Oct 23, 2016
It's 3am and I spent my night looking up politicians and bones in my body for no real reason. specifically xiphoid process because it's prominent on me.
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It's 3am and I spent my night looking up politicians and bones in my body for no real reason. specifically xiphoid process because it's prominent on me.
Wainwright, Alaska
I’m fairly certain this is a beached seal carcass. Note the shovel-like xiphoid process at the end of the sternum. The flanges were pliable.
This is a lateral view of the mediustinum. As seen from the image, the main names you have to remember are: Superior Thoracic Aperture Sternal Angle Sternum Diaphragm Lets first talk about the sternum. Its that long central bone on your chest, which you can easily palpate on yourself right this moment. The clavicle and parts of the thoracic cage provide prominent surface landmarks. Directional…
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This one's for The Xiphoid Process
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Xiphoid issue? - 7 month old
Ali submitted:
"In newborns and infants, the xiphoid is still not fully fused to the rest of the sternum, causing it to occasionally “protrude” visibly when the baby is straining to make poopies, leading parents to come rushing in to Dr. Cranquis’ clinic in a panic.*"
ok... so what if it protrudes regularly... without straining? he's 7 months old now... we noticed it didn't seem 'together' at birth. Dr said he'd grow out/into it. For months he was a big spit up baby... better now... still spits up on occasion. Now, it seems harder and more prominent.... what's the diagnosis.... treatment.... anticipated outcome? Please advise.
Concerns mother in FL.
-Ali
Ali, you're referring to a quote from my post about the xiphoid process (which continues to be, inexplicably, the most-popular Google-result which leads people to my blog).
I really really have no idea what to tell you about your 7-month old's prominent xiphoid. 1st, I can't examine his tummy myself to help determine if/how-much it is truly protruding. 2nd, I'm not a pediatrician or a pediatric surgeon, so I don't know much more about pediatric xiphoids than what that post already contains.
Have his doc re-examine it. Make it the main point of your visit, not just a "by-the-way" tacked on at the end of a regular physical exam. If you get the impression that your doc is not taking it seriously, get a second opinion. If the second doc is also not concerned, then either (1) you shouldn't be concerned about it either, or (2) you have bad luck in picking doctors.
(Overall, though, at this age, as long as he is not having obvious trouble with swallowing/digesting/gaining weight, it's probably not a big deal.)