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BRONCHIOLITIS RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS Shannon Courtney Wong Overview Bronchiolitis occurs when a viral or bacterial infection invades the lower respiratory tract, causing inflammation and obstruction of the bronchioles (Ball, Bindler,…

CEREBRAL PALSY Rachael Weigand Overview Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as “a group of disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation that are attributed to nonprogressive…

BURNS: CLASSIFICATION AND SEVERITY Melanie Gibbons Hallman Lamon Norton Overview Burns result from thermal, electrical, chemical, mechanical, or radioactive injury to tissues. The extent of burn depth varies from superficial,…

ASTHMA Laurine Gajkowski Overview Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disorder of the large and small airways. Varying degrees of airflow obstruction occur due to bronchial muscle constriction, edema of…

ABDOMINAL PAIN Christopher J. Contino Celeste M. Alfes Overview Abdominal pain is a common problem in children. Although most children with acute abdominal pain have self-limited conditions, the pain may…