The preoperative evaluation: Use the history and physical rather than routine testing

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-70

  Michota, Franklin A ^a   Frost, Shaun D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATININE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; INSULIN; ISOPHANE INSULIN; KAVA EXTRACT; METFORMIN; METOPROLOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SABAL EXTRACT;

ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; ECHINACEA; EXERCISE TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SABAL; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1342288809     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.71.1.63     Document Type: Review

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