Newcastle University, Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Oct;23(5):625-42. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2009.07.002.
In many health-care systems around the world, many generalists (defined here as a clinician who is not an expert in paediatric musculoskeletal [pMSK] medicine) will be the doctor to whom children with MSK problems are most likely to present. The generalist is likely to have a clinical background in family medicine and paediatrics, but may be a specialist in adult orthopaedics, adult rheumatology or emergency care. Therefore, it is critical that the generalist is able to quickly recognise a child with significant rheumatic disease in order to initiate the proper treatment or referral to a specialist. However, most generalists are ill equipped to be able to do so, because of current deficiencies in education and training. The aims of this article are as follows:
在世界上许多医疗保健系统中,许多通科医生(这里定义为非儿科肌肉骨骼医学专家的临床医生)很可能是出现肌肉骨骼问题的儿童就诊的首选医生。通科医生可能具有家庭医学和儿科学的临床背景,但也可能是成人骨科、成人风湿病学或急救护理方面的专家。因此,通科医生能够快速识别患有严重风湿病的儿童,以便开始进行适当的治疗或转介给专家,这一点至关重要。然而,由于目前在教育和培训方面存在不足,大多数通科医生都没有能力做到这一点。本文的目的如下: