HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Primary lesions are uncomplicated abnormalities that represent the initial pathologic change. Secondary changes reflect progression of disease. Diagnosis depends upon identification of the primary lesion….
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Endobronchial and esophageal foreign bodies are marked by three clinical stages—an initial symptomatic stage of coughing, choking, and discomfort and a stage of relative amelioration…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Most common neck masses in children are benign reactive lymphadenopathy and lymphadenitis. Congenital neck lesions can present even after the first decade of life often…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen The infant cry may signal hunger, an unmet need for attention, need for a diaper change, or distress or pain. An infant not interacting with…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Children with chest pain present to the emergency department (ED) at a rate of 3 to 6 for every 1000 patient visits. In the majority…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Although minor head injury is a frequent reason for emergency department (ED) visits by children, clinically significant traumatic brain injury (TBI) is uncommon. Clinical decision…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen For coma to occur there must be an insult to both cerebral hemispheres or to the reticular activating system. Decorticate posturing signifies dysfunction of the…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Tachypnea, hyperpnea, nasal flaring, and retractions are the key features of respiratory distress. Respiratory failure is the most common precipitating cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Children typically have four to six febrile illnesses in the first two years of life with most of these being nonspecific viral illnesses. Widespread vaccination…
HIGH YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen A brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE) is defined as “an event occurring in an infant younger than 1 year when the observer reports a…
