An Analysis of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Questionnaires

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and other Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders (SRBD) frequently gets undiagnosed (13) and can affect the development as well as manifest as behavioral problems in children (13). Screening of patients that may be at risk of SRBDs is important as it can aid in appropriate referral for the establishment of a diagnosis. According to the AAPD “Policy on Obstructive Sleep Apnea”, biomarkers and questionnaires are recommended tools for POSA screening. In the UOP pediatric clinic at present, there is no qualified questionnaire that faculty has yet determined to be of utility in our teaching clinical environment. So in search, we compared potential questionnaires with their strengths, limitations, and utility in hopes of finding one to serve as an initial questionnaire in a pediatric clinic teaching setting

An Analysis of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Questionnaires

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and other Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders (SRBD) frequently gets undiagnosed (13) and can affect the development as well as manifest as behavioral problems in children (13). Screening of patients that may be at risk of SRBDs is important as it can aid in appropriate referral for the establishment of a diagnosis. According to the AAPD “Policy on Obstructive Sleep Apnea”, biomarkers and questionnaires are recommended tools for POSA screening. In the UOP pediatric clinic at present, there is no qualified questionnaire that faculty has yet determined to be of utility in our teaching clinical environment. So in search, we compared potential questionnaires with their strengths, limitations, and utility in hopes of finding one to serve as an initial questionnaire in a pediatric clinic teaching setting

A genetic locus for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis linked to chromosome 19p13.3

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (ALS) is one of the most common orthopedic disorders, affecting up to 4% of schoolchildren worldwide. We studied seven unrelated multiplex families of southern Chinese descent with AIS, consisting of 25 affected members. A genomewide scan with >400 fluorescent microsatellite markers was performed. Multipoint linkage analysis by GENEHUNTER revealed significant linkage of the abnormal phenotype to the distal short arm of chromosome 19, with both a maximum multipoint LOD score and a nonparametric LOD score of 4.93. Two-point linkage analysis by MLINK gave a LOD score of 3.63 (recombination fraction θ [m=f] = 0.00) at D19S216. Further high-density mapping and informative recombinations defined the AIS critical region in the vicinity of D19S216, flanked by D19S894 and D19S1034, spanning 5.2 cM on the sex-averaged genetic map on chromosome 19p13.3.published_or_final_versio

Influence of I-ching (Yijing, or The Book Of Changes) on Chinese medicine, philosophy and science.

I-Ching or Yi-Jing ([see text] also known as The Book of Changes) is the earliest classic in China. It simply explained the formation of the universe and the relationship of man to the universe. Most, if not all, branches of various knowledge, including traditional Chinese medicine, can be traced back its origin to this Book in which Fu Shi ([see text] 2852 B.C.) theorized how the universe was formed, through his keen observation of environment and orbits of sun, moon and stars. He used symbols to represent his views. The essence of I-Ching is basically the expression and function of Yang symbolized as -- (from) and Yin symbolized - - (from --\u3