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INTRODUCE YOUR SELF,, STAND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PATIENT &
TAKE PERMISSION FROM THE PATIENT FOR EXAMINATION.
.. أني (فالن فالن) طالب سنة خامسة في كلية الطب البشري.. صباح الخير يا حاج.. السالم عليكم
... لو سمحت يا حاج من بعد إذنك وسامحني كثرت عليك.. من بعد إذنك يا حاج نبي انديرلك كشف عام
1 GENERAL LOOK:
ABC / PM / SS
A: Appearance The Patient is Well OR Ill.
B: Built Average Weight OR Under Weight.
C: Color of Skin Pale OR Yellow OR Plethoric.
P: Position Laying Flat OR Sitting On Bed.
M: Mental State Oriented OR Confused.
S: Surrounding Has Canula OR Any Face Mask (Poly, Venturi, Nebulizer).
S: Spot Diagnosis Large Face Acromegaly, Bulging Eyes Thyrotoxicosis.
Look at the Scalp For Any Hair Loss & Discoid Lupus FOR SLE.
Look at the Eye Brows For Loss of Lateral Third Mainly Due to Hypothyroidism.
4 EYE LOOK:
Look at Lips For Any Ulcer, Cyanosis, Pigmentation & Angular Stomatitis.
Then Ask the Patient to Open His Mouth and:
Look at the Inner Surface of the Lips For Any Ulcers.
Look at the Gum & Dental Hygiene and Ask If There is Any Artificial Teeth.
Peaked Nose, Small Mouth & Tight Shiny Skin FOR Systemic Sclerosis.
Face Rash (Malar OR Butterfly Rash) FOR SLE & Mitral Stenosis.
Inspection:
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Palpate Trachea:
Stand in Front of The Patient & Put Your Index Finger On the Medial End of the Right Clavicle and
Put Your Ring Finger On the Medial End of the Left Clavicle as in the Picture,
Then Use Your Middle Finger and Try to Palpate the Trachea as in the Picture and Check If It
Centralized OR Not,
(Normally the Distance Between the Index Finger and Middle Finger is Equal to the Distance
Between Ring Finger and Middle Finger Equi-Distance).
First Ask Permission From the Examiner To Do Examination For Axillary Lymph Node and Say:
I Would Like to Examine Axillary Lymph Nodes.
If the Patient Has Clubbing; You Have to Do Window Sign to Test the Clubbing:
Ask the Patient To Face the Nail of Each Finger Infront of Nail of Each Finger in the Other Hand
as in the Picture; That Means:
Nail of Index Finger of Right Hand Facing Nail of Index Finger of the Left Hand,
and Nail of Middle Finger of Right Hand Facing Nail of Middle Finger of the Left Hand,
and Nail of Ring Finger of Right Hand Facing Nail of Ring Finger of the Left Hand,
and Nail of Little Finger of Right Hand Facing Nail of Little Finger of the Left Hand,
and Nail of Thumb of Right Hand Facing Nail of Thumb of the Left Hand,
Observes If there is Window In Between the Nails at the Nail Root OR Not,
Normally There is a Window In Between the Nails,
In Case of Clubbing; There is No Window.
Half and Half Nail (Proximal White & Distal Brown); Indicate Chronic Kidney Disease.
Separation of Nail From Nail Bed (Onecholysis); Indicate Trauma, Psoriasis, Lichen Planus.
Synchronize Between Radial Artery and Femoral Artery Done By Compression On Radial Artery and
Femoral Artery at the Same Time Normally You Will Palpate the Two Pulses at the Same Time.
(Radio Femoral Delay Indicate Coarctation of Aorta).
Ask the Permission From the Examiner and Say; I Would Like to Measure the Temperature
[By Putting the Thermometer in the Axilla, Leave It for One Minute, Then When You Read It; Increase
Half Degree to the Reading, Normal Temperature 36.2 – 37.5C].
Ask the Permission From the Examiner and Say; I Would Like to Measure the Respiratory Rate
[By Counting Abdominal Movement During Full Minute, Normally 12-21 Cycle Per Minute].
Inspection:
1. Stand at the End of the Bed to Observes Any Swelling and Redness; Check If It is Unilateral
OR Bilateral,
If There is Any Swelling; Use Your Tape Major to Confirm That.
2. Check the Veins Above Medial Malleulus and Popliteal Fossa For Any Superficial Dilated
Veins (Varicose Veins).
Palpation:
1. Check the Temperature of Lower Limb By Dorsum of Your Hand Starting Distally and
Compare It With Proximal Part, Then Compare Between Right and Left Lower Limb.
2. Ask the Patient If He Has Pain in His Limbs, Then Check If There is Any Tenderness in His
Calf Muscles.
3. If There is Lower Limb Swelling (Edema); You Have to Make Sure If It is Pitting or Non
Pitting By
Pressing with Your Thumb in the Junction Between Lower One Third and Upper Two Third of the
Leg, and Observe If there is Depression at Site of Your Thumb Pressure On Lower Limb.
4. Ask Permission From the Examiner To Do Examination For Inguinal Lymph Node and Say:
I Would Like to Examine Inguinal Lymph Nodes.
*Finally: Cover the Patient and Thank The Patient and Say .. سامحني وان شاء هللا الباس عليك, شكرا يا حاج