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Old 12-01-2004, 07:26 PM
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Good idea. I forgot about the physical exam

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Originally Posted by Anonymous
You missed the physical exam and work up
Here is the required physical exam to pass

Did you wash your hands before you touch the patient?

Did you gown the patient?

Did you try to feel for cervical lymphadenopathy?

Did you look into the mouth for pharyngeal exudates and other abnormal?

Did you auscultate the heart?

Did you auscultate the lungs?

Did you try to palpate for splenectomy and hepatomegaly? If your differential diagnoses include mononucleosis then you need to do this.

Did you try to gentle and deep palpated the abdomen?
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