Help with Diagnostic Decisions
Authors: SANKEY V. WILLIAMS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Editorials1 September 1982Help with Diagnostic DecisionsSANKEY V. WILLIAMS, M.D., JOHN M. EISENBERG, M.D.SANKEY V. WILLIAMS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN M. EISENBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-3-444 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn this issue, Goldschlager's review of the treadmill exercise test (1) introduces a new series. The series, titled "Diagnostic Decision," will critically examine diagnostic devices and methods.Taking the patient's history and doing the physical examination are still the physician's most valuable sources of diagnostic information. They are, however, being supplemented by a continually increasing number of serum assays, imaging techniques, and invasive measures of physiologic function. Many of these new tests replace older tests or provide new sources of information, but some only supplement existing tests or, like new drugs, offer "me-too" alternatives."Drugs Five Years Later," an existing...References1. GOLDSCHLAGER N. Use of the treadmill exercise test in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:383-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. GRINERMAYEWSKIMUSHLINGREENLAND PRAP. Selection and interpretation of diagnostic tests and procedures: principles and applications. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94(4 Pt 2):453-600. Google Scholar3. GALENGAMBINO RS. Beyond Normality: The Predictive Value and Efficiency of Medical Diagnosis. New York: John Wiley and Sons; 1975. Google Scholar4. WEINSTEINFINEBERG MH. Clinical Decision Analysis. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company; 1980. Google Scholar5. RIEGELMAN R. Studying a Study and Testing a Test. Boston: Little, Brown and Company; 1981. Google Scholar6. MYERSSCHROEDER LS. Physician use of services for the hospitalized patient: a review with implications for cost containment. Milbank Mem Fund Qt: Health and Society. 1981;59:481-507. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. EISENBERGWILLIAMS JS. Cost containment and changing physicians' practice behavior. JAMA. 1981;246:2195-201. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. SCHIMMEL E. Hazards of hospitalization. Ann Intern Med. 1964;60:100-10. LinkGoogle Scholar9. SCHROEDERMARTONSTROM SKB. Frequency and morbidity of invasive procedures: report of a pilot study from two teaching hospitals. Arch Intern Med. 1978;138:1809-11. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. SCHWARTZBALLMOSER JJR. Safety, efficacy, and effectiveness of clinical practice: a new initiative. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:246-7. LinkGoogle Scholar11. FINEBERG H. Medical decision making and the future of medical practice. Medical Decision Making. 1981;1:4-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Section of General Medicine Department of Medicine University of Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTriarylmethane and Diarylmethane DyesLearning Diagnostic Restraint 1 September 1982Volume 97, Issue 3Page: 444-445KeywordsDrugsExerciseImaging techniques ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...