Screening tool-pediatrics

Owens JA, Dalzell V (2000) Use of a Pediatric Sleep Screening Tool in the Primary Care Setting A Pilot Study. JDPB 21 389-390... 

For the average primary care physician, the ADI-R and ADOS-G are too time intensive to administer in a busy pediatric and family medicine practice. However, there are now a number of screening tools and parent questionnaires available that can be used. Although not considered to be adequate to make a definitive diagnosis, these tools can identify potential risk factors and clinical signals that should then lead to a referral for further assessment. 

Ismaili K, Avni FE, Wissing JK et al (2004) Long term outcome of infants with mild and moderate fetal pyelectasis validation of neonatal US as a screening tool to detect significant nephro-uropathy. J Pediatr 144 759-765... 

The validity of anxiety disorder diagnoses in children and adolescents is tied to reliable and valid pediatric anxiety assessment tools. This chapter focuses on up-to-date clinical assessment methods, as well as treatment modalities for the most common anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. The Assessment section includes an overview of anxiety screens, sem-... 

Rizzo C, Boenzi S, Wanders RJA, Duran M, Caruso U, Dionisi-Vici C (2003) Characteristic acylcarnitine profiles in inherited defects of peroxisome biogenesis a novel tool for screening diagnosis using tandem-MS. Pediatr Res 53 1-6... 

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