Notes from Dr. RW
Hospitalist resources and more.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Pay attention to the patient’s body language in evaluating chest pain
The
pointing sign
has negative predictive value for ischemic heart disease. Other gestures are less helpful diagnostically.
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