Detection of pneumonia among children under six years by clinical evaluation
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2004; 10 (4-5): 482-487
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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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Assunto principal:
Respiração
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Músculos Intercostais
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Estudos de Casos e Controles
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Pré-Escolar
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Fatores Etários
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Tosse
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Febre
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Ano de publicação:
2004
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