Could AI perform a patient's physical exam?
Medical Economics
JANUARY 24, 2025
A Mass General Brigham study suggests that LLMs could be used to aid clinicians during physical exams.
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Medical Economics
JANUARY 24, 2025
A Mass General Brigham study suggests that LLMs could be used to aid clinicians during physical exams.
Sensible Medicine
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Old-fashioned doctors spend whatever time it takes to obtain a good medical history and physical examination. The history and physical exam is not something to be fetishized but something to be recognized as a time saver. An exam finding does, on occasion, make you feel more comfortable with your diagnosis.
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Sensible Medicine
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Take your time collecting the medical history, doing the physical exam, and reviewing the reams of outside records that are sure to accompany the patient. Her diagnosis was made almost entirely from data available on her history and physical exam. Let enigmatic visits run long. This was the case with PJ.
Sensible Medicine
MARCH 12, 2024
I’m reminded of this privilege every week when I interview a patient, perform a physical exam, and give an oral presentation to an attending physician. ” Considering the two extreme views of medical training portrayed in online discourse, I more often identify with students who feel pride to be in our position.
Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 6, 2023
I’ll admit that I considered this near-delusional rambling, especially when I factored in his lack of symptoms and normal physical exam. He told me these proved he was near the end. I wish I had paid more attention.
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 11, 2023
Often, the inability of a doctor to obtain a history is actually a physical exam finding – an extremely non-specific finding, but a finding nonetheless. There is a differential diagnosis for the patient who cannot describe the history of their medical concerns.
19 Labs
AUGUST 6, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to perform remote physical exams, including listening to heart and lung sounds, became crucial. This integration ensures that patients receive comprehensive care despite the challenges of remote locations and limited resources.
Health Populi
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Amwell also began allying with TytoCare this week, to enable home-based physical exams using med-tech designed for patients’ at-home use. For example, AmWell began collaborating with the Google cloud business, where the company invested $100 million to scale the alliance.
Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Doctors see patients in rushed 15-minute appointments, often without a cursory physical exam. Losing Touch In far too many provider-patient encounters, the art of communication is lost, seemingly forgotten in the rush of things to do. We stare at our computer screens and fail to make eye contact.
We Care Online
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Limited Physical Examinations One of the primary drawbacks of telehealth is that it limits the ability of providers to conduct thorough physical examinations. This limitation means that telehealth may not be suitable for all medical concerns.
Health Populi
AUGUST 25, 2020
These included: A clinician’s lack of ability to conduct a physical exam (75% of older people concerned about this). But a telehealth encounter was seen as more convenient than an office visit by 56% of older people. The study identified several key concerns about telehealth visits, shown in the graphic.
Sensible Medicine
JULY 14, 2023
After taking his history and doing his physical exam, I recommended HIV testing. He spent much of the late 1980s in New York, working on his art, and having some risky sexual encounters. In 1993, he left New York, moved to Boston, and got assigned to me, a new intern, as his new doctor. “Not going to happen,” was his reply.
Valant
JULY 24, 2024
Objective : Vital signs, results of physical exams, completion of inventories/instruments, and other actual observations such as the patient’s mood, behavior, appearance, and statements, when pertinent to treatment. Note Items of a particularly private nature may be reserved for private therapy notes (not progress notes).
Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 6, 2023
I’ll admit that I considered this near-delusional rambling, especially when I factored in his lack of symptoms and normal physical exam. He told me these proved he was near the end. I wish I had paid more attention.
MedQuest College
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
– Assisting in Examinations: Helping veterinarians conduct thorough physical exams by restraining animals and ensuring the safety of both the animal and the veterinary team. . – Performing Diagnostic Tests: Operating imaging equipment like X-rays or ultrasounds to help diagnose internal injuries or conditions.
MedQuest College
AUGUST 23, 2024
Their duties encompass medical responsibilities, including: – Diagnosis and Treatment: Veterinarians conduct physical exams, diagnose illnesses, and develop treatment plans. Veterinarian: Veterinarians are responsible for diagnosing and creating a treatment plan.
Doximity
MARCH 12, 2024
therealndmd I was asked recently if I used any history and physical exam (H&P) templates when I first started clinical rotations, and my answer was “I just figured it out as I went”.
Southern Careers Institute
MAY 13, 2024
Patient assessments: You may need to obtain a patient’s medical history, check their vital signs, perform a physical exam, and more. Testing tasks: You may be responsible for collecting blood and other samples for laboratory testing, process the sample, and ship them to the appropriate facility.
NHA Now
JUNE 9, 2020
Certified EKG Technicians (CETs) administer EKGs during physical exams, when cardiovascular problems are suspected, or in preparation for surgery. EKG rhythms provide important data for the diagnosis of heart conditions.
Accepted Blog
MARCH 13, 2024
Interacting with patients Medical students start by learning to take a complete patient history and review of systems, then progress to the physical exam. Most medical schools give first-year students an opportunity to begin seeing patients and learning the basics of the medical history and physical exam.
Prism Career Institute
DECEMBER 12, 2023
They may also be responsible for: Greeting patients Scheduling appointments Updating patient files When it comes to clinical duties, podiatric medical assistants often take patient’s vital signs, obtain the patient’s medical history, perform physical exams, and discuss treatment procedures with the patient.
Prism Career Institute
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
From greeting patients and updating their medical histories to taking vitals and assisting doctors during physical exams, there are many medical assistant responsibilities you’ll need to master. Here, Prism Career Institute helps assess the challenges of being a medical assistant and what you can expect from this profession.
Prism Career Institute
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Specific medical assistant responsibilities include: Answering phones Scheduling appointments Bringing patients to exam rooms Recording their symptoms and making necessary updates to their medical histories Helping doctors during physical exams Talking with patients about their diet, lifestyle, and current medications Filling out insurance forms Dispensing (..)
Accepted Blog
APRIL 11, 2024
Through patient case scenarios, the exam tests your ability to formulate a diagnosis based on a patient’s history, their physical exam, and the associated lab findings. These concepts include knowledge of human growth and development, disease states, and clinical skills. It also tests your ability to manage a patient.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
physical exam, radiology records, lab results, etc.) Distinguish between diagnosis and causal analysis. Obtain all the data upon which the expert bases his or her diagnosis. In doing so, get the expert to distinguish between objective medical evidence (e.g., versus the patient’s subjective statements.
Mobius MD
JANUARY 24, 2024
Your history and physical exam will be more accurate and complete. Dictating in front of the patient takes about two minutes. Those minutes don’t make your visits significantly longer, but they improve patient satisfaction because you spend more time with the patient.
Health Populi
JUNE 21, 2019
At worksite clinics, 43% of employers offer physical exams and urgent care, 36% do annual preventive exams, and 11% offer chronic care management. To help bend their corporate healthcare cost curves, employers are nudging covered workers to lower-cost settings, both onsite and away from the workplace.
Mobius MD
MAY 1, 2024
Rather than end the visit and try to remember everything you covered, dictating during exams ensures accuracy and includes patients in your process. They like to hear that I can dictate everything, and for me, it’s a matter of convenience that it’s all documented in the moment.”
Will Peach MD
APRIL 18, 2024
Many people find out they have the condition following an unrelated physical exam or by visiting their doctor after experiencing back pain. To conclusively diagnose scoliosis a doctor will perform a physical examination, a visual assessment, and a measurement of the curvature will be recorded using an instrument called a Cobb angle.
Prism Career Institute
MARCH 18, 2024
Nurse practitioners may be responsible for one or many tasks, including: Educating patients Ordering and completing lab tests, like X-rays Managing patient care Treating and diagnosing conditions, injuries, and infections Prescribing medications Ordering treatments Inquiring about a patient’s medical history Completing physical exams Referring patients (..)
MedVA
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Since they are not in the exam room, virtual scribes are less of a bother. Patients feel at ease during physical exams and don’t feel shy or worried about talking about their private lives. This way, they can make changes while the visit is still fresh in their minds and check that the medical record is correct.
Relias
JANUARY 24, 2024
The process may involve: Physical exam to determine if a medical condition is mimicking mental health symptoms (e.g., Assessments An assessment is a comprehensive, in-depth evaluation that provides information to help formulate a diagnosis and identify treatment needs. They may take several hours or even days to complete.
Mobius MD
AUGUST 22, 2024
Here’s why he dictates clinical notes during patient visits : “I like dictating the history, physical exam, and my plan in front of the patient because I can pause and ask them, ‘Is there anything I should have added or emphasized?’
Accepted Blog
MARCH 11, 2025
From the beginning they learn how to take a history, do a physical exam. Once they take the step, once they start their clinical rotations. That’s pretty good. That’s pretty pretty fast, and they already have some clinical exposure. We have a lot of actor patients that we use for that.
Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Data from the history and physical exam are critical and free. 2 When you present the physical exam, vital signs should be given in even numbers. I expect you to have the best grasp of your patients’ history of present illness, past medical history, and relevant social history. 1 Women: See above (and here ).
Accepted Blog
DECEMBER 10, 2024
So, biochemistry, anatomy, organ systems, how to interview a patient, how to do a physical exam, all those types of things. So in that first year of the curriculum, students are doing sort of your, what you’d think of as preclinical work. And then we send them out into the core clinical year, the second year.
Sensible Medicine
JANUARY 3, 2025
Doctors of a certain age tend to fetishize the physical exam. I think this is because learning the physical exam is an important part of the socialization of the doctor. Though with every passing day I feel more and more like part of the old guard, I can only give the exam a tepid defense.
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 21, 2024
” The Tasmanian study identified an at-risk cohort at birth, enrolling the parents in a program of one hospital interview and physical exam at 4 days, one home visit at 5 weeks (the only time “usual sleep position” was asked), and a phone interview at 10 weeks.
Sensible Medicine
JANUARY 10, 2025
On his physical exam, the new internist hears a loud mitral regurgitation (MR) murmur. He has asthma, which he doesn’t think is perfectly controlled, and notes about six months of increased shortness of breath. He admits he has a hard time keeping track of his symptoms.
A Young Doctor's Journey
JANUARY 4, 2025
Classically, it'll be: history of present illness, physical exam, workup (pertinent labs, imaging, etc.) Now that you have your case and you know where you want to submit it: figure out the submission guidelines. What kind of sections does it ask for? and a discussion, but there's some variability. And then get to work.
Health Populi
DECEMBER 30, 2019
We gathered data through health risk appraisals and physical exams in government clinics for selected employees who opted into the research from the three agencies. I then analyzed the anonymized data to create health risk profiles for workers in the agencies, which had distinctively different profiles.
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