From: Paediatric case mix in a rural clinical school is relevant to future practice
Overall Presenting Problem allocated to student log | Examples – includes symptoms and diagnoses | AIHW MDC code |
---|---|---|
Respiratory/Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) | Cough, neck lump, stridor, otitis media | 03 and 04 |
Gastrointestinal/urogenital | Diarrhoea, urinary tract infection, abdominal pain | 06, 07, 11 and 12 |
Neurodevelopmental | Developmental delay, seizure, cerebral palsy | 01 |
Musculoskeletal | Fractures, joint pain, limp | 08 |
Skin | Rash, laceration, burn, cellulitis | 09 and 22 |
Well child | Newborn and 6 week checks, immunisations, crying infant | 24 |
Mental health | School refusal, anxiety, depression, autism | 19 and 20 |
Fever | Febrile child, Kawasaki disease | Nil |
Eye | Red eye, eye trauma, periorbital cellulitis | 02 |
Growth | Obesity, short stature, failure to thrive | 10 |
Cardiac | Congenital heart disease, murmurs, faints | 05 |
Neonatal | Preterm, neonatal jaundice | 15 |
Syndromes | Down’s syndrome, Williams syndrome | Nil |
Allergy | Allergic rhinitis, anaphylaxis, food allergy | 03 |
Haematology/oncology | Leukaemia, neuroblastoma, anaemia | 16 and 17 |
Diabetes | Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes | 10 |
Not otherwise specified | Refugee, metabolic, dental, hypothyroid | 13, 14 and 21 |