A thorough history and physical examination are usually sufficient to evaluate pediatric chest pain, which is mostly benign, avoiding unnecessary testing and referrals.
May support selective referral for pediatric chest pain; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
Chest pain in children seems to be is one of the most routinely seen presenting complaint that brings lot of anxiety and stress to patients, parents and treating physician, though most of them have a benign cause .A simple history taking and detailed physical examination is sufficient in most of the times to identify the origin as well as the source which causes chest pain and diagnostic testing and cardiologist referral can be reserved for selected cases as routine referral still increases the family concern .This article aims to acknowledge patients, parents fear and to give appropriate reassurance to the patients by the physician after differentiating benign from a serious cardiac condition as the possible etiology for the chest pain.
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