Today, I reviewed and embed Dr. Larry Mellick‘s video, The Crying or Inconsolable Infant Emergency, March 20, 2023.
This video reviews the approach to the crying or inconsolable infant presenting to the emergency department.
An infant with normal vital signs, normal capillary refill, normal oximetry, and normal physical examination under 3 months of age: A presumptive diagnosis of infantile colic
My note: Infantile colic (prolonged crying in an infant with normal vital signs, normal capillary refill, normal oximetry, and a completely normal physical exam) is not life threatening. And it doesn’t mean the parents are doing anything wrong.
