RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Where are the history and the physical? JF Canadian Medical Association Journal JO CMAJ FD Canadian Medical Association SP 1595 OP 1598 VO 152 IS 10 A1 G. Bordage YR 1995 UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/152/10/1595.abstract AB In clinical practice, the history and physical examination are being superseded by laboratory tests and biomedical technology. The author discusses the importance of the clinical examination as the basis for clinical reasoning and of direct observation of students at the patients' bedside in order to assess their diagnostic reasoning. Greater attention to the clinical examination would lead not only to improved clinical skills but also to more cost-effective use of ancillary investigations and, moreover, to a better understanding of the patient by the physician.