TY - JOUR T1 - BET 2 JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 394 LP - 395 DO - 10.1136/emj.2010.094896 VL - 27 IS - 5 A2 - , Y1 - 2010/05/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/5/394.abstract N2 - Report By: Nesba Naheed, Medical StudentSearch checked by Rachel Jenner, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency MedicineInstitution: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UKThree-part questionIn a [child presenting with constipation] is a [digital rectal examination] recommended to [confirm the diagnosis]?Clinical scenarioA 5-year-old boy is brought to the Emergency Department by his mother. She complains that he has constipation. After examining the boy's abdomen you wonder whether in order to confirm the diagnosis you should perform a digital rectal exam (DRE).Search strategyMedline using the OVID interface 1950 to January Week 2 2010: (constipation.mp OR exp Constipation/ exp Feces/ or exp feces impaction/ or stool$.mp OR faec$.mp) AND … ER -