Guide to a systematic physical assessment in the infant with suspected infection and/or sepsis

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-153

  Short, Mary A ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

infant; international consensus definitions of sepsis; neonatal assessment; newborn; physical assessment; sepsis; sepsis syndrome; systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; AUSCULTATION; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 3242696182     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adnc.2004.04.007     Document Type: Review

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