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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Physical Examination" by people in this website by year, and whether "Physical Examination" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 72 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2012 and 2014 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	2	1	3
1996	1	1	2
2000	0	2	2
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	5	5
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	0	1
2014	1	5	6
2015	2	2	4
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	3	3	6
2019	0	2	2
2020	0	2	2
2021	0	5	5
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	2	2

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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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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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Hoffman M, Chansky PB, Bashyam AR, Boettler MA, Challa N, Dominguez A, Estupinan B, Gupta R, Hennessy K, Huckell SN, Hylwa-Deufel S, Karikari NA, Keller JJ, Kroshinsky D, Kullberg SA, Lake E, Lee KJ, Martinez E, Michels K, Mostaghimi A, Murphy W, Nutan F, Osler M, Pahalyants V, Patel T, Seminario-Vidal L, Strowd LC, Trinidad J, Vaudreuil A, Voller LM, Micheletti RG. Long-term Physical and Psychological Outcomes of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. JAMA Dermatol. 2021 Jun 01; 157(6):712-715.

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Chai PR, Dadabhoy FZ, Huang HW, Chu JN, Feng A, Le HM, Collins J, da Silva M, Raibert M, Hur C, Boyer EW, Traverso G. Assessment of the Acceptability and Feasibility of Using Mobile Robotic Systems for Patient Evaluation. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 03 01; 4(3):e210667.

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Crable EL, Feeney T, Harvey J, Grim V, Drainoni ML, Walkey AJ, Steiling K, Drake FT. Management Strategies to Promote Follow-Up Care for Incidental Findings: A Scoping Review. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Apr; 18(4):566-579.

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