Tests
1st tests to order
clinical evaluation
Test
Infantile colic is a clinical diagnosis, and assessment should be directed at excluding alternate causes of distress. Fewer than 5% of distressed infants have identifiable medical conditions for their crying.[27]
Investigations are not usually necessary.
Result
diagnosis is clinical
Tests to consider
urinalysis
Test
Rarely required. Ordered only when the diagnosis is in doubt and urinary tract infection is suspected, when it may show pyuria and bacteriuria.
Result
normal
urine culture
Test
Rarely required. Ordered only when the diagnosis is in doubt and urinary tract infection is suspected, when it may be positive.
Result
normal
plain radiograph of a suspected fractured area
Test
Rarely required. Ordered only when the diagnosis is in doubt and fracture is suspected.
Result
normal
abdominal radiograph
Test
Rarely required. Ordered only when the diagnosis is in doubt and intestinal obstruction is suspected, when it may demonstrate distended bowels and multiple air-fluid levels.
Result
normal
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