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==History of the physical examination== | ==History of the physical examination== | ||
Walker has compiled the following dates in the development of the techniques for the physical examination.<ref name="isbn0-409-90077-X">{{cite book |author=Walker HK |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Clinical methods: the history, physical, and laboratory examinations| | Walker has compiled the following dates in the development of the techniques for the physical examination.<ref name="isbn0-409-90077-X">{{cite book |author=Walker HK |authorlink= |editor=Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW |others= |title=Clinical methods: the history, physical, and laboratory examinations||edition= |edition=3rd|language= |publisher=Butterworths |location=London |year=1990 |origyear= |pages= |quote= |isbn=0-409-90077-X |oclc= |doi= |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=cm |accessdate=|chapter=The Origins of the History and Physical Examination|chapterurl=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=cm&part=A14 }}</ref> | ||
# Hippocrates: A Rational Profession 460–370 b.c | # Hippocrates: A Rational Profession 460–370 b.c | ||
# Vesalius: Establishment of an Accurate Anatomy, 1543 | # Vesalius: Establishment of an Accurate Anatomy, 1543 | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 16 June 2008
In health care, the physical examination is a "systematic and thorough inspection of the patient for physical signs of disease or abnormality."[1]
Research on the accuracy of the physical examination
Guidelines have been proposed for conducting research on the physical examination.[2]
History of the physical examination
Walker has compiled the following dates in the development of the techniques for the physical examination.[3]
- Hippocrates: A Rational Profession 460–370 b.c
- Vesalius: Establishment of an Accurate Anatomy, 1543
- Sydenham: The Nosology of Disease, 1666
- Morgagni: The Foundation of Pathologic Anatomy, 1761
- Auenbrugger: The Discovery of Percussion, 1761
- Laennec: The Stethoscope, 1816
- Helmholtz: The Ophthalmoscope, 1850
- Carl Wunderlich: The Thermometer, 1871
- Erb and Westphal: The Reflex Hammer, 1875
- Riva Rocci: The Sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure, 1896
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Physical examination (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Simel DL, Rennie D, Bossuyt PM (June 2008). "The STARD Statement for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies: Application to the History and Physical Examination". J Gen Intern Med 23 (6): 768–74. DOI:10.1007/s11606-008-0583-3. PMID 18347878. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Walker HK (1990). “The Origins of the History and Physical Examination”, Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW: Clinical methods: the history, physical, and laboratory examinations, 3rd. London: Butterworths. ISBN 0-409-90077-X.