Cardiologia Croatica, Vol. 12 No. 1-2, 2017.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2017.3
Should we still examine our patients?
Karlo Golubić
orcid.org/0000-0003-0684-6333
; University Hospital Centre "Sestre milosrdnice", Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Many physicians today rely uncritically on the results of diagnostic tests, resulting in further needless examination and interventions. This article shows why this is incorrect and what the consequences of such practices are.
Keywords
false positive results; positive predictive value; clinical skills
Hrčak ID:
179867
URI
Publication date:
28.2.2017.
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