Finger Squeezing Device hopes to improve Capillary Refill Time Tests. Capillary refill time is usually evaluated in the following manner. Doctors put pressure on the fingernails and then observe the ...

GPs are failing to carry out basic checks on children with fever that could flag up life-threatening illnesses, research suggests. A new study found most under-fives with a high temperature are not ...

Infants and children under 5 years who are seen in person by a healthcare professional have their temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and capillary refill time measured and recorded if fever is ...

When my 80-year-old aunt became unwell recently we asked her GP to visit. As well as the usual heart and blood pressure tests I noticed that he examined her hands and pressed on the base of her nails.

It is the time it takes for the blood to run back into the small bloodvessels after you have pressed it out. They usually test for dehydration, vascular disease and shock with it. Yes the kidneys can ...

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