RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diagnostic value of the physical examination in patients with dyspnea
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 943
OP 950
DO 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16127
VO 84
IS 12
A1 Richard A. Shellenberger
A1 Bathmapriya Balakrishnan
A1 Sindhu Avula
A1 Ariadne Ebel
A1 Sufiya Shaik
YR 2017
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/12/943.abstract
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.