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Technique of Physical Examination

Physical examination is an organized process of collecting objective health data through inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation to establish a baseline of a patient's condition, confirm their health history, help diagnose issues, plan care, and evaluate treatment outcomes, while also building trust with the patient and understanding changes in their disease.

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Technique of Physical Examination

Physical examination is an organized process of collecting objective health data through inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation to establish a baseline of a patient's condition, confirm their health history, help diagnose issues, plan care, and evaluate treatment outcomes, while also building trust with the patient and understanding changes in their disease.

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Physical Examination

Definition :
• It is an organized systemic process of collecting objective data based
upon a health history and head to toe or general systemic
examination.
• It provides foundation for the nursing care plan.
Purpose :
• To obtain physical data about the client function.
• To establish baseline details about pts condition.
• To confirm data obtained in patients health history.
• To establish diagnosis and plan the patient care.
• To evaluate physiological outcomes of health care.
• To establish therapeutic relationship with the patient.
• To understand any changes in conditions of disease.
• To contribute to the medical research.
Technique of Physical examination :
• Inspection
• Palpation
• Percussion
• Auscultation

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