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2018
Notwithstanding the advances of the past 40 years in imaging—which is, in effect, an extension of the examination—physical signs remain central to the physician’s assessment of patients, especially those with acute illness. Failure to detect these signs contributes to misdiagnosis.
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Notwithstanding the advances of the past 40 years in imaging—which is, in effect, an extension of the examination—physical signs remain central to the physician’s assessment of patients, especially those with acute illness. Failure to detect these signs contributes to misdiagnosis.
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How valuable is physical examination of the cardiovascular system?
British medical journal, 2016Physical examination of the cardiovascular system is central to contemporary teaching and practice in clinical medicine. Evidence about its value focuses on its diagnostic accuracy and varies widely in methodological quality and statistical power.
A. Elder, A. Japp, A. Verghese
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The Preparticipation Physical Examination [PDF]
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2013 This article reviews the components of the preparticipation physical examination. It looks at some of the key elements of the history and the physical examination that help determine whether an athlete can participate in an organized sport.
Jaime Pedraza, Julie Ann Jardeleza
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The preparticipation physical examination
Clinical Cornerstone, 2001For decades the preparticipation physical examination (PPE) has been used to screen athletes prior to sports participation to prevent injury or illness. Evolution of the PPE, it is theorized, originated from the need to identify individuals with conditions that may predispose them to injuries or life-threatening situations.
Stephen K. Badolato, John A. Lombardo
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In praise of the physical examination
BMJ, 2009It provides reason and ritual If an alien anthropologist were to visit a modern teaching hospital, “it” might conclude that, judging by where doctors spend most of their time, the business of an internal medicine service takes place around computer terminals. The alien might assume that the virtual construct of the patient, or the “iPatient”,1 is more
Ralph I. Horwitz, Abraham Verghese
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Hypothesis‐driven physical examination curriculum
The Clinical Teacher, 2017Medical students traditionally learn physical examination skills as a rote list of manoeuvres. Alternatives like hypothesis‐driven physical examination (HDPE) may promote students’ understanding of the contribution of physical examination to diagnostic ...
S. Allen, A. Olson, J. Menk, James Nixon
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1991
A 14-year-old single black female presents to the emergency room at 11 p.m. complaining of severe bilateral lower abdominal pain of 24 h duration. The physician finds the patient to be crying hysterically and writhing in pain. Unable to elicit a history from the patient, the physician approaches the bedside to begin a physical examination.
William M. Chop, Stephen J. Spann
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A 14-year-old single black female presents to the emergency room at 11 p.m. complaining of severe bilateral lower abdominal pain of 24 h duration. The physician finds the patient to be crying hysterically and writhing in pain. Unable to elicit a history from the patient, the physician approaches the bedside to begin a physical examination.
William M. Chop, Stephen J. Spann
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The Value of Physical Examination: A New Conceptual Framework
Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala. Print), 2016The physical examination defines medical practice, yet its role is being questioned increasingly, with statistical comparisons of diagnostic accuracy often the sole metric used against newer technologies.
J. Zaman, A. Verghese, A. Elder
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Physical examination of the knee
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2004Regardless of whether knee pain is acute or chronic in presentation, the primary care physician must be confident and practiced in his or her musculoskeletal examination skills to perform a thorough assessment. Keeping in mind the types of problems that tend to occur in different age groups and in certain patient populations with particular risk ...
Kenneth S. Taylor, Joseph E. Allen
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Physical examination of the elbow, what is the evidence? A systematic literature review
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017Objective Primary to provide an overview of diagnostic accuracy for clinical tests for common elbow (sport) injuries, secondary accompanied by reproducible instructions to perform these tests. Design A systematic literature review according to the PRISMA
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