| Literature DB >> 14740970 |
Franklin A Michota1, Shaun D Frost.
Abstract
The history and physical examination, rather than routine laboratory, cardiovascular, and pulmonary testing, are the most important components of the preoperative evaluation. The history should include a complete review of systems (especially cardiovascular and pulmonary), medication history, allergies, surgical and anesthetic history, and functional status.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14740970 DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.71.1.63
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cleve Clin J Med ISSN: 0891-1150 Impact factor: 2.321