The Hypothesis-Driven Physical Examination
The Hypothesis-Driven Physical Examination
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DOI:
10.1016/j.mcna.2017.12.005
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发表时间:
2018-05-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Olson, Andrew P. J.
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作者:
Garibaldi, Brian T.;Olson, Andrew P. J.
The physical examination remains a vital part of the clinical encounter. However, physical examination skills have declined in recent years, in part because of decreased time at the bedside. Many clinicians question the relevance of physical examinations in the age of technology. A hypothesis-driven approach to teaching and practicing the physical examination emphasizes the performance of maneuvers that can alter the likelihood of disease. Likelihood ratios are diagnostic weights that allow clinicians to estimate the postprobability of disease. This hypothesis driven approach to the physical examination increases its value and efficiency while preserving its cultural role in the patient-physician relationship.