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Rheumatology

G102. MULTICENTRE AUDIT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAMINATION IN GENERAL PAEDIATRICS
A. Myers¹, J.E. McDonagh³, K. Gupta³, R. Hull⁴, D. Barker⁴, L.J. Kay⁵, H.E. Foster^1,2.

Departments of ¹Rheumatology and ²Child Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne; ³Department of Child Health, Birmingham; ⁴Department of Paediatrics, Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth; ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust

Objective: To describe case note documentation of musculoskeletal examination in routine paediatric medical clerking.

Methods: Case notes of consecutive paediatric medical patients admitted to 3 UK hospitals over a 4 week period were audited. All patients had to be reviewed by a Consultant. A standard proforma was used to include presenting complaint, in particular musculoskeletal symptoms, a record of systems examined and the findings, whether normal or abnormal.

Results: 257 case notes were included (Newcastle n=105, Birmingham n=100, Portsmouth n=52). The median age was 3 years (range 0–18), with 117 females. Diagnoses recorded (descending order) were infections, asthma, abdominal . . . [Full text of this article]