Does screening of turner syndrome with novel auxological criteria facilitate early diagnosis?
These new population-based screening rules for TS are sensitive and specific, but their use is complex, and therefore their efficient use requires computerization.
The incidence and importance of grunting respirations in hospitalized children depend on patient's age and previous medical status. A finding of grunting respirations in a previously healthy child aged over 3 months or in a chronically ill child should alert the physician to seek further evidence of bacterial infection, especially pneumonia.