Is the history and physical examination worth performing anymore?
Would it be silly to ask, “Is the history and physical examination worth performing anymore?” especially in this era of high-technology medicine? Does it matter if the diagnosis is made by the bedside in contrast to CT or echocardiography? Someone did ask, and the answer is intriguing and was debated. Let’s look at the data.
Four hundred and forty-two consecutive patients were admitted from the emergency department to an …
