On Mon, 27 Apr 1998 20:24:10 +0100, "John Lowes" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>Can anyone give me an example that taking a child temperature in primary
>care has altered the management of the illness of that child?
>
Well, when I've got a baby that's non specifically ill with no focal
signs and not bad enough to admit then a measurable pyrexia is likely
to push me into doing a bag urine, and it's amazing how many are
positive (ideally I guess I should be culturing all their urines but
life's too short!)
David
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Dr David Evans
Cardiff
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