García HBA, Cabeza PB, Díaz GA

Language: Spanish
References: 7
Page: 295-300
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ABSTRACT

Background: Despite being so important for diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting pediatric patients, there are still gaps in general practitioners as for the interpretation and / or radiological diagnosis of the diseases that most frequently affect these patients.
Objective: To diagnose the learning needs of Medicine Doctors in relation to imaging in Cienfuegos.
Methods: A descriptive study was conducted at the Paquito González Cueto University Pediatric Hospital and the Cecilio Ruiz de Zárate Polyclinic in Cienfuegos during the years 2008 and 2009. The study included 20 general practitioners. Survey and participant observation were used to determine the knowledge level on interpreting and / or diagnose of respiratory disorders, radiological diagnosis in acute abdominal pain, diagnostic ultrasound advantages in cases of abdominal tumor, imaging test to be performed for diagnosing the most common cause of urinary tract infection and indication and interpretation of diagnostic ultrasound of soft tissue.
Results: Practitioners included in the study were scored as average as follows: 70.0% of when interpreting and / or diagnosing respiratory conditions, 50% in the radiological diagnosis of acute abdominal cases and 45% in the indication of soft tissue ultrasound. They were scored as poor in a 70% for the knowledge level on diagnostic benefits of ultrasound with intra-abdominal tumor masses.
Conclusions: The main learning needs were detected in: interpreting and / or diagnosing respiratory diseases, radiological diagnosis of acute abdominal cases, indicating soft tissue ultrasound and diagnostic benefits of ultrasound for intra-abdominal tumor masses.

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