Secondary epilepsy in dogs and cats. When the cause of seizures is a structural or chemical problem within the brain, the disease is said to be secondary. Secondary seizures are caused by hydrocephalus, brain cancer, brain infections, brain inflammation, toxins, aneurysms, and stroke damage.
You'll need to remove the baby's diaper to check his femoral pulse. Photo Credit Karin Dreyer/Blend Images/Getty Images. A routine examination of a newborn includes checking her femoral pulse, or feeling her heartbeat by pressing on the artery in her groin. This test may be the first sign of a serious circulatory problem, known as coarctation, or interruption of the thoracic aorta.
IM site for infants and toddlers. (birth to 36 months of age) IM site for older toddlers, children, and adults. Insert needle at 80-90Âº angle into vastus lateralis muscle in anterolateral. aspect of middle or upper thigh. Insert needle at 80-90Âº angle into densest portion of deltoid muscle -. above armpit and below acromion.