RT Book, Section
A1 Simel, David L.
A1 Rennie, Drummond
SR Print(0)
ID 1004221313
T1 Carotid Bruit
T2 The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071590303
LK jamaevidence.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1004221313
RD 2024/04/18
AB It  is  hard  for  physicians  to  resist  auscultating  the  neck.  Perhaps  no  physical  finding  in  adults  causes  as  much  confusion  as  the  presence  of  the  carotid  bruit  in  asymptomatic  patients.  Most  clinical  research  suggests  that  there  is  a  clear  benefit  to  carotid  endarterectomy  for  patients  with  symptoms  and  a  benefit  (although  likely  small)  for  asymptomatic  patients.