
S2 Ep21: Things We Do For No Reason in Pediatrics #2: How to stop relying on blood cultures and X-rays!
The Cribsiders
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The Importance of a Physical Exam for Constipation
I would never advocate doing a physical exam. There are people who lots of debate about whether you should do a digital recto exam on the kids who you make a diagnosis of constipation, looking for impaction in the rectum. The jury's still out on that. I think as importantly is the history and do they fulfill that Rome IV criteria that now helps us at least for research purposes,.
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