first is Inspection; this simply means careful observation by sight
second is Palpation; this means feeling of a particular part of the body with the hands
thirdly is percussion; this means feeling the sounds of the internal part of the body by tapping the back of the hand placed on the body part with the middle finger in order to detect abnormal sounds
lastly is auscultation; this involves the use of stethoscopes to listen to sounds which occur in different parts of the body.
I need to know hwat they are talking about when refering to the different positions in a physical examination.
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Auscultation is the portion of the physical examination that provides information by hearing.
If you are asking when you should get a physical examination for your body, then I can answer this. You need to get a physical usually every year, also if you take any medicine you may get med checks every so often and usually a physical examination will go along with that.
There are virtually no risks associated with a physical examination. Complications with the process of a physical examination are unusual. Occasionally, a useful piece of information or data may be overlooked. More commonly.
urinalysis is the examination of urine and its content,urinalysis can be very comprehensive,testing for dozens of different physical and chemical characterization
After a thorough examination, the doctor determined it was strep throat
Three parts of a routine urinalysis include physical examination (color, clarity, odor), chemical examination (pH, protein, glucose), and microscopic examination (red blood cells, white blood cells, bacteria).
*Physical healt *an absence of disease: 1.)teachers observations 2.)screening test 3.)dental examination 4.)physical examination 5.)medical examination
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