The pulse oximeter provided an initial reading of 79 percent on room air. Auscultation of the chest revealed near-absent lung sounds over the right side. Jugular venous distention was noted ...

Assessing trauma patients, particularly pediatric patients, involves understanding the mechanism of the trauma, what body systems may be affected by that mechanism and how the traumatic mechanism ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. By Jennifer Krauss The protagonists of “A Day With Mousse,” “Little ...

Interior Health Children’s Assessment Network provides assessment and diagnostic services for children and youth. All's well that ends well: For Kelowna health unit aide JQ, this simple phrase is more ...

A new report notes one in seven hospital visits in Canada are for conditions that could be treated by a family doctor.

Danvers: Johnson & Johnson MedTech, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the ...

Mould and damp in an school building is causing parents to worry about their children’s health - with one mum taking decisive ...

For the children who do survive, the wounds are far more than just physical. An assessment published this week by a ...

A Bloomer man accused of hitting a woman and a 12-year-old girl in June has been placed on probation for two years. Joshua P. Buss, 41, 1526 Martin Road, pleaded no contest Wednesday in Chippewa ...

The devastating news of a cancer diagnosis understandably makes doctors and patients focus on the cancer itself. However, ...

What are skin warts in children? Warts on the skin are harmless growths. They are caused by a virus. Warts can spread to other parts of the body and to other people. What causes skin warts in a child?

Auscultation is the next component in the physical assessment of the infant ... side to the left side starting from the top of the chest to the diaphragm and listening over the anterior, medial ...