Most 3- or 4-year-old children have difficulty following my directions when I test biceps strength during a neurologic exam. Here's a trick I find helpful: Have the child make fists with both hands, place one fist on each cheek, and move his (her) elbows close to his body. Then tell him not to let you take his fist off his cheek while you pull on his arm. My patients enjoy this "game" and love to show me how strong they are.
Stacy B. Pierson, MD St. Petersburg, Fla.
Evaluating pediatric ED readiness and racial, ethnic disparities in mortality
September 27th 2023Peter C. Jenkins, MD, MSc, details his study recently published in Jama Network Open, evaluating associations between pediatric emergency department readiness and mortality, and if children of all races benefited equitably.
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