Detection of pneumonia among children under six years by clinical evaluation
(East. Mediterr. health j).
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ABSTRACT
To determine the most useful clinical symptoms and signs for detection of pneumonia in children, we carried out a prospective clinical study at Queen Alia Hospital, Amman, on 147 children admitted between August 2002 and January 2003 with clinical pneumonia. All the children had chest X-rays, which were read by the same radiologist. The most sensitive and specific signs and symptoms for prediction of pneumonia were coughing, tachypnoea [respiratory rate > 50/min] and chest wall indrawing. We found that presence of tachypnoea and lower chest wall indrawing can detect most cases of pneumonia. If all clinical signs are negative, chest X-ray findings are unlikely to be positive
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Asunto principal:
Examen Físico
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Respiración
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Músculos Intercostales
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Estudios de Casos y Controles
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Preescolar
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Factores de Edad
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Tos
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Fiebre
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Antibacterianos
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Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Año:
2004