TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Abdominal Distension
A1  - Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1  - Eyal, Fabien G.
A1  - Bany-Mohammed, Fayez
Y1  - 2020
N1  - 
T2  - Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e
AB  - The  nurse  calls  you  to  the  bedside  to  assess  a  newborn  infant  with  abdominal  distention.  How  is  abdominal  distension  defined?  There  is  no  statistical  definition  of  abdominal  distension.  Some  reported  definitions  include:  actual  increase  in  abdominal  size,  measurable  change  in  abdominal  circumference,  or  “when  the  abdominal  wall  is  on  a  higher  plane  than  the  xiphisternum  in  an  infant  lying  on  their  back  on  a  flat  surface.”  Abdominal  distension  will  frequently  be  evaluated  as  increased  girth  in  comparison  to  the  neonate’s  baseline.  This  can  be  associated  with  other  concerning  symptoms  or  be  an  isolated  finding.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168356618
ER  -