What happens during a Physical Exam?

Well, i havent gotten one since 4th grade? * very well i have to walk tomorrow morning and i forgot what happens during an Physical Exam...
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They will first pocket your weight and blood pressure, consequently ask about any medication you may have be on (that includes over the counter stuff), ask about your ethnic group history of certain diseases such as heart disease.

Then surrounded by the room after you have changed within to the gown the dr will listen to your lungs and heart to make sure they don't hear anything out of the standard. Next they will have you tell stories back on the table so that they can discern your abdomen to sort sure there are no tons or enlargement of organs such as the liver and spleen. Listen for bowel sounds next to the stethoscope.

After that they will check your breasts to make sure they don't find any lumps.

Ask give or take a few any symptoms that you may be noticing that are not everyday for you there and contained by general.

After adjectives that they may order blood work such as to check adjectives basic chemicals within your body such as blood sugar (using this as an example) and maybe cholestrol (this is an age entity that they figure out when to start doing this).

The dr may also do a pelvic exam and pap smear (some primary assistance physicians won't if the lady already have a gyn that she goes to).

Hope this is of some abet and hope your exam goes very well.






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