Pediatric physiological measurements
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
© 2015 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Physiological measurements in pediatrics are similar to those in any other medical specialty: they involve detecting a physiologic variable from the patient using noninvasive or invasive sensors that are connected to some electronic processing system and an appropriate method for display and storage of the information. Just as in any other medical specialty, the first principle of physical diagnosis in pediatrics is to look at the patient. Often, medical instrumentation can make this difficult to do because so much of the patient’s body surface is covered with sensors and instrumentation. This is especially true in the neonate (a newborn infant during the first week of life or a preterm infant) where the patient might be small compared to the sensors being used.
Publication Title
The Physiological Measurement Handbook
Recommended Citation
Neuman, M.
(2014).
Pediatric physiological measurements.
The Physiological Measurement Handbook, 393-418.
http://doi.org/10.1201/b17831
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