibits potent antioxidant activity with an IC of 38 μg/mL and significant anticancer activity against HeLa, HepG2, MCF7, and A549 cancer cell lines with an IC of 7-12 μM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Involving parents in mental health treatment services can empower parents to manage their child's illness. We conducted this study to develop a tool to assess parental care for children with mental illness.
Materials And Methods: The present study was conducted in five phases that included in-depth interviews with parents in the outpatient department (OPD), focus group discussions (FGDs) with parents in an in-patient setting, and with a multidisciplinary team, item development, and the assessment of psychometric properties of the tool.
J Family Med Prim Care
June 2024
Background: Nurses play an important role in multidisciplinary teams while treating children and adolescents with mental health issues. Nurses should recognize and capitalize on the client's and family's strengths as they develop interventions, provide education, and refer to resources as appropriate.
Materials And Methods: It is a mixed-method research, with an initial qualitative phase of obtaining data by in-depth interviews of parents on caring for children and adolescents with mental illness followed by quantitative assessment of the level of care dependency and implementation of need-based nursing interventions to the children and adolescents with mental illness.