Publications by authors named "Ryan Allenbrand"

Pediatric lead poisoning remains a persistent public health problem. Children in the US spend the preponderance of their time at home; thus, housing is an important social determinant of health. Improving health outcomes derived from housing-based sources involves differentiating the risks posed by the existing housing stock.

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Purpose Of Review: Environmental home assessments have traditionally been performed in-person at the homes of Children's Mercy Kansas City patients. The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges to the way patients interact with their healthcare providers, including home visiting programs. Reaching out to patients with high-risk asthma and immunocompromised health was still needed, despite the pandemic.

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Allergic diseases are surprisingly common, chronic health conditions. The primary location where the vast majority of people are exposed to allergens and other substances is in their home. This means it is important to understand home environments and how a home's systems function and interact-and that how we occupy these spaces plays a crucial role in both environmental exposure and management of allergic disease.

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Background: Exposure assessment is an important component of allergic disease diagnosis and management. Analysis for allergen content in vacuumed dust has been used traditionally.

Objective: To study allergen levels of dust taken from high-efficiency furnace filters in Midwestern homes.

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Neuroblastoma, in most cases, is characterized by increased production of catecholamines and their metabolites. Laboratory diagnosis and clinical follow-up include the measurement of urinary homovanillic acid (HVA) and vanillylmandelic acid (VMA). In the following procedure, urine samples are diluted to give a creatinine concentration of 2 mg/dL.

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