Inadequacies of Physical Examination as a Cause of Medical Errors and Adverse Events: A Collection of Vignettes Abraham Verghese, MD, Blake Charlton,

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Inadequacies of Physical Examination as a Cause of Medical Errors and Adverse Events: A Collection of Vignettes Abraham Verghese, MD, Blake Charlton, MD, Jerome P. Kassirer, MD, Meghan Ramsey, MD, John P.A. Ioannidis, MD, DSc The American Journal of Medicine Volume 128, Issue 12, Pages 1322-1324.e3 (December 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.06.004 Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Distribution of number of overlookers for 208 oversights in physical exam. The American Journal of Medicine 2015 128, 1322-1324.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.06.004) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Distribution of time to discovery for 208 oversights in physical exam. The American Journal of Medicine 2015 128, 1322-1324.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.06.004) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions