DavidL.SimelMDMHS

PubMed

• 102 citations
  Quantitative myasthenia gravis score: assessment of responsiveness and longitudinal validity.
  Richard Bedlack, David L. Simel, Hayden B. Bosworth, Gregory P. Samsa, B. Tucker-Lipscomb
  Neurology. 2005-06-14
• 159 citations
  Does This Patient Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review
  Kathryn Myers, Marko Mrkobrada, David L. Simel
  JAMA. 2013-08-21
• 70 citations
  Will This Patient Be Difficult to Intubate?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.
  Michael E Detsky, Naheed Jivraj, Neill K Adhikari, Jan O Friedrich, Ruxandra Pinto
  JAMA. 2019-02-05

Journal Articles

• Does This Patient With Chest Pain Have Acute Coronary Syndrome? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review  
  Fanaroff AC, Rymer JA, Goldstein SA, Simel DL, Newby L, JAMA, 1/1/2015
• Does this patient with shoulder complaints have rotator cuff disease? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review  
  Hermans J, Luime JJ, Meuffels DE, Reijman M, Simel DL, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, JAMA, 1/1/2013
• Autopsy and Grief: A case of transformative postmortem examination  
  LeBlanc TW, Tulsky JA, Simel DL, J Palliat Med, 1/1/2012
• A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Computed Tomography Angiography as a Diagnostic Triage Tool for Patients with Chest Pain Presenting to the Emergency Department  
  Samad Z, Hakeem A, Mahmood SS, Pieper K, Patel MR, Simel DL, Douglas PS. Zainab, J Nuclear Cardiology, 1/1/2012
• Does this adult patient have a blunt-abdominal injury?  
  Nishijima DK, Simel DL, Wisner DH, Holmes JF, JAMA, 1/1/2012
• Meta-analysis of Septal Reduction Therapies for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Comparative Rates of Overall Mortality and Sudden Cardiac Death after Treatment  
  Leonardi B, Wang A, Simel DL, Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 1/1/2010
• A Comparative Resident Site Visit Project: A Novel Approach for Implementing Programmatic Change in the Duty Hour Era  
  Crowley MJ, Barkauskas CE, Srygley FD, Kransdorf EP, LeBlanc TW, Simel DL, McNeill DB, Academic Medicine, 1/1/2010
• Patient education and provider decision support to control blood pressure in primary care: a cluster randomized trial  
  Bosworth HB, Olsen MK, Dudley T, Orr M, Goldstein MK, Datta SK, McCant F, Gentry P, Simel DL, Oddone EZ, Am Heart J, 1/1/2009
• Differences between univariate and bivariate models for summarizing diagnostic accuracy may not be large  
  Simel DL and Bossuyt P, J Clin Epidemiol, 1/1/2009
• The STARD Statement for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: application to the history and physical examination  
  Simel DL, Rennie D, Bossuyt P, J Gen Intern Med, 1/1/2008
• Will the history and physical examination help establish that irritable bowel syndrome is causing this patient's lower gastrointestinal tract symptoms?  
  Ford AC, Talley NJ, Veldhuyzen van Zanten SJ, Vakil NB, Simel DL, Moayyedi P, J Amer Med Assoc, 1/1/2008
• Overcoming inertia: improvement in achieving target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol  
  Goldberg KC, Melnyk SD, Simel DL, Am J Manag Care, 1/1/2007
• Does the clinical examination predict lower extremity peripheral arterial disease?  
  Khan NA, Rahim SA, Anand SS, Simel DL, Panju A, J Amer Med Assoc, 1/1/2006
• Time, Now, to Recover the Fun in the Physical Examination Rather Than Abandon It (Editorial)  
  Simel DL, Arch Intern Med, 1/1/2006
• Rational Clinical Examination: Do opiates affect the clinical evaluation of patients with acute abdominal pain?  
  Ranji SR, Goldman LE, Simel DL, Shojania KG, J Amer Med Assoc, 1/1/2006
• Time, Now, to Recover the Fun in the Physical Examination Rather Than Abandon It  
  Simel DL, Arch Intern Med, 1/1/2006
• The Rational Clinical Examination: Does This Patient Have Influenza?  
  Call SA, Vollenweider MA, Hornung CA, Simel DL, McKinney WP, J Amer Med Assoc, 1/1/2005
• Does This Patient Have Myasthenia Gravis?  
  Scherer K, Bedlack RS, Simel DL, J Amer Med Assoc, 1/1/2005
• Is my patient having a stroke?  
  Goldstein LB and Simel DL, J Amer Med Assoc, 1/1/2005
• Characterization of the Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis Score for Measuring Change in Clinical Status  
  Bedlack RS, Simel DL, Bosworth H, Samsa G, Tucker-Lipscomb B, Sanders DB, Neurology, 1/1/2005
• Effect of an opiod management system on opiod prescribing and unscheduled vists in a large primary care clinic  
  Goldberg KC, Simel DL, Oddone EZ, J Clin Outcomes Management, 1/1/2005
• Patient and Clinician Satisfaction with a Store and Forward Teledermatology Consult System  
  Whited JD, Hall RP, Foy ME, Marbrey LE, Grambow SC, Dudley TK, Datta S, Simel DL, Oddone EZ, Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 1/1/2004
• Staphylococcus aureus bactermia after median sternotomoty  
  Fowler VG, Kaye KS, Simel DL, Cabell CH, McClachlan D, Smith PK, et al, Circulation, 1/1/2003
• Does This Child Have Acute Otitis Media?  
  Rothman R, Owens T, Simel DL, J Amer Med Assoc, 1/1/2003
• Does This Patient Have Pulmonary Embolism?  
  Chunilal SD, Eikelboom JW, Attia J, Miniati M, Panju AA, Simel DL, Ginsberg JS, J Amer Med Assoc, 1/1/2003
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Books/Book Chapters

• The Rational Clinical Examination 
  Editors: Simel DL and Rennie D.McGraw-Hill, New York, NY2009
• Instructor's Guides to JAMA Rational Clinical Examination 
  Editors: Keitz SA and Simel DL.McGraw-Hill, New York, NY2009
• Cecil Textbook of Medicine 
  Chapter: Approach to the Patient: History and Physical Examination 
  Simel DLEditors: Goldman L and Ausiello D.ElsevierEdition 22nd,2004
• Manual of clinical problems in adult ambulatory care 
  Chapter: Sinusitis 
  Williams JW, Simel DLEditors: Fletcher R.Lippincott-Raven1997
• When to Screen in Obstetrics and Gynecology 
  Chapter: Intravenous pyelography 
  Piscitelli JT, Simel DLEditors: Wildschut JIJ, Weiner CP, Peters TJ.WB Saunders1996
• Outpatient Medicine 
  Chapter: Principles of Screening 
  Simel DLEditors: Stephan D. Fihn and Stevan R. McGee.W.B. Saunders1992
• Introduction to Methodologies for Clinical Research in Geriatrics 
  Chapter: Diagnostic Test Evaluation 
  Simel DLEditors: Cohen HJ.American Geriatrics Society1990
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Abstracts/Posters

• Antibiotic Therapy For Acute Maxillary Sinusitis: A Systematic Review
  JW Williams Jr, C Aguilar, M Makela, J Cornell, DR Holleman, D Chiquette, DL Simel, J Gen Intern Med, 1/1/1999
• A randomized clinical trial comparing ibuprofen to piroxicam for the relief of chronic non-rheumatic joint pain
  Dolor RJ, Chapman R, Horner R, Simel DL, J Invest Med, 1/1/1996
• Prevalence of patients at risk for oropharyngeal cancer in Veterans Affairs dental clinic
  Dolor RJ, White JT, Simel DL, J Invest Med, 1/1/1996
• Primary care clinicians’ performance in the diagnosis of actinic keratoses and skin cancer
  Whited JD, Horner RD, Hall RP, Simel DL, J Invest Med, 1/1/1996
• Time analysis of a health services research cooperative study: predicting cost implications from a random work-sampling study
  Oddone EZ, Weinberger M, Hurder A, Henderson W, Simel DL, J Gen Intern Med, 1/1/1994
• Peak expiratory flow rate changes can predict successful emergency department treatment of COPD
  Govert J, Stanton WM, Simel DL, J Gen Intern Med, 1/1/1994
• Clinical examination for peripheral vascular disease--observer variability
  Farkouh ME, Oddone EZ, Simel DL for the US-Canadian Research Group on the Clinical Examination, J Gen Intern Med, 1/1/1994
• Patients with sinusitis symptoms but normal sinus radiographs--usual care and outcomes
  Holleman DR, Williams JW, Simel DL, J Gen Intern Med, 1/1/1994
• Randomized double-blind trial of 3 versus 10 of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for acute sinusitis
  Williams JW, Holleman DR, Samsa GP, Simel DL, J Gen Intern Med, 1/1/1994
• Pain relief from nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents is not closely associated with functional status
  RJ Dolor, M Weinberger, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1993
• Radiology and laboratory summaries: effect on test ordering in VA Outpatients
  Holleman DR, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1993
• Physical diagnosis courses-a survey of coordinators
  Haist SA, Elam CL, Nash PP, Nardone DA, Gilden DJ, Scissors, Divine GW, Simel DL, Feussner JR, Clin Research, 1/1/1993
• Time analysis of house officers work day using a random reminder beeper
  Oddone EZ, Guarisco S, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1993
• Women house officers spend more time with their patients than do men
  Oddone EZ, Guarisco S, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1993
• Effect of a telephone intervention on glycemic control in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  Weinberger M, Kirkman MS, Samsa GP, Cowper PA, Shortliffe A, Landsman PB, Simel DL, Feussner JR, Clin Research, 1/1/1993
• Predicting success of the nicotine patch in smoking cessation using baseline clinical information
  Westman EC, Simel DL, Levin ED, Rose JE, Clin Research, 1/1/1993
• Diagnostic and treatment variability for managing acute sinusitis
  Williams JW, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1993
• Derivation of a logistic model using baseline clinical information to predict success with the nicotine patch in smoking cessation
  Westman EC, Simel DL, Levin ED, Rose JE, Clin Research, 1/1/1992
• Smokeless tobacco and chronic conditions in the 1987 National Health Interview Survey
  Westman EC, Samsa GP, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1992
• Screening for oral premalignancy--a comparison of primary clinician to dentist performance
  Westman EC, Duffy MB, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1992
• Screening for dental periodontal disease by primary care clinicians
  Westman EC, Duffy MB, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1992
• Functional outcomes in ambulatory medical patients with shoulder pain: 3 month prospective observation
  Williams JW, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1992
• A multivariable logistic regression model for diagnosing sinusitis by clinical examination
  Williams JW, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1992
• Relationship between glycemic control and quality of life in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
  Weinberger M, Kirkman MS, Samsa GP, Cowper PA, Shortliffe A, Logue SK, Ward A, Simel DL, Feussner JR, Clin Research, 1/1/1992
• Serial likelihood ratios: how should they be applied in airflow obstruction?
  Holleman DR, Simel DL, Clin Research, 1/1/1992
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Lectures

• Physical diagnosis as technology assessment: Too little research, Too much ritual 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1/1985
• Statistical Process Control 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affairs, St. Louis, MO - 1/26/1991
• Synthesizing data into systematic meta-analytic reviews to improve the clinical examination 
  Baltimore, MD - 1/11/2012
• Limits of clinical examination 
  Lausanne, Switzerland - 1/11/2011
• The Rational Clinical Examination 
  Wake Forest Medical University - 1/11/2002
• Investigating Symptoms: Frontiers in Primary Care Research 
  Marshall, Indiana - 1/10/1999
• Vascular headaches 
  Duke University Medical - 1/11/1998
• Cost effective treatment of sinusitis in the primary care setting 
  Philadelphia, PA - 1/5./1997
• Diagnostic and treatment challenges in rhinosinusitis-the generalist's perspective 
  Orlando, FL - 1/3./1996
• Total Quality Improvement Approaches to Problems Identified: Process Analysis 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, Orlando, FL - 1/13/1992
• Implementing Total Quality Management 
  Arlington, VA - 1/24/1991
• Issues and Methods in Ambulatory Care Research 
  Arlington, VA - 1/19/1990
• Organizational Issues in the Delivery of Preventive Health Services 
  Durham, NC - 1/12/1990
• Screening for Prostate Carcinoma 
  Durham, NC - 1/12/1990
• Physical Diagnosis: Clinical Teaching and Research Opportunities 
  Washington, DC - 1/26/1989
• Physical diagnosis as a research tool 
  Washington, DC - 1/27/1988
• Intoxication as seen in the emergency room 
  Durham, NC - 1/19/1988
• Sensitivity and specificity: Not so simple anymore 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/5./1988
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Other

• Neuroimaging of patients presenting with headache in the primary care setting 
  McCrory DC, Simel DL, Matchar DB, Frishberg BM, Technical report for the US Headache Consortium
  1/1/1999
• Management Decision and Resarch Center. Health Services Research and Development Service 
  Kilpatrick KE, Orton AN, Simel DL, PRIME Evaluation Final Report
  VA Office of Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC - 1/1/1999
• Chiropractic Services Pilot Program Evaluation Study 
  Simel DL, Final Report, Department of Veterans Affairs
  1/1/1990