RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Bany-Mohammed, Fayez
SR Print(0)
ID 1168356618
T1 Abdominal Distension
T2 Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644818
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168356618
RD 2024/04/25
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.