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Gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) is extremely common and typically presents in infants between 1-3 months of age. It is characterized by frequent small volume regurgitation of a milky substance, irritability with feeds or when lying supine, or back arching with feeds. Many infants are asymptomatic. Gastro-esophageal reflux is a
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pedscases.comStartles to loud sounds : Variable cries Visual focal length ~10” Fix & follow slow horizontal arc Prefers contrast, colours, face . Prefers high pitched voice
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pedscases.comNewborn Primitive reflexes – step, place, Moro, Babinski, ATNR Flexor posture . Primitive reflexes – grasp Primitive reflexes – root, suck Alerts to sound : Startles to loud sounds : Variable cries Visual focal length ~10” Fix & follow slow horizontal arc Prefers
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pedscases.comPediatric History Taking Developed by Alanna Chomyn and Dr. Karen Forbes for Pedscases.com. November 14, 2015 Introduction: Hello this is Alanna Chomyn and I am a 4th year medical student at the University of Alberta. This podcast was created with Dr. Karen Forbes, a pediatrician and medical educator at the
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pedscases.comHistory, Physical and Diagnostic Studies Nephrotic Syndrome The most common nephrotic syndrome in children is Minimal Change Disease (MCD). If the diagnosis is nephrotic syndrome, we would expect the child to present with sudden-onset periorbital edema and the onset may follow an upper respiratory tract infection. This is very important.
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