physical exam

collocation in English

meaningsofphysicalandexam

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physical
adjective
uk
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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exam
noun[C]
uk
/ɪɡˈzæm/us
/ɪɡˈzæm/
a test of a student's knowledge or skill in a particular ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandexamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, thephysicalexamis not a required element of all medical encounters.
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They were highly suspicious for malignancy, based onphysicalexamand ultrasound.
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As part of thephysicalexam, physicians also routinely assess the patient's ability to understand information, weigh choices, and make a decision to accept or refuse medical treatment.
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The physician's time and effort could be better spent performing other activities, such as taking a medical history, conducting aphysicalexam, or discussing the patient's questions and concerns.
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This can be seen in thephysicalexamas a fixed and dilated pupil on the side of the injury.
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Touching or moving the outer ear increases the pain, and this maneuvre onphysicalexamis important in establishing the clinical diagnosis.
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She was seen by a physician from the family's pediatric practice, who documented a normalphysicalexam.
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Onphysicalexam, paradoxical splitting is appreciated as increased splitting on expiration relative to inspiration, versus normal splitting where inspiration will increase splitting.
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Onphysicalexam, bowel sounds will be absent.
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Gynaecological examination is quite intimate, more so than a routinephysicalexam.
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With online health advice, the doctor doesn't take a history, doesn't do aphysicalexam, and doesn't monitor or assess any suggested treatment.
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Notoriously inaccurate rules of thumb have been applied to thephysicalexamof the jaundiced infant.
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However, during a routinephysicalexam, doctors discovered a benign heart murmur that prevented him from becoming a pilot.
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Although often diseases are suggested by thephysicalexamand history alone, testing is still a large part of the diagnosis.
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She fails herphysicalexamby several seconds, after injuring her ankle.
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Aphysicalexamand thorough history also help to direct the investigation.
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New inmates also receive aphysicalexamand educational, vocational, and psychological tests.
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Cytopathology is best used as one of three tools, the second and third being thephysicalexamand medical imaging.
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Gabaldon is drafted, but fails hisphysicalexamdue to a perforated eardrum.
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