Duke University Medical Center Library Online - Rational Clinical Examination from JAMA

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Does this patient have abdominal aortic aneurysm?
JAMA 1999 Jan 6;281(1):77-82.
Is listening for abdominal bruits useful in the evaluation of hypertension?
JAMA 1995 Oct 25;274(16):1299-301.
Do opiates affect the clinical evaluation of patients with acute abdominal pain?
JAMA 2006;296 1764-1774.
Does this patient have abnormal central venous pressure?
JAMA 1996 Feb 28;275(8):630-4.
Does this patient have an abnormal systolic murmur?
JAMA 1997 Feb 19;277(7):564-571.
Does this patient have acute cholecystitis?
JAMA 2003 Jan 1;289(1):80-6.
Does this adult patient have acute meningitis?
JAMA 1999 Jul 14;282(2):175-81.
Does this patient have an acute thoracic aortic dissection?
JAMA 2002 May 1;287(17):2262-2272.
Does the clinical examination predict airflow limitation?
JAMA 1995 Jan 25;273(4):313-9.
Does this patient have an alcohol problem?
JAMA 1994 Dec 14;272(22):1782-7.
Does this patient have aortic regurgitation?
JAMA 1999 Jun 16;281(23):2231-8.
Does this child have appendicitis?
JAMA 2007 Jul 25;298(4):438-451.
Does this patient have appendicitis?
JAMA 1996 Nov 20;276(19):1589-94.
Does this patient have ascites? How to divine fluid in the abdomen.
JAMA 1992 May 20;267(19):2645-8.
How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis?
JAMA 2006 Oct 26;296(16):2012-2022.
Does this patient have bacterial peritonitis or portal hypertension? How do I perform a paracentesis and analyze the results?
JAMA 2008 March 12;008;299(10):1166-1178.
Does this patient have breast cancer?
JAMA 1999 Oct 6;282(13):1270-80.
Does this patient with a pericardial effusion have cardiac tamponade?
JAMA 2007 Apr 27;297(16):1810-1818.
Does this patient have a clinically important carotid bruit?
JAMA 1993 Dec 15;270(23):2843-5.
Does this patient have a carpal tunnel syndrome?
JAMA 2000 Jun 21;283(23):3110-7.
The science and art of the clinical examination clinical examination.
JAMA 1992 May 20;267(19):2650-2. [no electronic fulltext available]
A primer on the precision and accuracy of the clinical examination.
JAMA 1992 May 20;267(19):2638-44. [no electronic fulltext available]
Is this patient clinically depressed?
JAMA 2002 Mar 6;287(9):1160-70.
Does this patient have clubbing?
JAMA 2001 Jul 18;286(3):341-7.
Does this patient have community-acquired pneumonia?
JAMA 1997 Nov 5;278(17):1440-5.
Is this patient dead, vegetative, or severely neurologically impaired?
Assessing the outcome for comatose survivors of cardiac arrest.
JAMA 2004 Feb 18;291(7):870-879.
Does this patient have deep vein thrombosis?
JAMA 2006 Jan 11;295(2):199-207.
Is this child dehydrated?
JAMA 2004 Jun 9;291(22):2746-2754.
Does this patient have dementia?
JAMA 2007 Jun 6; 297(21):1391-2404.
Does This Patient Have Erythema Migrans?
JAMA 2007 June 20;297(23)2617-2627.
Will my patient fall?
JAMA 2007 Jan 3;297(1):77-86.
Does this patient have family history of cancer?
JAMA 2004 Sep 22;292(12):1480-1489.
Does this patient have a goiter?
JAMA 1995 Mar 8;273(10):813-7.
Does this patient with headache have a migraine or need neuroimaging?
JAMA 2006 Sep 13;296 1274-1283.
Does this patient have hearing impairment?
JAMA 2006 Jan 25;295(4):416-428.
Can the clinical examination diagnose left-sided heart failure in adults?
JAMA 1997 Jun 4;277(21):1712-1719.
Does this patient have hypertension? How to measure blood pressure.
JAMA 1995 Apr 19;273(15):1211-8.
Is this patient hypovolemic?
JAMA 1999 Mar 17;281(11):1022-9.
Does this infant have pneumonia?
JAMA 1998 Jan 28;279(4):308-313.
Does this patient have influenza?
JAMA 2005 Jan 28;293(8):987-997.
Physical examination of the liver.
JAMA 1994 Jun 15;271(23):1859-65.
What can the history and physical examination tell us about low back pain?
JAMA 1992 Aug 12;268(6):760-5.
Is this patient malnourished?
JAMA 1994 Jan 5;271(1):54-8.
Does this patient have a mole or melanoma?
JAMA 1998, Mar 4;279(9):696-701.
Is this patient having a myocardial infarction?
JAMA 1998 Oct 14;280(14):1256-63.
Does this woman have osteoporosis?
JAMA 2004 Dec 15;292(23):2890-2900.
Can the Clinical History Distinguish Between Organic and Functional Dyspepsia?
JAMA 2006 Apr 5;295(13):1566-1576.
Does This Patient With Diabetes Have Osteomyelitis of the Lower Extremity?
JAMA 2008 Feb 20;299(7):806-813.
Does this child have acute otitis media?
JAMA 2003 Sep 24;290(12):1633-40.
Does this patient have Parkinson Disease?
JAMA 2003 Jan 15;289(3):347-53.
Is this patient allergic to penicillin?
JAMA 2001 May 16;285(19):2498-505.
Is this woman perimenopausal?
JAMA 2003 Feb 12;289(17):895-902.
Does the Clinical Examination Predict Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease?
JAMA 2006 Feb 1;295(5):536-636.
Does This Patient Have Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
JAMA 2007 Apr 11;297(14):1583-1593.
Is this patient pregnant? Can you reliably rule in or rule out early pregnancy by clinical examination?
JAMA1997 Aug 20;278(7):586-91.
Does this patient have pulmonary embolism?
JAMA 2003 Dec 3;290(21):2849-58.
Does This Adult Patient Have Septic Arthritis?
JAMA 2007 Apr 4;297(13):1478-1488.
Does this patient have an instability of the shoulder or a labrum lesion?
JAMA 2004 Oct 27;292(16):1989-99.
Does this patient have sinusitis?
JAMA 1993 Sep 8;270(10):1242-6.
Does this patient have splenomegaly?
JAMA 1993 Nov 10;270(18):2218-21.
Does this patient have strep throat?
JAMA 2000 Dec 13;284(22):2912-8.
Clinical assessment of stroke.
JAMA 1994 Apr 13;271(14):1114-20.
Does this patient have temporal arteritis?
JAMA 2002 Jan 2;287(1):92-101.
Does this patient have a torn meniscus or ligament of the knee?
JAMA 2001 Oct 3;286(13):1610-20.
Is this patient taking the treatment as prescribed?
JAMA 1993 Jun 2;269(21):2779-81.
What type of urinary incontinence does this woman have?
JAMA 2008 Mar 26;299(12)1437-1445.
Does this child have a urinary tract infection?
JAMA 2007 Dec 26;298(24)2895-2904.
Does this woman have an acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection?
JAMA 1994 Feb 2;271(5):385-8.
Evaluation of vaginal complaints.
JAMA 2004 Mar 17;291(11):1368-79.
Does this dizzy patient have a serious form of vertigo?
JAMA 1994 Feb 2;271(5):385-8.