Infantile colic Flashcards

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Infantile colic

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▪ A common condition affect all babies under 2 months

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RULE OF 3 – Wessel Criteria

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Unexplained irritability and crying for > 3 Hours/day , for > 3 days/week, for > 3
weeks in an otherwise healthy , well-fed baby.
resolve by 3 months of age [self limited condition ]

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Epidemiology
:

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Equally common in Breast fed infants & Bottle-fed infants

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Management

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just reassure parents & observe

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Complication
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Shaken baby syndrome !!! - Migraine

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