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==Research on the accuracy of the physical examination==
==Research on the accuracy of the physical examination==
Guidelines have been proposed for conducting research on the physical examination.<ref name="pmid18347878">{{cite journal |author=Simel DL, Rennie D, Bossuyt PM |title=The STARD Statement for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies: Application to the History and Physical Examination |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume=23 |issue=6 |pages=768–74 |year=2008 |month=June |pmid=18347878 |doi=10.1007/s11606-008-0583-3 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-008-0583-3 |issn=}}</ref>
Guidelines have been proposed for conducting research on the physical examination.<ref name="pmid18347878">{{cite journal |author=Simel DL, Rennie D, Bossuyt PM |title=The STARD Statement for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies: Application to the History and Physical Examination |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume=23 |issue=6 |pages=768–74 |year=2008 |month=June |pmid=18347878 |doi=10.1007/s11606-008-0583-3 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-008-0583-3 |issn=}}</ref>
==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 |edition= |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&part=A14 |accessdate=}}</ref>
# 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


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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]

  1. Hippocrates: A Rational Profession 460–370 b.c
  2. Vesalius: Establishment of an Accurate Anatomy, 1543
  3. Sydenham: The Nosology of Disease, 1666
  4. Morgagni: The Foundation of Pathologic Anatomy, 1761
  5. Auenbrugger: The Discovery of Percussion, 1761
  6. Laennec: The Stethoscope, 1816
  7. Helmholtz: The Ophthalmoscope, 1850
  8. Carl Wunderlich: The Thermometer, 1871
  9. Erb and Westphal: The Reflex Hammer, 1875
  10. Riva Rocci: The Sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure, 1896

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