Affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland. irwingill@gmail.comIssue Date
2012-07MeSH
AdolescentAge Distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Competence
Education, Medical, Continuing
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Ireland
Male
Medical Audit
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Patient Admission
Pediatrics
Physical Examination
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A disjointed effort: paediatric musculoskeletal examination. 2012, 97 (7):641-3 Arch. Dis. Child.Journal
Archives of disease in childhoodDOI
10.1136/archdischild.2011.301180PubMed ID
22307987Additional Links
http://adc.bmj.com/content/97/7/641.longAbstract
Musculoskeletal (MSK) symptoms are a frequent cause of emergency department attendance for children, and while most often indicative of benign or self-limiting disease, such symptoms can occasionally be the first presentation of serious illness such as leukaemia or juvenile idiopathic arthritis. MSK examination, however, is often not included as part of the routine paediatric examination. The authors aimed to evaluate how often and how thoroughly MSK examination was performed during admissions to the paediatric ward and to compare it with the examination of other symptoms in relation to the presenting complaint and eventual diagnosis.Item Type
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enISSN
1468-2044ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/archdischild.2011.301180
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