OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Maxillofacial trauma frequently involves the bony orbit that surrounds the ocular globe. Concomitant globe injury is a concern whenever orbit trauma occurs and in severe cases can occasionally result in vision loss. The mechanism of injury, physical exam findings, and radiographic imaging can provide useful information concerning the severity of the injury and concerns for...

The physical exam, along with the patient's history, ha's been one of the true hallmarks and mainstays of the medical profession. It has provided information about the patient and their diseases that could be not obtained in any dh er fashion. However, with the advent of new technologies, methods of obtaining information have expanded enormously and the information obtained has been made more p...

This paper discusses the most common neurological diseases in sheep and goats, including listeriosis and polioencephalomalacia. Because diagnostic techniques may be limited, a thorough history and complete physical examination are imperative. Tips for taking a history, performing a physical exam and some diagnostic techniques are presented. Treatment options are also presented where applicable.

AIM To extend our previously-published experience in estimating pressure gradients (PG) via physical examination in a large patient cohort. METHODS From January 1, 1997 through December 31, 2009, an attending pediatric cardiologist compared clinical examination (EXAM) with Doppler-echo (ECHO), in 1193 patients with pulmonic stenosis (PS, including tetralogy of Fallot), aortic stenosis (AS), a...

INTRODUCTION The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of fever in adult ED patients with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) and to determine which, if any, physical exam, radiograph and laboratory test findings were associated with fever. METHODS We conducted a prospective, observational study at an urban county trauma center of adults who presented to the ED for eval...

Various forms of electronic exams have been provided at the University of Helsinki for years, but all in small scale; the mainstream is still to take a lecture hall exam written with pen on paper. Two pilot projects – the online exam pilot at the faculty of social sciences and the electronic examining project – provide electronic exam opportunities for teachers and students. This case study is ...

Use of dual-processing has been widely touted as a strategy to reduce diagnostic error in clinical medicine. However, this strategy has not been tested among medical trainees with complex diagnostic problems. We sought to determine whether dual-processing instruction could reduce diagnostic error across a spectrum of experience with trainees undertaking cardiac physical exam. Three experiments ...

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine how often breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) identifies occult cancerous lesions in women with one suspicious lesion detected on mammography or physical exam. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review was performed of the records of all patients who underwent BSGI between January 1, 2004, and June 4, 2007. Included in the st...

Different investigations have shown the stressfulness of exam periods and exam situations, manifested in increase of anxiety, depressiveness and negative emotional states as the exam approaches (Ellis & Fox, 2004; Gruzelier, Smith, Nagy, & Henderson, 2001; Laidlaw, Naito, Dwivedi, Enzor, & Brincat, 2003; Oaten & Chang, 2005; Ogden & Mtandabari, 1997; Vivian, Koh, & Chia, 2003). Apart from these...