RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145454751
T1 Colic
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145454751
RD 2023/04/02
AB An  otherwise  healthy  infant  aged  2–3  months  seems  to  be  in  pain,  cries  for  more  than  3  hours  a  day,  for  more  than  3  days  a  week,  for  more  than  3  weeks  ("rule  of  threes")Characterized  by  severe  and  paroxysmal  crying  that  occurs  mainly  in  the  late  afternoonColic  is  a  behavioral  sign  or  symptom  that  begins  in  the  first  few  weeks  of  life  and  peaks  at  age  2–3  monthsIn  about  30–40%  of  cases,  colic  continues  into  the  fourth  and  fifth  months