Reinvigorating the bedside clinical examination

Dr Brian Garibaldi is an associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and director of the Biocontainment Unit at Johns Hopkins Medicine (USA).

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Developing and maintaining physical examination skills Most educational programs in physical examination focus on students or physicians in training. Some data demonstrate that even specialists who completed training only 10 years ago may have inadequate examination skills. Do you think there is a need for formal assessment or educational programs aimed at this group?
Relevance of bedside physical examination in the modern ICU Is bedside physical examination still a relevant tool in the modern intensive care unit (ICU)?
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Medical management of chronic venous ulcers A lecture by Dr Patrick C. Alguire, from the American College of Physicians, USA, delivered at McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine (MIRCIM) in May 2019.
Treating patients with peripheral artery disease in 2019 A lecture by Dr Sonia Anand, from McMaster University, Canada, delivered at McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine (MIRCIM) in May 2019.
Importance of history and physical examination in complex patients It has become proverbial that when laboratory testing fails to determine a diagnosis in a complex patient, we should once again take a thorough history and perform physical examination. Could you comment on that?

Reinvigorating the bedside clinical examination

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