Physical examination
A physical examination is the process by which physicians and other healthcare workers, examine the patient by systematically conducting various maneuvers such as inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation and perform various other tests to elicit symptoms and or signs.
On a SOAP note, a physical examination is usually preceded by a clinical history and goes under the objective part (SOAP stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan)
Systems[edit | edit source]
A basic physical examination consists of vital signs
- Height: ( ) inches
- Weight: ( ) pounds BMI: ( ) BMI-for-Age Percentile: ( ) %
- Pulse: ( )
- Blood Pressure: ( / )
- Temperature:
Systemic physical examination[edit | edit source]
- Hair/Scalp
- Skin
- Eyes/Vision Corrected vision
- Ears/Hearing
- Nose and Throat
- Teeth and Gingiva
- Lymph nodes
- Heart
- Lungs
- Abdomen
- Genitourinary
- Neuromuscular System
- Extremities
- Spine (Scoliosis, Kyphosis)
- Other
Clinical signs[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
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