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Do No Harm by Kapur, Nitin A

“…In this narrative medicine essay, a primary care physician finds little solace in his medical training while caring for his 2 young daughters as a stay-at-home…”
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The Burden of Disease in Pediatric Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis by Kapur, Nitin, PhD, Masters, I. Brent, PhD, Newcombe, Peter, PhD, Chang, Anne B., PhD

“…Background The burden of disease in children with non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis is unknown. Our study aimed to identify the determinants of…”
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The role of exome sequencing in childhood interstitial or diffuse lung disease by Temple, Suzanna E. L, Ho, Gladys, Bennetts, Bruce, Boggs, Kirsten, Vidic, Nada, Mowat, David, Christodoulou, John, Schultz, André, Gayagay, Thet, Roscioli, Tony, Zhu, Ying, Lunke, Sebastian, Armstrong, David, Harrison, Joanne, Kapur, Nitin, McDonald, Tim, Selvadurai, Hiran, Tai, Andrew, Stark, Zornitza, Jaffe, Adam

“…Abstract Background Children’s interstitial and diffuse lung disease (chILD) is a complex heterogeneous group of lung disorders. Gene panel approaches have a…”
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Childhood interstitial lung diseases in immunocompetent children in Australia and New Zealand: a decade's experience by Saddi, Vishal, Beggs, Sean, Bennetts, Bruce, Harrison, Joanne, Hime, Neil, Kapur, Nitin, Lipsett, Jill, Nogee, Lawrence M, Phu, Amy, Suresh, Sadasivam, Schultz, André, Selvadurai, Hiran, Sherrard, Stephanie, Strachan, Roxanne, Vyas, Julian, Zurynski, Yvonne, Jaffé, Adam

“…Childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD) represents a rare heterogeneous group of respiratory disorders. In the absence of randomized controlled clinical…”
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Daytime sleepiness and emotional and behavioral disturbances in Prader-Willi syndrome by Choong, Catherine S., Nixon, Gillian M., Blackmore, A. Marie, Chen, Wai, Jacoby, Peter, Leonard, Helen, Lafferty, Antony R., Ambler, Geoff, Kapur, Nitin, Bergman, Philip B., Schofield, Cara, Seton, Chris, Tai, Andrew, Tham, Elaine, Vora, Komal, Crock, Patricia, Verge, Charles, Musthaffa, Yassmin, Blecher, Greg, Wilson, Andrew, Downs, Jenny

“…Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) often have excessive daytime sleepiness and emotional/behavioral disturbances. The objective of this study was to…”
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Hemoglobin I‐Toulouse: A rare hemoglobinopathy presenting with low oxygen saturations by Xu, Ziheng, Masters, Ian Brent, Barbaro, Pasquale, Miller, Stephen, Kapur, Nitin

“…We report a child with persistently low oxygen saturations (SpO2 90%–92%) [normal SpO2 > 98%], with delayed diagnosis due to the co‐existing congenital…”
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Bronchial varices in a child with tricuspid atresia six years post Fontan correction by Bhushan, Shreya, Goyal, Vikas, Ward, Cameron, Rashid, Muddassir, Kapur, Nitin

“…Tracheal and bronchial varices are rarely found in children. However, they have been described in adults with failing Fontan circuits or secondary to vascular…”
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Bronchiectasis in the setting of aplasia of the epiglottis by Weerasinghe, Puwakdandawe, Thomas, Rahul, Masters, Brent, Kapur, Nitin

“…Aplasia of the epiglottis is a rare airway abnormality requiring airway and feeding interventions. We report a case of bronchiectasis in the setting of…”
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Lung parenchymal calcifications in a child with cystic fibrosis by Lynch, Heidi, Qian, Frank, Wong, Matthew D., Thomas, Rahul J., Kapur, Nitin

“…We describe a 6‐year‐old girl with homozygous p.Phe508del cystic fibrosis with severe multi‐lobar bronchiectasis and obstructive lung disease who was found to…”
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Violence against wives, sexual risk and sexually transmitted infection among Bangladeshi men by Silverman, Jay G, Decker, Michele R, Kapur, Nitin A, Gupta, Jhumka, Raj, Anita

“…Objective: To assess the relationship between men’s reported violence against wives and their sexual risk behaviours and sexual health. Design, setting and…”
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Optimal Methods to Screen Men and Women for Intimate Partner Violence: Results From an Internal Medicine Residency Continuity Clinic by Kapur, Nitin A., Windish, Donna M.

“…Contradictory data exist regarding optimal methods and instruments for intimate partner violence (IPV) screening in primary care settings. The purpose of this…”
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Health Care Utilization and Unhealthy Behaviors Among Victims of Sexual Assault in Connecticut: Results from a Population-Based Sample by Kapur, Nitin A., Windish, Donna M.

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND In the United States, 1 in 6 women report a lifetime prevalence of sexual assault. Few population-based studies have examined the…”
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Genomic testing for children with interstitial and diffuse lung disease (chILD): parent satisfaction, understanding and health-related quality of life by Kelada, Lauren, Wakefield, Claire, Vidic, Nada, Armstrong, David S, Bennetts, Bruce, Boggs, Kirsten, Christodoulou, John, Harrison, Joanne, Ho, Gladys, Kapur, Nitin, Lindsey-Temple, Suzanna, McDonald, Tim, Mowat, David, Schultz, André, Selvadurai, Hiran, Tai, Andrew, Jaffe, Adam

“…ObjectiveResearch is needed to determine best practice for genomic testing in the context of child interstitial or diffuse lung disease (chILD). We explored…”
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Acquired Immunodeficiency from Maternal Chemotherapy and Severe Primary Pneumocystis Infection in an Infant by Alphonso, Nelson, Pinzon-Charry, Alberto, Clark, Julia Elizabeth, Mattke, Adrian Christian, Lim, Adeline Yi Ling, Kapur, Nitin

“…Pneumocystis jirovecii is recognized as an opportunistic pathogen in immunosuppressed patients. We report a case of severe Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in an…”
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Evaluation of the accuracy of self-reported smoking in pregnancy when the biomarker level in an active smoker is uncertain by Burstyn, Igor, Kapur, Nitin, Shalapay, Carol, Bamforth, Fiona, Wild, T.Cameron, Liu, Juxin, LeGatt, Don

“…Introduction Our main objective was to estimate smoking prevalence as well as sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative…”
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Bronchoarterial Ratio on High-Resolution CT Scan of the Chest in Children Without Pulmonary Pathology by Kapur, Nitin, MD, Masel, John P., MBBS, Watson, Debbie, BSc(Hons), Masters, Ian B., PhD, Chang, Anne B., PhD

“…Background The radiologic definition of airway dilatation and bronchiectasis in children has substantial limitations. Bronchoarterial (BA) ratio is a commonly…”
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Doppelgänger by Kapur, Nitin Agrawal

“…In this narrative medicine essay, a primary care physician describes his patient's struggle with obesity, sees himself in his patient, and wonders if his own…”
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Relationship between respiratory function and need for NIV in childhood SMA by Kapur, Nitin, Deegan, Sean, Parakh, Ankit, Gauld, Leanne

“…Background Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) causes progressive respiratory muscle weakness but respiratory function (RF) in those using noninvasive ventilation…”
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Central sleep apnea in otherwise healthy term infants by Hayashi, Ayaka, Suresh, Sadasivam, Kevat, Ajay, Robinson, Jacob, Kapur, Nitin

“…To describe the outcomes of central sleep apnea requiring home supplemental oxygen therapy in otherwise healthy term infants. All children < 1 year of age…”
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Airway Microbiology in Tracheostomized Children by McLaren, Dythea, Chitakis, Marie, Burns, Hannah, Kapur, Nitin

“…Potentially pathogenic microorganisms are frequently isolated from tracheostomized children, although evidence for empirical therapy of respiratory…”
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