title: Physical assessment of children ages 1 to 10 years.
abstract: This is a two-part article on physical assessment of children with renal diseases. The first part of this article deals with the normal physical findings in children, ages 1 to 10 years. The article explores the four basic techniques of inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation according to body systems. The second part of this article discusses the physical findings that may be seen in children with renal diseases. The physical findings are reviewed according to body systems.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*