ROUTINE AND SPECIAL ROUTINE AND SPECIAL PRCEDURESPRCEDURES

PREPARE AND ASSISTPREPARE AND ASSIST

Physical examinations are performed Physical examinations are performed by the health care practitioner. by the health care practitioner.

It is your responsibility to prepare the It is your responsibility to prepare the examination room and the patient examination room and the patient and assist with the examination and assist with the examination when appropriate.when appropriate.

General Instructions and General Instructions and ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Prepare the examination roomPrepare the examination room Prepare the patientPrepare the patient Assist the patient and practitionerAssist the patient and practitioner Dismiss the patientDismiss the patient Prepare obtained specimens, if anyPrepare obtained specimens, if any Clean examination roomClean examination room

Components of a Routine Components of a Routine Physical ExaminationPhysical Examination

Patient AppearancePatient Appearance

GaitGait

StatureStature

PosturePosture

Body MovementsBody Movements

SpeechSpeech

Breath OdorsBreath Odors

NutritionNutrition

Skin and AppendagesSkin and Appendages

PositionsPositions

SupineSupine ProneProne Erect or StandingErect or Standing

POSITIONSPOSITIONS

Fowler’sFowler’s Semi Fowler’sSemi Fowler’s Dorsal RecumbentDorsal Recumbent LithotomyLithotomy Sim’s or Left Sim’s or Left

LateralLateral Knee ChestKnee Chest TrendelenbergTrendelenberg

GYNECOLOGICGYNECOLOGIC

Breast ExamBreast Exam

Pelvic ExamPelvic Exam

Papanicolaou SmearPapanicolaou Smear

RECTAL EXAMINATIONRECTAL EXAMINATION

FemalesFemales

MalesMales

NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATIONNEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION

Pins & CottonPins & Cotton Tuning ForkTuning Fork OpthalmoscopeOpthalmoscope FlashlightFlashlight Tongue DepressorTongue Depressor

Percussion Percussion HammerHammer

Hot and Cold waterHot and Cold water Sweet, bitter, salty Sweet, bitter, salty

and sourand sour Common familiar Common familiar

odorsodors

HEARING EXAMINATIONHEARING EXAMINATION

Tuning ForkTuning Fork

AudiometerAudiometer

Whisper TestWhisper Test

EYE EXAMINATIONEYE EXAMINATION

Distance – SnellenDistance – Snellen

Near – Jaeger, RosenbaumNear – Jaeger, Rosenbaum

Visual fields - PeripheralVisual fields - Peripheral

Color - IshiharaColor - Ishihara

TERMINOLOGYTERMINOLOGY

MyopiaMyopia

HyperopiaHyperopia

AstigmatismAstigmatism