School-age girl with sore throat.
In summary, the evidence to date from multiple reviews provides guidance for some of the questions most frequently raised when caring for children like Jasmin who come to ambulatory care settings with the chief complaint of a sore throat. It is also clear that while this presenting symptom is one of the most common seen in everyday practice, the evidence to support practice for this clinical entity is evolving and requires continued monitoring for new developments in the state of the science.
Farrar-Simpson
Margie A
MA
Inova Pediatric Center, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, VA, USA.
Gaffney
Lathleen F
LF
Deleon
Erina E
EE
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D010808:Physical Examination; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes