Bedside Physical Examination Is Not Obsolete

If the authors had more thoroughly discussed my article,2 they would have recognized the comments they cited represented a "protagonist" view; my conclusions however were that the "antagonist" view--that is, the physical examination will continue to be an important and central pa...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2015-03, Vol.115 (6), p.853-853
Main Author: Phoon, Colin K.L., MPhil, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
Clinical Competence - standards
Female
Humans
Male
Patient Care - methods
Physical Examination - methods
Physicians
Point-of-Care Systems
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Summary:If the authors had more thoroughly discussed my article,2 they would have recognized the comments they cited represented a "protagonist" view; my conclusions however were that the "antagonist" view--that is, the physical examination will continue to be an important and central part of patient care--will continue to rule for the foreseeable future. [...]although I agree there is a paucity of studies on the accuracy of bedside examination, I have contributed to the literature on honing the cardiac physical examination,3-5 a fact the authors have overlooked.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.12.028