Dr. Ralph Kramer, a pediatrician, conducts routine examinations and vaccinations for children in his office. He assesses a young boy named Carl, checks his blood pressure, and draws blood for testing.

Amid a shortage of specialists, APRNs should be knowledgeable on how to complete a brief joint exam in the primary care setting. Increasing the competency of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs ...

Four body mass index (BMI) metrics—BMI, BMI z-score, BMI percentile and BMI%—are commonly used as proxy measures for children’s adiposity. We sought to determine a BMI metric that is most strongly ...