Yield and Cost of Performing Screening Tests for Constipation in Children
BACKGROUND: Chronic constipation is one of the most common reasons for pediatric outpatient visits. Clinical guidelines recommend that the work-up for chronic refractory constipation include thyroid function tests, celiac serology, and measurement of calcium and lead levels. Data to justify routine...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Chronic constipation is one of the most common reasons for pediatric outpatient visits. Clinical guidelines recommend that the work-up for chronic refractory constipation include thyroid function tests, celiac serology, and measurement of calcium and lead levels. Data to justify routine screening of constipated children using these laboratory tests are lacking. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d2e94c193294e418ebbfc6b0f3e755c2025-08-20T02:20:19ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002013-01-012712e35e3810.1155/2013/945165Yield and Cost of Performing Screening Tests for Constipation in ChildrenAshish Chogle0Miguel Saps1Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USADivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USABACKGROUND: Chronic constipation is one of the most common reasons for pediatric outpatient visits. Clinical guidelines recommend that the work-up for chronic refractory constipation include thyroid function tests, celiac serology, and measurement of calcium and lead levels. Data to justify routine screening of constipated children using these laboratory tests are lacking.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/945165 |
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| title | Yield and Cost of Performing Screening Tests for Constipation in Children |
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| title_short | Yield and Cost of Performing Screening Tests for Constipation in Children |
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