PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Richard A. Shellenberger AU - Bathmapriya Balakrishnan AU - Sindhu Avula AU - Ariadne Ebel AU - Sufiya Shaik TI - Diagnostic value of the physical examination in patients with dyspnea AID - 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16127 DP - 2017 Dec 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 943--950 VI - 84 IP - 12 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/12/943.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/12/943.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2017 Dec 01; 84 AB - 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.