Hypothesis-Driven Physical Examination Student Handbook

• Main Authors: Rachel Yudkowsky (Author), Junji Otaki (Author), Georges Bordage (Author), Tali Lowenstein (Author), Janet Riddle (Author), Hiroshi Nishigori (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract A common approach to teaching and assessing the physical exam is to have medical students first learn 140 or so maneuvers, from head to toes, and then demonstrate mastery of the maneuvers using a standardized patient checklist. This approach tends to decontextualize the physical exam. While...