"...an excellent treatise on the use of evidence-based medicine (EBM) to quantitatively define the usefulness of a wide variety of clinical signs and physical maneuvers in helping to make an accurate diagnosis in symptomatic patients.... The book’s purpose is to offer the accuracy of the physical signs and maneuvers used to affirm or negate the presence of diseases in individuals.... The book achieves its aim in an exceptional fashion through an exhaustive review of the literature to determine which physical signs have evidence to support their use in the diagnostic process.... The writing is clear, and the material is very well organized. There are many excellent evidence-based tables in the book but no illustrations.... This book is an exceptional contribution to the field of medicine. Placing the appendix online so that it can be accessed on rounds or at the bedside is a vast improvement and is highly needed. This book is highly recommended as a reference to determine if, for example, hearing an S3 gallop or measuring capillary refill time is diagnostically helpful." Review by Charles Allred, MD (Smoky Hill Family Medicine Residency), ©Doody's Review Service 2025. Doody's Score: 99, 5 Stars!Review of the previous edition: "This is a well-organized and integrated presentation of a very necessary component of medical practice, physical examination findings and how to apply them. The examination findings are described along with their clinical significance and in many cases the evidence-based predictive diagnostic value. Tables and references are numerous and helpful, making this a good choice for learners, including medical students, resident physicians, advanced clinician learners, and their teachers. Those in clinical practice, particularly in primary care, who might wish a review of examination findings and their application from an evidence-based perspective, also will find this book useful." -©Doody’s Review Service, 2022 Dennis Gingrich, MD, Retired Professor (Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 4 Stars!
