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[5] [1] PPE is known by a variety of other names, such as preparticipation evaluation, [5] preparticipation physical examination, [6] preparticipation screening, [6] sports physical, [2] sports physical exam, [7] examination for participation in sport, [7] and similar.
The routine physical, also known as general medical examination, periodic health evaluation, annual physical, comprehensive medical exam, general health check, preventive health examination, medical check-up, or simply medical, is a physical examination performed on an asymptomatic patient for medical screening purposes.
Palpation is the use of physical touch during examination. During palpation, the physician checks for areas of tenderness, abnormalities of the skin, respiratory expansion and fremitus. [14] To assess areas of tenderness, palpate areas of pain, bruises, or lesions on the front and back of the chest.
The cranial nerve exam is a type of neurological examination.It is used to identify problems with the cranial nerves by physical examination.It has nine components. Each test is designed to assess the status of one or more of the twelve cranial nerves (I-XII).
A neurological examination is the assessment of sensory neuron and motor responses, especially reflexes, to determine whether the nervous system is impaired. This typically includes a physical examination and a review of the patient's medical history , [ 1 ] but not deeper investigation such as neuroimaging .
A peripheral vascular examination is a medical examination to discover signs of pathology in the peripheral vascular system. It is performed as part of a physical examination , or when a patient presents with leg pain suggestive of a cardiovascular pathology, typically peripheral artery disease .
Physical examination of the knee begins by observing the person's gait to assess for any abnormalities seen while walking. Gait assessment can be used to differentiate genuine knee pain or pain which referred from hip, lower back or the foot. A person can be asked to perform a duckwalk. This requires the person to squat and walk in that position.
An objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is an approach to the assessment of clinical competence in which the components are assessed in a planned or structured way with attention being paid to the objectivity of the examination which is basically an organization framework consisting of multiple stations around which students rotate and at which students perform and are assessed on ...