Adequacy of niacin, folate, and vitamin B12 intakes from foods among Newfoundland and Labrador adults.

Purpose: Adequacy of intake for niacin, folate, and vitamin B12 from food was estimated in an adult population in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). Also considered was whether study findings support current Canadian food fortification policies.

Methods: Four hundred randomly selected adult NL residents were surveyed by telephone.

Assessing the validity of a self-administered food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in the adult population of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Background: The Food- Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) is a dietary assessment tool frequently used in large-scale nutritional epidemiology studies. The goal of the present study is to validate a self-administered version of the Hawaii FFQ modified for use in the general adult population of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL).

Methods: Over a one year period, 195 randomly selected adults completed four 24-hour dietary recalls (24-HDRs) by telephone and one subsequent self-administered FFQ.

Image-guided Percutaneous Drainage in the Pediatric Population: A Primer for Radiologists.

Image-guided percutaneous drainage is an excellent minimally invasive method for dealing with infectious complications in the pediatric population. A thorough understanding of drainage procedures in children can often lead to improved patient outcomes. Indications for percutaneous drainage will be reviewed, including abscesses related to appendicitis, post-surgical abscess formation, and abscesses related to Crohn's disease.

Epinephrine delivery during neonatal resuscitation: comparison of direct endotracheal tube vs catheter inserted into endotracheal tube administration.

Objectives: The optimal method for epinephrine administration during neonatal resuscitation is not known. We hypothesized that epinephrine will be delivered more efficiently when administered via a feeding catheter inserted into the endotracheal tube (C-ETT) vs when administered directly into the ETT (D-ETT). Our objectives were to (1) compare the delivery of epinephrine to the distal end of the ETT when administered via D-ETT vs C-ETT; (2) measure the retention of epinephrine within the ETT vs the feeding catheter used for the drug delivery; and (3) compare the delivery of the drug with and without an air flush after administration via C-ETT.