Clinical judgment is a critical aspect - perhaps the most critical aspect - of efficient
accurate and cost-effective patient care. Focusing on essential clinical skills On Rounds:
1000 Internal Medicine Pearls helps clinicians in training and in practice to identify the
critical findings that will simplify complex clinical problems and lead to an accurate
diagnosis. One thousand easy-to-remember clinical aphorisms or 'pearls' help you distinguish
the important findings from the incidental pointing out the distinctive features amidst the
mass of data that is accumulated in the evaluation of a sick patient and leading to the
development of mature clinical judgment.
