Will Physicians Stop Performing Physical Examinations?

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Joseph S Alpert. Am J Med. 2017 Jul.

. 2017 Jul;130(7):759-760.

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.03.013. Epub 2017 Apr 1.

¹ University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson. Electronic address: jalpert@email.arizona.edu.

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Will Physicians Stop Performing Physical Examinations?
Dalen JE. Dalen JE. Am J Med. 2018 Jan;131(1):e33. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.08.009. Am J Med. 2018. PMID: 29224617 No abstract available.
The Reply.
Shrestha MP, Borgstrom M, Trowers E. Shrestha MP, et al. Am J Med. 2018 Jan;131(1):e35-e36. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.08.025. Am J Med. 2018. PMID: 29224618 No abstract available.
Physicians Should Always Perform a Physical Examination.
Yazdani A. Yazdani A. Am J Med. 2018 Jan;131(1):e37. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.09.016. Am J Med. 2018. PMID: 29224619 No abstract available.

Digital Rectal Examination Reduces Hospital Admissions, Endoscopies, and Medical Therapy in Patients with Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
Shrestha MP, Borgstrom M, Trowers E. Shrestha MP, et al. Am J Med. 2017 Jul;130(7):819-825. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.01.036. Epub 2017 Feb 24. Am J Med. 2017. PMID: 28238693