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Rational Clinical Examination Series

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David L. Simel, MD, MHS
Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care and the International Cooperative Research Group on the Clinical Examination
Durham VAMC (558/152)
508 Fulton St
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Phone: 919-286-6936; Fax: 919-416-5836
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Articles since 2000 - Articles before 2000

 

1. What type of urinary incontinence does this woman have?

Holroyd-Leduc JM, Tannenbaum C, Thorpe KE, Straus SE.
JAMA 2008;299:1446-56. PMID: 18364487

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2. Does this child have appendicitis?

Bundy DG, Byerley JS, Liles EA, Perrin EM, Katznelson J, Rice HE.
JAMA 2007;298:438-51. PMID: 17652298

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3. Does this patient have dementia?

Holsinger T, Deveau J, Boustani M, Williams JW.
JAMA 2007;297:2391-404. PMID: 17551132

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4. Does this patient with a pericardial effusion have cardiac tamponade?

Roy CL, Minor MA, Brookhart MA, Choudhry NK.
JAMA 2007;297:1810-8. PMID: 17456823

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5. Does this patient have ventilator-associated pneumonia?

Klompas M.
JAMA 2007;297:1583-93. PMID: 17426278

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6. Does this adult patient have septic arthritis?

Margaretten ME, Kohlwes J, Moore D, Bent S.
JAMA 2007;297:1478-88. PMID: 17405973

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7. How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis?

Straus SE, Thorpe KE, Holroyd-Leduc J.
JAMA 2006;296:2012-22. PMID: 17062865

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8. Do opiates affect the clinical evaluation of patients with acute abdominal pain?

Ranji SR, Goldman LE, Simel DL, Shojania KG.
JAMA 2006;296:1764-74. PMID: 17032990

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9. Does this patient with headache have a migraine or need neuroimaging?

Detsky ME, McDonald DR, Baerlocher MO, Tomlinson GA, McCrory DC, Booth CM.
JAMA 2006;296:1274-83. PMID: 16968852

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10. Can the clinical history distinguish between organic and functional dyspepsia?

Moayyedi P, Talley NJ, Fennerty MB, Vakil N.
JAMA 2006;295:1566-76. PMID: 16595759

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11. Does the clinical examination predict lower extremity peripheral arterial disease?

Khan NA, Rahim SA, Anand SS, Simel DL, Panju A.
JAMA 2006;295:536-46. PMID: 16449619

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12. Does this patient have hearing impairment?

Bagai A, Thavendiranathan P, Detsky AS.
JAMA 2006;295:416-28. PMID: 16434632

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13. Does this patient have deep vein thrombosis?

Wells PS, Owen C, Doucette S, Fergusson D, Tran H.
JAMA 2006;295:199-207. PMID: 16403932

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14. Does this dyspneic patient in the emergency department have congestive heart failure?

Wang CS, FitzGerald JM, Schulzer M, Mak E, Ayas NT.
JAMA 2005;294:1944-56. PMID: 16234501

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15. Is this patient having a stroke?

Goldstein LB, Simel DL.
JAMA 2005;293:2391-402. PMID: 15900010

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16. Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?

Scherer K, Bedlack RS, Simel DL.
JAMA 2005;293:1906-14. PMID: 15840866

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17. Does this patient have influenza?

Call SA, Vollenweider MA, Hornung CA, Simel DL, McKinney WP.
JAMA 2005;293:987-97. PMID: 15728170

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18. Does this woman have osteoporosis?

Green AD, Colón-Emeric CS, Bastian L, Drake MT, Lyles KW.
JAMA 2004;292:2890-900. PMID: 15598921

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19. Does this patient have an instability of the shoulder or a labrum lesion?

Luime JJ, Verhagen AP, Miedema HS, Kuiper JI, Burdorf A, Verhaar JA, Koes BW.
JAMA 2004;292:1989-99. PMID: 15507585

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20. Does this patient have a family history of cancer? An evidence-based analysis of the accuracy of family cancer history.

Murff HJ, Spigel DR, Syngal S.
JAMA 2004;292:1480-9. PMID: 15383520

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21. Is this child dehydrated?

Steiner MJ, DeWalt DA, Byerley JS.
JAMA 2004;291:2746-54. PMID: 15187057

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22. Evaluation of vaginal complaints.

Anderson MR, Klink K, Cohrssen A.
JAMA 2004;291:1368-79. PMID: 15026404

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23. Is this patient dead, vegetative, or severely neurologically impaired? Assessing outcome for comatose survivors of cardiac arrest.

Booth CM, Boone RH, Tomlinson G, Detsky AS.
JAMA 2004;291:870-9. PMID: 14970067

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24. Does this patient have pulmonary embolism?

Chunilal SD, Eikelboom JW, Attia J, Miniati M, Panju AA, Simel DL, Ginsberg JS.
JAMA 2003;290:2849-58. PMID: 14657070

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25. Does this child have acute otitis media?

Rothman R, Owens T, Simel DL.
JAMA 2003;290:1633-40. PMID: 14506123

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26. Is this woman perimenopausal?

Bastian LA, Smith CM, Nanda K.
JAMA 2003;289:895-902. PMID: 12588275

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27. Does this patient have Parkinson disease?

Rao G, Fisch L, Srinivasan S, D'Amico F, Okada T, Eaton C, Robbins C.
JAMA 2003;289:347-53. PMID: 12525236

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28. Does this patient have acute cholecystitis?

Trowbridge RL, Rutkowski NK, Shojania KG.
JAMA 2003;289:80-6. PMID: 12503981

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29. Does this woman have an acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection?

Bent S, Nallamothu BK, Simel DL, Fihn SD, Saint S.
JAMA ;287:2701-10. PMID: 12020306

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30. Does this patient have an acute thoracic aortic dissection?

Klompas M.
JAMA 2002;287:2262-72. PMID: 11980527

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31. Is this patient clinically depressed?

Williams JW, Noël PH, Cordes JA, Ramirez G, Pignone M.
JAMA 2002;287:1160-70. PMID: 11879114

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32. Does this patient have temporal arteritis?

Smetana GW, Shmerling RH.
JAMA 2002;287:92-101. PMID: 11754714

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33. The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have a torn meniscus or ligament of the knee? Value of the physical examination.

Solomon DH, Simel DL, Bates DW, Katz JN, Schaffer JL.
JAMA 2001;286:1610-20. PMID: 11585485

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34. The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have clubbing?

Myers KA, Farquhar DR.
JAMA 2001;286:341-7. PMID: 11466101

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35. The rational clinical examination. Is this patient allergic to penicillin? An evidence-based analysis of the likelihood of penicillin allergy.

Salkind AR, Cuddy PG, Foxworth JW.
JAMA 2001;285:2498-505. PMID: 11368703

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36. The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have strep throat?

Ebell MH, Smith MA, Barry HC, Ives K, Carey M.
JAMA 2000;284:2912-8. PMID: 11147989

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37. The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have carpal tunnel syndrome?

D'Arcy CA, McGee S.
JAMA 2000;283:3110-7. PMID: 10865306

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