Paediatrician – sick children

Pediatrician - consultation

A paediatrician consults sick children.

During the consultation, a physician:

• takes the patient’s history and performs a physical examination;
• makes diagnoses, provides medical recommendations;
• issues medical referrals for examinations, consultations, hospital treatments
• qualifies patients for preventive vaccinations.

During the appointment, a physician may perform an otoscopic examination (a physical examination of the ear using an otoscope, or auriscope). A paediatric consultation can be obtained by patients up to the age of 18 years.

Examination description:

A consultation lasts 15 minutes.