Abstract
The cardiovascular history and physical examination remain an essential components of understanding cardiovascular physiology and in the management of patients with hemodynamic decompensation. Although newer technologies aid in the assessment of those with hemodynamic compromise, they by no means replace a thorough history and physical examination. A comprehensive understanding of key clinical findings remains invaluable.
From inability to let well alone;
from too much zeal for the new and contempt for what is old;
from putting knowledge before wisdom, science before art, and
cleverness before common sense;
from treating patients as cases;
and from making the cure of the disease more grievous than the
endurance of the same, Good Lord, deliver us.
– Sir Robert Hutchison MD FRCP (1871–1960)
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Goel, S.S., Stewart, W.J. (2019). Key Clinical Findings. In: Askari, A., Messerli, A. (eds) Cardiovascular Hemodynamics. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19131-3_10
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