My invited commentary on the physical exam and its place in modern medicine.
The physician must be prepared to play the roles of screener, coach, and counselor.
This old Basic Clinical Skills site has a series of physical exam checklists I developed during the 1990s that are still popular today.
My first Web publishing effort. A series of short chapters describing medicine in the late 1800s and early 1990s. Dr. Rohlf was my grandfather’s mentor and partner. He was known as “Uncle Bill” in my family, although he wasn’t a blood relation.
Visit the site at gmd.rathe.org!
From the man who brought us Pretty Good Privacy…
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