Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis by Nicholas J. Talley

Author:Nicholas J. Talley [Talley, Nicholas J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Elsevier Health
Published: 2009-12-28T15:00:00+00:00

1. Marazzi P, Gabriel R. The haematuria clinic. BMJ. 1994;308:356.

2. Bent S, Nallamothu BK, Simel DL. Does this woman have an acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection? JAMA. 2002;287(20):2701-2710. Dysuria, frequency, haematuria, back pain and costovertebral tenderness increase the likelihood of urinary tract infection (positive LRs between 1.5 and 2.0). No vaginal discharge or irritation decreased the likelihood

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7. Bastian LA, Pistcitelli JT. Is this patient pregnant? Can you reliably rule in or rule out early pregnancy by clinical examination? JAMA. 1997;278:586-591. Clinical features (amenorrhoea, morning sickness, tender breasts, enlarged uterus after 8 weeks with a soft cervix) cannot reliably diagnose early pregnancy—a pregnancy test, however, can

8. Muehrcke RC. The fingernails in chronic hypoalbuminaemia: a new physical sign. BMJ. 1956;1:1327-1328. The classic description of this sign

9. McGee S. Evidence-based physical diagnosis, 2nd edn. St Louis: Saunders; 2007.

10. Guarino JR. Auscultatory percussion of the urinary bladder. Arch Intern Med. 1985;145:1823-1825. This careful study makes a convincing case for the use of this technique, especially in obese patients or those with ascites

11. Guinan P, Bush I, Ray V, et al. The accuracy of the rectal examination in the diagnosis of prostate carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 1980;303:499-503. Suggests that rectal examination is an excellent technique for distinguishing benign prostatic hyperplasia and cancer, but this has subsequently been questioned

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13. Zornow DH, Landes RR. Scrotal palpation. Am Fam Physician. 1981;23:150-154. Describes standard examination techniques

14. Rabinowitz R, Hulbert WCJr. Acute scrotal swelling. Urol Clin Nth Am. 1995;22:101-105.

15. Roy CR, Wilson T, Raife M, Horne D. Varicocele as the presenting sign of an abdominal mass. J Urol. 1989;141:597-599. A sign of late-stage renal cell carcinoma, due to testicular vein compression, but can be on the left or right side!

16. Deneke M, Wheeler L, Wagner G, Ling FW, Buxton BH. An approach to relearning the pelvic examination. J Fam Pract. 1982;14:782-783. Provides some useful hints

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