Physical examination Definition A physical examination is the evaluation of a body to determine its state of health. The techniques of inspection include palpation (feeling with the hands and/or fingers)‚ percussion (tapping with the fingers)‚ auscultation (listening)‚ and smell. A complete health assessment also includes gathering information about a person’s medical history and lifestyle‚ conducting laboratory tests‚ and screening for disease. These elements constitute the data on which a diagnosis
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CASE STUDY 3 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Putul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Room No.: CCU-4 Date of Admission: 01/07/2013 Admitting Physician: Simon Williams‚ MD Admitting Diagnoses 1. Rule out myocardial infraction 2. History of tuberculosis. 3. Hemoptysis. 4. Status post embolectomy. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Tightness in the chest‚ shortness of breath‚ fast heart rate. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Mr. Barua is a 42-year-old gentleman from Bangladesh
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION or EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATMENT RECORD Patient Name: Putul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Age: 42 Sex: M Room No.: CCU4 Date of Admission: 01/07/---- Admitting Physician: DR. Simon Williams‚ MD Chief Complaint: Tightness in the chest‚ shortness of breath‚ fast heart rate. ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS 1) Rule out myocardial infarction 2) History of TB 3) Hemoptysis 4) Status post embolectomy HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Mr.
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Essay 9 When might a physical or mental examination be requested? Demonstrate these possibilities in a small fact pattern for each way. (This essay needs to be 2+ pages long) First‚ we all know that physical and mental examinations are often used in personal injury cases. In some cases the physical or mental condition of a party can be very important in establishing the personal liability of the defendant or in determining the extent of the injuries suffered by the plaintiff. I will later provide
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Gloria Jean’s Coffees was founded by Gloria Jean Kvetko in 1979 in Chicago‚ USA. Gloria Jean’s Coffees began as a small coffee and gift shop in Chicago USA which now has over 110 locations throughout the U.S. Gloria Jean’s Coffees USA is owned by Diedrich Coffee‚ Inc located in Irvine‚ California. In 1995‚ Nabi Saleh and Peter Irvine‚[1]former Managing Director of advertising agency DDB Needham‚ visited the United States to sample the Gloria Jean’s Coffees brand. Saleh and Irvine identified the
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Fanny Copeland Patient ID: 115463 DOB: 10/26/- - - - Age: 58 Sex: Female Room No.: Hillcrest Memory Diagnostic Center Date of Admission/Date of Arrival: 04/26/- - - - Referring Physician: Lyndon F. Talcott‚ MD‚ Neurology Admitting Diagnosis: Memory loss. BACKGROUND: Ms. Copeland is a 58-year-old left handed white female who was referred to the Hillcrest memory Diagnostic Center by the emergency room physician for evaluation
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obesity rising dramatically over the past 3 or 4 decades‚ major challenges still face the fight against the condition due to its underdiagnosis and undertreatment. It is worth noting that with careful physical examination and evaluation of disease history‚ unnecessary diagnostic procedures and the need for expensive equipment can be avoided. Given the rising concern about childhood obesity‚ this paper will discuss several issues. These include the history‚ epidemiology‚ etiology‚ course and prognosis
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Room No.: 541 Date of Admission: 06/22/---- Admitting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Swelling of lips causing difficulty swallowing. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This patient is a 57-year-old Cuban woman with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis. She has received methotrexate on a weekly basis as an outpatient for many
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Health History and Examination Health Assessment of the Head‚ Neck‚ Eyes‚ Ears‚ Nose‚ Mouth‚ Throat‚ Neurological System‚ and the 12 Cranial Nerves Skin‚ Hair‚ Nails‚ Breasts‚ Peripheral Vascular System‚ Lymphatics‚ Thorax‚ Heart‚ Lungs‚ Musculoskeletal‚ Gastrointestinal‚ and Genitourinary Systems Save this form on your computer as a Microsoft Word document. You can expand or shrink each area as you need to include relevant data for your client. Student Name: Date: Client/Patient Initials:
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The purpose of this assignment is to review the case study of the therapeutic session of Dr Carl Rogers and his client‚ Gloria. I will give a brief account of the presenting problem and some theory of Person Centred Therapy to enable me to observe and analyse the techniques used as a strategy to self actualisation. Using transcripts‚ I will identify some of these skills and observe how effective they were by observing Gloria. I will discuss my opinion of the counselling session and evaluate Dr Rogers’
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