TY - JOUR T1 - Diagnostic value of the physical examination in patients with dyspnea JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 943 LP - 950 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16127 VL - 84 IS - 12 AU - Richard A. Shellenberger AU - Bathmapriya Balakrishnan AU - Sindhu Avula AU - Ariadne Ebel AU - Sufiya Shaik Y1 - 2017/12/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/12/943.abstract N2 - We reviewed the evidence for the diagnostic accuracy of the physical examination in diagnosing pneumonia, pleural effusion, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and congestive heart failure in patients with dyspnea and found that the physical examination has reliable diagnostic accuracy for these common conditions. ER -