biostudies-literatureUnknown19(24)Andreoletti FTo investigate the most common physical examination tests (PET) for the screening for referral of patients with back or chest pain caused by serious pathology. A systematic review was conducted. Searches were performed on seven electronic databases between June 2020 and December 2021. Only studies evaluating patients with back and/or chest pain with clear reporting of PETs and prompt patient referrals were included. 316 full texts were included, and these studies had a total of 474/492 patients affected by a serious disease. Only 26 studies of them described suspicion of serious disease due to at least one positive PET. Cardiac/pulmonary auscultation and heartbeats/blood pressure measurements were the most frequently reported tests. None of the reported studies included physiotherapists anInternational journal of environmental research and public health16418https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9779291biostudies-literatureScreening for Referral of Serious Pathology by Physical Examination Tests in Patients with Back or Chest Pain: A Systematic Review.PMC9779291Storari LTesta MTurolla AAndreoletti FMaselli FVongher AErbesato MfalseScreening for Referral of Serious Pathology by Physical Examination Tests in Patients with Back or Chest Pain: A Systematic Review.To investigate the most common physical examination tests (PET) for the screening for referral of patients with back or chest pain caused by serious pathology. A systematic review was conducted. Searches were performed on seven electronic databases between June 2020 and December 2021. Only studies evaluating patients with back and/or chest pain with clear reporting of PETs and prompt patient referrals were included. 316 full texts were included, and these studies had a total of 474/492 patients affected by a serious disease. Only 26 studies of them described suspicion of serious disease due to at least one positive PET. Cardiac/pulmonary auscultation and heartbeats/blood pressure measurements were the most frequently reported tests. None of the reported studies included physiotherapists an2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2025-04-18T17:13:26.674Z2025-04-07T04:46:15.615ZS-EPMC97792913655429810.3390/ijerph192416418