
23: Myths of the Physical Exam part 1
IMreasoning - Clinical reasoning for Doctors and Students
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The Importance of Listening to the Heart in a Patient
Andrew Olson from the University of Minnesota: "I actually think the abdominal exam is pretty worthless" John L. Holman's sign has a quote that says, if you're going to get a physical exam sign named after you should at least pick a good one because he did it." Kerning and Bredinsky sign was invented by two white men; they don't use it anymore. The likelihood ratios aren't great when trying to figure out if your patient has siteease or anything like that in obstetrics post-deliverino.
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