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Interviews with authors of Rational Clinical Examination systematic reviews in JAMA about the accuracy of the medical history, physical examination, and laboratory testing for the diagnosis of common medical conditions. JAMAevidence is an evidence-based medicine (EBM) resource created and maintaine…

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    Does This Patient Have Alcohol Use Disorder? With Dr Evan Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 20:07


    Evan Wood, MD, PhD, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, discusses Does This Patient Have Alcohol Use Disorder? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review with JAMA Associate Editor David L. Simel, MD, MHS. Related Content: Does This Patient Have Alcohol Use Disorder? Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder Unhealthy Alcohol Use Will This Hospitalized Patient Develop Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome?

    Clinical Diagnosis of Dislocated Hips in Newborns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 12:18


    Dislocated hips in newborns can lead to complex surgery, interruption to family life, and premature osteoarthritis. Daniel Perry, MBChb(Hons), PhD, of Alder Hey Children's Hospital, University of Liverpool, discusses the clinical diagnosis of dislocated hips in newborns with JAMA Associate Editor David Simel, MD, MHS. Related Content: Does This Infant Have a Dislocated Hip?

    Does This Child With High Blood Pressure Have Secondary Hypertension? With Dr Nugent

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 19:33


    JAMA Associate Editor David L. Simel, MD, MHS, discusses Does This Child With High Blood Pressure Have Secondary Hypertension? with James T. Nugent, MD, MPH. Related Content: Does This Child With High Blood Pressure Have Secondary Hypertension?

    Does This Patient With Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis Have a Bacterial Infection? With Dr Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 19:43


    David L. Simel, MD, discusses Does This Patient With Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis Have a Bacterial Infection? with Davin Johnson, MD. Related Content: Does This Patient With Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis Have a Bacterial Infection?

    Does This Adult Patient Have Hypertension? Interview With Dr Anthony Joseph Viera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 12:38


    David Simel, MD, discusses Does This Patient Have Hypertension? with Anthony J. Viera, MD, MPH. Related Content: Does This Adult Patient Have Hypertension? Interview With Dr Anthony Joseph Viera USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Hypertension in Adults USPSTF Review: Screening for Hypertension in Adults

    Does This Patient Have Hip Osteoarthritis? Interview with Dr David Metcalfe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 11:54


    David Simel, MD, discusses Does This Patient Have Hip Osteoarthritis? with David Metcalfe, PhD, MRCP, MRCS, MRCEM

    Did This Patient Have Cardiac Syncope? Interview with Edward Etchells, MD, MSc

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 16:34


    David Simel, MD, discusses Did This Patient Have Cardiac Syncope? with Edward Etchells, MD, MSc

    Will This Patient Be Difficult to Intubate? Interview with Dr Michael Detsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 15:43


    Dr David Simel discusses Will This Patient Be Difficult to Intubate? with Dr Michael Detsky

    Does This Patient Have a Severe Snake Envenomation? Interview with Dr Charles Gerardo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 11:22


    Dr David Simel discusses Does This Patient Have a Severe Snake Envenomation? with Dr Charles Gerardo

    Does This Patient Have Acute Mountain Sickness? Interview with Dr David Meier, Dr Tinh-Hai Collet, and Jesse McQuarters

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 15:59


    Dr David Simel discusses Does This Patient Have Acute Mountain Sickness? with Dr David Meier, Dr Tinh-Hai Collet, and Jesse McQuarters.

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    Does This Child Have Pneumonia? Interview with Dr Sonal Shah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 9:35


    Dr David Simel discusses Does This Child Have Pneumonia?  

    Will This Hemodynamically Unstable Patient Respond to a Bolus of Intravenous Fluids? Interview with Dr Peter Bentzer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 14:13


    Dr David Simel discusses Will This Hemodynamically Unstable Patient Respond to a Bolus of Intravenous Fluids?

    Does This Man With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Have Bladder Outlet Obstruction? Interview with Dr Karen D’Silva

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 9:13


    Jim Michalski discusses Does This Man With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Have Bladder Outlet Obstruction? with author Dr Karen D'Silva

    Does This Patient With Liver Disease Have Cirrhosis? Interview with Dr Cynthia Ann Moylan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 20:14


    Dr David Simel discusses Does This Patient With Liver Disease Have Cirrhosis? Interview with Dr Cynthia Ann Moylan

    Do Findings on Routine Examination Identify Patients at Risk for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma? Interview With Dr Delan Jinapriya

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 13:23


    Dr David Simel discusses Do Findings on Routine Examination Identify Patients at Risk for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma? with Dr Delan Jinapriya.

    Does This Patient Have Infectious Mononucleosis? Interview With Dr Christina Minami

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 32:49


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Does This Patient Have Infectious Mononucleosis? with Dr Christina Minami.

    Does This Women Have an Ectopic Pregnancy? Interview With Dr John R. Crochet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017 8:08


    Dr David L. Simel discusses Does This Woman Have an Ectopic Pregnancy with Dr John R. Crochet.

    Will Neuroimaging Reveal a Severe Intracranial Injury in This Adult With Minor Head Trauma? Interview With Dr Joshua S. Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2016 24:56


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Will Neuroimaging Reveal a Severe Intracranial Injury in This Adult With Minor Head Trauma? with Joshua S. Easter, MD, MSc

    Does This Adult Patient Have Blunt Intra-abdominal Injury? Interview With Dr Daniel K. Nishijima

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2016 7:30


    Dr David Simel discusses Does This Adult Patient Have Blunt Intra-abdominal Injury? with Daniel K. Nishijima, MD, MAS.

    Does This Adult Patient With Suspected Bacteremia Require Blood Cultures? Interview With Dr Bryan Coburn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2016 12:22


    Dr David Simel discusses Does This Adult Patient With Suspected Bacteremia Require Blood Cultures? with Dr Bryan Coburn, MD, PhD.

    Understanding How to Use Likelihood Ratios in Clinical Practice: Interview With Dr David L. Simel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2016 14:48


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Understanding How to Use Likelihood Ratios in Clinical Practice with Dr David L. Simel.

    Acute Coronary Syndrome: Interview With Dr Alexander C. Fanaroff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2016 17:30


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Acute Coronary Syndrome with Dr Alexander C. Fanaroff.

    Does This Older Adult With Lower Extremity Pain Have the Clinical Syndrome of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?: Interview With Dr Pradeep Suri

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 13:10


    Dr David Simel discusses Does This Older Adult With Lower Extremity Pain Have the Clinical Syndrome of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? with Dr Pradeep Suri.

    Does This Patient Have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? Interview With Dr Michele R. Spoont

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2016 23:08


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Does This Patient Have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? with Dr Michele R. Spoont.

    Malaria: Interview With Dr Steve M. Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2015 29:44


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Malaria with Dr Steve M. Taylor.

    Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed: Interview With Dr F. Douglas Srygley and Dr David L. Simel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2015 32:40


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed with Dr F. Douglas Srygley and Dr David L. Simel.

    Melanoma: Interview With Dr James M. Grichnik

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2015 20:13


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Melanoma with Dr James M. Grichnik.

    Peripheral Arterial Disease: Interview With Dr Nadia A. Khan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2015 15:43


    Dr. Ed Livingston discusses Peripheral Arterial Disease with Dr Nadia A. Khan.

    Does This Patient Have an Alcohol Problem?: Interview With Dr Sheri A. Keitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2014 11:42


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Does This Patient Have an Alcohol Problem? with Dr Sheri A. Keitz.

    Abnormal Central Venous Pressure: Interview With Dr David L. Simel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2014 7:05


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Abnormal Central Venous Pressure with Dr David L. Simel.

    Abdominal Bruits: Interview With Dr Sheri A. Keitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2014 10:22


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Abdominal Bruits: with Dr Sheri A. Keitz.

    Sinusitis: Interview With Dr John W. Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2014 7:03


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Sinusitis with Dr John W. Williams.  

    Does This Patient Have Clubbing? Interview With Dr Kathryn A. Myers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2014 9:40


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Does This Patient Have Clubbing? with Dr Kathryn A. Myers.

    Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Interview With Dr Richard S. Bedlack

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2013 5:20


    Jann Ingmire discusses Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Dr Richard S. Bedlack.

    Ascites: Interview With Dr John W. Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2013 9:08


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Ascites with Dr John W. Williams.

    Airflow Limitation: Interview With Dr David L. Simel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2013 7:14


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Airflow Limitation with Dr David L. Simel

    Carotid Bruits: Interview With Dr David L. Simel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2013 9:20


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Carotid Bruits with Dr David L. Simel.

    Breast Cancer: Interview With Dr Mary B. Barton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2013 10:13


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Breast Cancer with Dr Mary B. Barton.

    Goiter: Interview With Dr Karen Barnard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2012 4:52


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Goiter with Dr Karen Barnard.

    Murmur, Systolic: Interview With Dr Edward Etchells

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2012 8:29


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Murmur, Systolic with Dr Edward Etchells.

    Menopause: Interview With Dr Lori A. Bastian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2012


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Menopause with Dr Lori A. Bastian.

    Hepatomegaly: Interview With Dr David Simel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2012 7:00


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Hepatomegaly with Dr David Simel.

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