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Physical Examination
No simple answer
As a general principle: a new patient warrants a
complete examinations, regardless of chief complain
or setting. You may choose to abbreviate the
examination for patients making routine office visits
or seeking urgent care. A more limited examination
may also appropriate for patients with symptoms
restricted to a specific body system or with patients
you know well.
3. Choose the examination sequence
Textbook of Physical Diagnosis, history and examination, 2nd edition. Mark H Swartz, WB Saunders, Philadelphia
The four cardinal principles of
physical examination:
1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. Percussion
4. Auscultation
1. Inspection
WEALTH OF INFORMATION!!!!
VISUAL INSPECTION