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1. Read and learn the following information
Physical Examination
A Examining a patient
When examining a patient, you should:
1. Introduce yourself, if necessary.
Good morning, I'm Dr Mason.
2. Brief the patient on what he/she should expect in a clear and sim-
ple way.
Do you know what we're going to do this morning?
What we're going to do today is ...
I'm going to examine your ... so I can find out what's causing this ...
What we do is ...
What happens is that ...
I'll ask you to ...
Are you ready?
OK?
3. Instruct the patient in a clear but polite manner (see B below).
4. Show sensitivity to the patient's needs and respond to discomfort,
reassuring if appropriate. You might feel a little bit of discomfort.
This might hurt a little but I'll be quick.
Tell me if it hurts.
Let me know if it's sore.
It will be over very quickly.
It won't take long.
You're doing very well.
5. Talk the patient through the procedure.
I'm just going to ...