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A common concern among parents is the "rattling chest." Remember that upper airway congestion in a young child can easily transmit noise down the respiratory tree and can even be felt as "rattling." Don't minimize or ignore parents' concerns. Instead, explain how upper airway congestion can "echo" throughout the entire chest. Also, ask your preceptor to help you differentiate between transmitted upper airway noises and signs of actual lung pathology
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Pediatrics for Dummies (Or Med Students)s the effect of drawing the child's attention away from the stethoscope (and perhaps trying to push it away) as well as entertaining them. Practice making faces in the mirror -- most of us are capable of being fairly funny-looking.
<span>A common concern among parents is the "rattling chest." Remember that upper airway congestion in a young child can easily transmit noise down the respiratory tree and can even be felt as "rattling." Don't minimize or ignore parents' concerns. Instead, explain how upper airway congestion can "echo" throughout the entire chest. Also, ask your preceptor to help you differentiate between transmitted upper airway noises and signs of actual lung pathology.
Stunt palpation. Tell children that you're going to figure out what they had for lunch (or breakfast or whatever). Palpate their abdomen gently and then stop. Claim it's som Summary
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