A good clinical history and a thorough physical examination should form the basis of making a provisional diagnosis. Laboratory tests should only be supportive and not an alternative to clinical ...

At its most fundamental level, the clinical encounter between a patient and their doctor seeks to solve a mystery. Clinicians uncover clues through the history, physical examination, and ancillary ...

To reduce the incidence of child physical abuse, clinicians are urged to take the time to screen for signs of abuse at every encounter with a child and their family. Nearly 1 million children are ...

Parents today are looking for any advantage they can give their children when it comes to their education and those ...

An eight-station CSE is administered to students in the 4th year of the curriculum. This examination has several aims: a) to assess 4th year students' skills of history-taking, physical examination, ...