Isradipine for treatment of acute hypertension in hospitalized children and adolescents.

Severe acute hypertension in pediatric patients requires prompt and controlled blood pressure (BP) reduction to prevent end-organ damage. The authors aimed to examine the efficacy and safety of isradipine, an orally administered second-generation dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, for treatment of acute hypertension in hospitalized pediatric patients. A retrospective analysis of 391 doses of isradipine administered to 282 patients (58% boys) with acute hypertension and median age of 12.

A cervical cancer curriculum for Hispanic adolescents in rural high schools: a pilot study.

We assessed the effectiveness of a one-hour curriculum about cervical cancer for high school students. The curriculum was developed and delivered to 142 female students in the 9th to 12th grade at two high schools in rural Eastern Washington State. Self-administered questionnaires assessed changes in knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes related to cervical cancer and Pap smears.

Total body weight and waist circumference associated with chronic periodontitis among adolescents in the United States.

Objective: To investigate whether measures of obesity are associated with periodontitis.

Design: A case-control study.

Setting: A nationally representative sample using data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Children and adolescents with eating disorders: the state of the art.

Background: Eating disorders in children and adolescents remain a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in children, adolescents, and young adults. The working knowledge of pathophysiology, recognition, and management of eating disorders continues to evolve as research in this field continues.

Objectives: This article builds on previous background and position papers outlining issues relevant to the care of the adolescent patient with an eating disorder.