Confidence intervals are important summary measures that provide useful information from
clinical investigations, especially when comparing data from different populations or sites. …

ContextSymptoms suggestive of acute urinary tract infection (UTI) constitute one of the most
common reasons for women to visit clinicians. Although the clinical encounter typically …

ObjectiveTo review, systematically, the physical diagnosis of hypovolemia in adults.MethodsWe
searched MEDLINE (January 1966-November 1997), personal files, and bibliographies …

Context Delirium occurs in many hospitalized older patients and has serious consequences
including increased risk for death and admission to long-term care. Despite its importance, …

When faced with a patient with acute chest pain, clinicians must distinguish myocardial
infarction (MI) from all other causes of acute chest pain. If MI is suspected, current therapeutic …

ContextInfluenza vaccination lowers, but does not eliminate, the risk of influenza. Making a
reliable, rapid clinical diagnosis is essential to appropriate patient management that may be …

ContextLower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common and associated with
significant increases in morbidity and mortality. Physicians typically depend on the clinical …

ContextWhile most meniscal or ligamentous knee injuries heal with nonoperative treatments,
a subset should be treated with arthroscopic or open surgery.ObjectiveTo analyze the …

ContextPatients suspected of having a stroke or transient ischemic attack require accurate
assessment for appropriate acute treatment and use of secondary preventive interventions.…

Importance Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disease, responsible for daytime sleepiness.
Prior to referring patients for definitive testing, the likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea …