Physical Examination

"Physical Examination" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Systematic and thorough inspection of the patient for physical signs of disease or abnormality.

Descriptor ID	D010808
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600
Concept/Terms	Physical Examination Physical Examination Examination, Physical Examinations, Physical Physical Examinations Physical Examinations and Diagnoses Physical Examinations and Diagnoses

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]

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Bar chart showing 79 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2012 and 2018 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	2	1	3
1996	1	1	2
2000	0	4	4
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	4	4
2004	1	3	4
2006	1	3	4
2007	0	2	2
2008	1	3	4
2010	3	0	3
2011	2	2	4
2012	1	5	6
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	4	5
2015	1	2	3
2016	0	2	2
2017	1	2	3
2018	3	3	6
2019	0	2	2
2020	0	2	2
2021	0	6	6
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	3	3
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1

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Degirmenci HB, Kalish R, Chopra R, Gilek-Seibert K, Koumpouras F, Kyttaris V, Lakshminarayanan S, Libman B, Mathew S, O'Rourke K, Reginato AM, Kissin E. A Consensus-Based Shoulder Examination for Rheumatology Training. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Oct; 77(10):1263-1272.

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Neubauer TM, Chin JJ, Hill RD, Hu YE. Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome: Updates for Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2024 Sep 01; 23(9):310-315.

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Bhardwaj N, Pierre GS, Halloran AP, Alexander TC, Leung SH, Lu Y, Campbell KM. Failure to Participate in Sports: An Evaluation of Preparticipation Physicals in a Local School District. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 01 05; 36(6):1033-1037.

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Phillips J, Mehta TS, Portnow LH, Fishman MDC, Zhang Z, Pisano ED. Comparison of Contrast-enhanced Mammography with MRI Utilizing an Enriched Reader Study: A Breast Cancer Study (CONTRRAST Trial). Radiology. 2023 11; 309(2):e230530.

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Kim S, Cho J, Shin DW, Jeong SM, Kang D. Racial differences in long-term social, physical, and psychological health among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. BMC Med. 2023 08 04; 21(1):289.

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Goff SL. Contextual Considerations When Interpreting Well-Child Visit Adherence Results. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 01 01; 177(1):102-103.

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Yuan Y, Lapane KL, Tjia J, Baek J, Liu SH, Ulbricht CM. Trajectories of physical frailty and cognitive impairment in older adults in United States nursing homes. BMC Geriatr. 2022 04 19; 22(1):339.

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Cho PS, Yu RN, Paltiel HJ, Migliozzi MA, Li X, Venna A, Diamond DA. Clinical outcome of pediatric and young adult subclinical varicoceles: a single-institution experience. Asian J Androl. 2021 Nov-Dec; 23(6):611-615.

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Yuan Y, Lapane KL, Tjia J, Baek J, Liu SH, Ulbricht CM. Physical frailty and cognitive impairment in older nursing home residents: a latent class analysis. BMC Geriatr. 2021 09 07; 21(1):487.

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Chari DA, Rauch SD. The Efficient Dizziness History and Exam. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2021 Oct; 54(5):863-874.

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