ReviewTransactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association2002
Clinical examination: still a tool for our times?
Review in Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Physical examination education in graduate medical education--a systematic review of the literature.Journal of general internal medicine · 2013Pooled it
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- Petrified Ear in Adrenal Insufficiency: Systematic Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Physical examination performed by general practitioners in 5 community health service institutions in Beijing: an observational study.BMC primary care · 2022Observational
- Family Physicians' Experiences of Physical Examination.Annals of family medicine · 2019Article
- "Heidelberg Standard Examination" - Final year students' experiences with a handbook and instructional videos to improve medical competence in conducting physical examinations.GMS journal for medical education · 2018Article
- "Heidelberg standard examination" and "Heidelberg standard procedures" - Development of faculty-wide standards for physical examination techniques and clinical procedures in undergraduate medical education.GMS journal for medical education · 2016Article
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Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
Physical diagnosis, as an integral part of the diagnostic process and as a central component of the physician-patient relationship, is at a crossroad. Technology offers a more sophisticated and, in many instances, more accurate solution to diagnostic problems, while evidence mounts suggesting that students' and residents' physical diagnosis skills are inadequate. For several reasons, however, physical diagnosis must remain a core skill for clinicians, particularly for those who practice in outpatient settings. Recent literature critically appraising specific physical diagnosis maneuvers has identified the components of physical exam that are well worth learning and using, as well as the specific clinical conditions in which physical exam can and should play a central diagnostic role. Interestingly, critical appraisal of physical diagnosis also underscores the importance of proper technique. Thus, physical examination now can be approached as a science, based upon sound evidence, and as an art as well.
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