TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Crying Infant A1 - Mavrinac, Joan M. A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. PY - 2014 T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e AB - The infant cry may signal hunger, an unmet need for attention, a diaper change, or distress or pain.An infant not interacting with the parents appropriately or with a high pitched cry should be considered as having a serious medical condition until proven otherwise.It is important to observe the infant for at least 1 to 2 hours if one has not identified the cause. If after this period of observation, the crying abates, the infant may be sent home after close follow-up is established with the primary care physician. If the crying persists, the clinician should proceed with a more complete workup.Common pitfalls in assessing the crying infant include not undressing the infant, not examining the oropharynx, failing to consider abuse, and failing to establish close follow-up. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/08 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105680023 ER -