Jaundice, Newborn
Jaundice, Newborn Clyde J. Wright Michael A. Posencheg INTRODUCTION Jaundice is a term used to describe the visible manifestation of elevated serum concentrations of bilirubin. The breakdown products of heme…
Jaundice, Newborn Clyde J. Wright Michael A. Posencheg INTRODUCTION Jaundice is a term used to describe the visible manifestation of elevated serum concentrations of bilirubin. The breakdown products of heme…
Hypertension Kevin E.C. Meyers INTRODUCTION Normotension is defined as blood pressure (BP) (systolic, diastolic, or both) that is <90th percentile for the patient’s age, height percentile, and sex. Prehypertension is…
Hepatomegaly Christina Bales INTRODUCTION Hepatomegaly is an important physical examination finding, which may reflect intrinsic liver disease or a wide array of systemic diseases. Determination of liver size may be…
Hemoptysis Suzanne E. Beck INTRODUCTION Hemoptysis is the expectoration or coughing up of blood from the respiratory tract. Bleeding from the respiratory tract can range from blood-streaked sputum to coughing…
Head Trauma Oluwakemi B. Badaki-Makun Joel A. Fein INTRODUCTION Head injury in children accounts for up to 650,000 emergency department visits, 95,000 hospitalizations, and 7,400 deaths per year. It is…