Polysomnographically Defined Restless Sleep Disorder and Periodic Limb Movements during Sleep in Children Born Prematurely.

Introduction: Children born prematurely (<37 weeks' gestation) are at increased risk of perinatal complications, comorbidities, and iron deficiency. Iron deficiency is associated with restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of restless sleep disorder (RSD) and elevated periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS) in children born prematurely who underwent polysomnography.

Quality Improvement Project Reducing Sputum Cultures for Pediatric Patients With a Tracheostomy.

Background And Objectives: Current research implies overuse of diagnostic testing and overtreatment in children with tracheostomies. There are no guidelines for obtaining sputum cultures for these patients, yet they are commonly obtained without significantly affecting management or outcomes. The aim of our quality improvement project was to decrease rate of sputum cultures in this population by 50%, from 64% to 32%.

Can Text Messaging Teach Residents? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Spaced education and the testing effect are both educational methods that increase long-term memory formation; however, these can be difficult to implement during residency training given time constraints. Text messaging is ubiquitous but has not been studied as a spaced education tool. Assess if text messaging improves resident knowledge during an inpatient pediatric pulmonary rotation.

Autosomal genetics and Y-chromosome haplogroup L1b-M317 reveal Mount Lebanon Maronites as a persistently non-emigrating population.

Currently, there are 18 different religious communities living in Lebanon. While evolving primarily within Lebanon, these communities show a level of local isolation as demonstrated previously from their Y-haplogroup distributions. In order to trace the origins and migratory patterns that may have led to the genetic isolation and autosomal clustering in some of these communities we analyzed Y-chromosome STR and SNP sample data from 6327 individuals, in addition to whole genome autosomal sample data from 609 individuals, from Mount Lebanon and other surrounding communities.