Validation of a Nutritional Screening Tool for Ambulatory Use in Pediatrics.

Objectives: To evaluate the use of Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Pediatrics (STAMP) in a primary health care clinic in the community and to assess the impact of its use on medical staff's awareness of nutritional status.

Methods: STAMP scoring system was tested as is and with modifications in the ambulatory setting. Nutritional risk according to STAMP was compared with a detailed nutritional assessment performed by a registered dietitian.

Anemia associated with acute infection in children.

Background: The pathogenesis of anemia associated with acute infection in children has not been well delineated.

Objectives: To characterize this type of anemia in children with acute infection, mainly in relation to iron status.

Methods: These two cross-sectional studies compared the prevalence and severity of anemia between outpatient febrile children and age-matched non-febrile controls.

Presumptive copper deficiency in hand-reared captive pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) fawns.

Presumptive copper deficiency was diagnosed in hand-reared captive pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) at the Los Angeles Zoo. Clinical signs, which were manifested in growing fawns, included anemia, anorexia, diarrhea, progressive paresis/recumbency, and aortic rupture. The range of serum copper concentrations in fawns born during the 1989 season (0.

Low compliance of iron supplementation in infancy and relation to socioeconomic status in Israel.

Objective: To evaluate the compliance of parents in purchasing iron-containing drugs for their infants. In addition, we looked for possible socioeconomic characteristics of the parents who prevent their infants from accessing these medications.

Design: All infants (4-12 months) whose parents bought (from January to August 1999 and from January to August 2000) the iron-containing drugs as recommended by the Israeli Ministry of Health were retrieved from a database.

2001 Joseph E. and Nancy O. Whitley Award. Teaching noninterpretive skills to radiology residents: a collaborative effort between the American College of Radiology and the Association of Program Directors in Radiology.

Rationale And Objectives: The authors' purpose was to develop, implement, and evaluate a series of videotapes for teaching noninterpretive skills to radiology residents.

Materials And Methods: An Association of Program Directors in Radiology/American College of Radiology working group developed a series of seven videotapes to teach residents job search and contracting skills; business aspects of radiology; American College of Radiology standards, accreditation programs, and appropriateness criteria; critical thinking skills; ethics; service orientation and interpersonal skills; and medical organizational politics. Residents viewed the videotapes, evaluated the learning experience, and completed both pre- and posttests.