Doctors palpate the abdomen to check certain organs and feel for atypical masses or tenderness. Palpating the abdomen is often part of an abdominal physical examination. A doctor may perform a ...

A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision at 90 km/h. The child was properly restrained, had no loss of consciousness, and experienced 1 episode of emesis ...

A study by a pediatric surgical oncologist from The University of Texas MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital shows that an adult surgery adapted for use in young patients increased the survival of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first lesion, along with some cephalad streaking, was first noted by the mother about 2 months earlier, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 10-year-old girl presents to your clinic with a pruritic red plaque on her arm and a persistent asymptomatic ...

Dr. Batul Kaj: A 14-month-old boy was evaluated in the pediatric gastroenterology clinic of this hospital because of vomiting. The patient was born at another hospital to a 35-year-old mother by ...

August 31, 2010 — A clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers recommendations for a gynecologic examination for adolescents in the pediatric office setting. The report, ...