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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie 8/2016

01-08-2016 | Book and New Media Reviews

Physical Diagnosis of Pain: an Atlas of Signs and Symptoms - 3rd Edition

Steven D. Waldman. Elsevier, St Louis, Missouri, 2016, $250.00, hardcover, 400 pages. ISBN 978-0-323-37748-5

Authors: Yawar J. Qadri, MD, PhD, Lance A. Roy, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 8/2016

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With the increased use of radiographic and sonographic examinations in clinical practice, the art of the physical examination is receiving less emphasis during medical training. Unfortunately, inadequate understanding of basic physical examination skills can lead to unnecessary interventions, procedures that are not indicated, and untreated or misdiagnosed pathology. These errors occur because it is the findings uncovered during the physical examination and provocative tests that are often critical to determining the source of a patient’s pain. Perhaps with the renewed interest and focus on managing costs under the current health care delivery models, physical examination skills will be considered more essential as unneeded diagnostic tests are denied by payers. …
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Title
Physical Diagnosis of Pain: an Atlas of Signs and Symptoms - 3rd Edition
Steven D. Waldman. Elsevier, St Louis, Missouri, 2016, $250.00, hardcover, 400 pages. ISBN 978-0-323-37748-5
Authors
Yawar J. Qadri, MD, PhD
Lance A. Roy, MD
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-016-0670-6

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