The physical exam and the sense of smell.
@article{Bomback2006ThePE,
title={The physical exam and the sense of smell.},
author={Andrew S. Bomback},
journal={The New England journal of medicine},
year={2006},
volume={354 4},
pages={
327-9
}
}Dr. Andrew Bomback writes that the prognostic implications of a patient's smell can be as important as those of the white-cell count or costophrenic angles. Smells also indicate in which direction a patient is headed.
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