Table 1.
Referral criteria of QDU[6]
| Criteria | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Febrile syndrome |
Fever of unknown origin and temperature ≥ 38 °C for ≥ 14 days |
| Unintentional weight loss |
Unaccounted for loss of ≥10% of body weight, anorexia, asthenia for ≥ 42 days |
| Anemia |
Hemoglobin level < 9 g/L, with or without symptoms |
| Chronic diarrhea |
Loose stools for ≥ 28 days |
| Adenopathies and/or palpable masses |
- |
| Unexplained severe abdominal pain |
- |
| Rectorrhagia |
- |
| Jaundice |
- |
| Severe constipation (recent onset) |
- |
| Lung and/or pleural abnormalities |
Mainly suggestive of neoplasm. After exclusion of obvious causes including community-acquired pneumonia or residual lesions |
| Unexplained dyspnea |
- |
| Ascites and/or anasarca |
- |
| Dysphagia |
- |
| Arthritis |
Degenerative osteoarthritis excluded |
| Bone pain with suspicion of bone malignancy |
- |
| Splenomegaly and/or hepatomegaly |
No known liver or hematological disease (e.g., chronic myelogenous leukemia) |
| Hemogram abnormalities suggestive of primary hematological disorder |
- |
| Neurologic disorders (central, spinal and peripheral nervous system) |
Cerebrovascular disease, delirium, dementia, movement and sleep disorders, dizziness, vertigo, and neuropathic pain excluded. |
| Includes Horner’s syndrome | |
| Monoclonal paraprotein band with or without suspicion of multiple myeloma | - |
QDU denotes quick diagnosis unit.