physical assessment
Medical checkup procedure
Physical assessment is a systematic examination of a person's body to evaluate health status.
Healthcare providers perform physical assessments by observing, touching, and listening—checking vital signs, inspecting skin, palpating organs, listening to heart and lungs.
The nurse conducted a thorough physical assessment before surgery.
Distinguished from history-taking, which gathers information through questions rather than examination.
- head to toeCovering the whole body
- backReverse side; support
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
palpation · hands on · eye · cardiovascular system · auscultation · otoscope · penlight · respiratory system · percussion · reflex hammer · tuning fork · pulse oximeter · sphygmomanometer · thermometer · nervous system · skin · sensory organs · measuring tape
- military admissionsWest Point, USNA, Annapolis, Air Force Academy, military academy
- biomechanicsbiomechanics, kinematics, kinetics, motion capture, body mechanics
physical assessmentpsychological assessment
Clinical evaluation of mind
psychological evaluation · psychiatric assessment · psychiatric evaluation · cognitive assessment · mental health assessment
physical assessmentlaboratory testing
Scientific examination of specimens
blood test · diagnostic imaging · remote monitoring · lab work · bloodwork
physical assessmenttreatment
Care for an ailment
medical intervention · therapy · surgical intervention · medication administration · clinical treatment
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