Physical exams alone may not reliably diagnose pneumonia in children, national study finds

When a kid has symptoms that could beryllium pneumonia, doctors often perceive to the child's lungs with a stethoscope to assistance marque a diagnosis. But a caller nationalist survey led by physician-scientists astatine Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and PECARN finds that doctors whitethorn not ever perceive oregon construe the aforesaid things erstwhile examining the aforesaid child, illustrating limitations of the carnal examination.