Healthcare Law Insights blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

physical exam, radiology records, lab results, etc.) It is also helpful to question the expert on whether he or she performed any tests on the patient to determine whether his or her subjective statements align with objective evidence. Distinguish between diagnosis and causal analysis. versus the patient’s subjective statements.

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Medication Physical Exams Tests 64

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. However, contrary to a standardized test on which the medical history is presented in a paragraph of clean prose, it requires skill to obtain a medical history.

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Medical History Physical Exams Huddles/Rounds Medication 79

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. This is what everyone fears, square D. “He had just seen his doctor and was told he was in perfect health.” ” This is a rare situation. I wish I had paid more attention.

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Hospice Diagnostics Physical Exams Vital Signs 52

Sensible Medicine

JULY 14, 2023

After taking his history and doing his physical exam, I recommended HIV testing. Each of our visits would begin with me taking care of any pressing concerns, and end with me recommending HIV testing. He spent much of the late 1980s in New York, working on his art, and having some risky sexual encounters. He would decline.

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Medication Admissions Physical Exams Follow-Up 87

Accepted Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

There will always be new procedures, new medications, and new lab tests to learn about. 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. It also tests your ability to manage a patient.

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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.

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Physical Exams Tests Medication 52

Relias

JANUARY 24, 2024

The process may involve: Physical exam to determine if a medical condition is mimicking mental health symptoms (e.g., They may take several hours or even days to complete. thyroid disorder or neurological problems) Review of personal history (e.g.,

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Collaboration Physical Exams Communication Best Practices 52

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.

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Follow-Up Physical Exams Hospital Tests 75