28 Mar 2006
Physician experience related to accurate identification of third heart sound

Another "Study in the Obvious". Here's some more facts these researchers may wish to note: Folks who have worked in a hatchery for 10 years are better at sexing chicks than people who started on the job last week. Carpenters who've stick built 37 new homes can drive a nail straighter then the new apprentice that started yesterday. Pilots who've logged 10,000 hours fly better than students on their first solo.

Isn't this the definition of experience?

Physicians with more experience are better able to detect a third heart sound that is an indicator of heart disease, according to a study on stethoscope accuracy in cardiac patients at UCSF Medical Center.

(link) [EurekAlert]

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