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00:02In general, we measured him at 26 inches long and 24 pounds.
00:08He had general edema.
00:10His whole body had more fluid than one would expect in a person or an eight-month-old who
00:22had not been in the hospital.
00:23Right here, on his right side of his neck, and then in the middle of the neck, and on
00:30the left side of the neck.
00:33You can also begin to see petechial hemorrhages, which are dot-like hemorrhages underneath the
00:39skin on the face.
00:43And what are petechial hemorrhages?
00:45Petechial hemorrhages occur when there is rupture of the small blood vessels underneath
00:52the skin surface, and they are from an overpressure of the small blood vessels, such as capillaries
01:04or venules, and blood escapes out and makes a dot-like hemorrhage.
01:10All right, Councilor, can I see you just briefly?
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