Nonspecific complaints in the emergency department–a systematic review

K Kemp, R Mertanen, M Lääperi… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Nonspecific complaint (NSC) is a common presenting complaint in the
emergency setting, especially in the elderly population. Individual studies have shown that it …

Elderly emergency patients presenting with non-specific complaints: characteristics and outcomes

JJH Wachelder, PM Stassen, LPAM Hubens… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Non-specific complaints (NSC) are common at the emergency department, but
only a few studies have shown evidence that these complaints are associated with a poor …

Early diagnostic suggestions improve accuracy of GPs: a randomised controlled trial using computer-simulated patients

O Kostopoulou, A Rosen, T Round, E Wright… - British Journal of …, 2015 - bjgp.org
Background Designers of computerised diagnostic support systems (CDSSs) expect
physicians to notice when they need advice and enter into the CDSS all information that they …

Emergency presentations with nonspecific complaints—the burden of morbidity and the spectrum of underlying disease: nonspecific complaints and underlying …

J Karakoumis, CH Nickel, M Kirsch, M Rohacek… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Emergency Presentations With Nonspecific Complaints—the Burd... : Medicine Emergency
Presentations With Nonspecific Complaints—the Burden of Morbidity and the Spectrum of …

Physician's first clinical impression of emergency department patients with nonspecific complaints is associated with morbidity and mortality

B Beglinger, M Rohacek, S Ackermann, R Hertwig… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Physician's First Clinical Impression of Emergency Departmen... : Medicine Physician's First
Clinical Impression of Emergency Department Patients With Nonspecific Complaints Is …

Disability and morbidity among older patients in the emergency department: a Danish population-based cohort study

A Tanderup, AT Lassen, JU Rosholm, J Ryg - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The objective was to describe the prevalence of geriatric conditions among older
medical patients in the emergency department (ED) and the association with admission …

Are mortality and acute morbidity in patients presenting with nonspecific complaints predictable using routine variables?

MA Jenny, R Hertwig, S Ackermann… - Academic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with nonspecific
complaints are difficult to accurately triage, risk stratify, and diagnose. This can delay …

Why assessment in medical education needs a solid foundation in modern test theory

SK Schauber, M Hecht, ZM Nouns - Advances in Health Sciences …, 2018 - Springer
Despite the frequent use of state-of-the-art psychometric models in the field of medical
education, there is a growing body of literature that questions their usefulness in the …

Emergency department patients with weakness or fatigue: Can physicians predict their outcomes at the front door? A prospective observational study

SM Herzog, MA Jenny, CH Nickel, R Nieves Ortega… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Generalized weakness and fatigue are underexplored symptoms in emergency
medicine. Triage tools often underestimate patients presenting to the emergency department …

Implementation of a care-pathway at the emergency department for older people presenting with nonspecific complaints; a protocol for a multicenter parallel cohort …

M van der Velde, MAC Jansen, MAC de Jongh… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Older adults frequently attend the Emergency Department (ED) with poorly
defined symptoms, often called nonspecific complaints (NSC). NSC such as 'weakness' and …