Continuous recordings of rectal temperature were made from 40 normal infants, aged 3-4 months, at home during two days of normal activities. We found that the rectal temperature of a normal, healthy baby may vary from 36.0 degrees C at night to 37.8 degrees C during active periods of the day. During daytime sleep rectal temperature fell, but to a lesser extent, and for less time than during nig...

noticed swelling of the legs, which graduall\T extended to the whole body. His speech became thick, and he found his memory getting weaker. State on admission.?Has a peculiar complexion, thick speech, and slow in movements. The whole body appears as if swollen. Hairs not affected. Bowels regular. Appetite good. All organs healthy. Sleeps with a very heavy snore. Urine flows freely. Sp. Gr. 1002...

It is necessary to have a greater understanding of COVID-19, and studies with an adequate design must be performed to be able to make treatment and rehabilitation recommendations with a sufficient degree of evidence. However, for patients discharged from the hospital who have been cured of the infection and who have significant functional impairment, Blood flow restriction (BFR) strengthening m...

INTRODUCTION By using path analysis, the aim of this study iso show how anxiety, low self-esteem and a decrease in hours of sleep interact to lead to an increase in overweight in children. METHOD A random sample of 291 schoolchildren was included. A cross-sectional design was used, measuring their body mass index (BMI) and applying the State-Trait Anxiety inventory for Children and the Childr...

www.aafp.org/afp Volume 82, Number 1 ◆ July 1, 2010 Case Scenario A 41-year-old Indian woman recently presented to me, a male physician. She reported feeling weak during the past two months. She said she wakes up tired and becomes more tired as the day passes. She sleeps lightly and sometimes wakes up early. Occasionally, she has dull, aching pain in her lower back. During the review of systems...

E was 25 months old when she was referred by her pediatrician because of her severe sleep problems. Her parents reported that she had never been a good sleeper but during the preceding nine months she would wake up every 1-2 hours and then scream for between 45 and 60 minutes without either parent being able to calm her. As her bedtime was between nine and ten PM and she would be up by six AM, ...

BACKGROUND Hyponatremia (HN) occurs commonly in patients with acute heart failure and confers a worse prognosis. Current HN treatment varies widely, with no consensus. This study recorded treatment practices currently used for patients hospitalized with acute heart failure and HN. METHODS AND RESULTS Data were collected prospectively from 146 US sites on patients hospitalized with acute heart...

Generic sentences (e.g., "Birds lay eggs") convey generalizations about entire categories and may thus be an important source of knowledge for children. However, these sentences cannot be identified by a simple rule, requiring instead the integration of multiple cues. The present studies focused on 3- to 5-year-olds' (N = 91) use of morphosyntactic cues--in particular, on whether children can (...