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You did WHAT with a speculum? by AtYourCervix Patient Expert New Year's Eve annual speculum drop by the nurses on L&D! What else would you do with a speculum? Note how pretty it was decorated: complete with ribbons and bows. Yes, that is IV tubing...
Routine pelvic exam considered obsolete by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor sensitive tests that can use urine or a vaginal self-swab rather than a speculum exam. Frequent, routine... of routine health exams for women? In a Perspective published in the January 2011 Journal of Women’s Health...
Trick of the Trade: Pediatric ear exam by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Performing a physical exam on frightened pediatric patients can often be challenging... bear What's your trick on performing an otoscope exam of the ears? Trick of the Trade...
Friday: Exam’s, Staycations, and Pumpkin Power! by Bobbi M. Patient Expert Oh happy Friday!!!! I have my first big exam this morning in Anatomy and Physiology.I wish the rain would go away! I studied hard last night but didn't kill myself. I ended up missing Thursday night...
Annual Physical Exam: Unneeded Expense? - Disease Prevention and Wellness Information to Improve Your Health on MedicineNet.com by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Annual Physical Exam: Unneeded Expense? - Disease Prevention and Wellness Information to Improve Your Health on MedicineNet.com: "An annual physical exam is a tradition for many U.S. adults, but it is not...
Exam Room Configuration - Example 9 by CanadianEmr .. Healthy Living Professional The following is provided as an example exam room configuration in a new clinic... and as a result, have designed the exam rooms to be identical to one another. As you can see from the example...
Lessons From the Bedside Exam ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor Lessons From the Bedside Exam By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. 13 feb 2009--Over the last year... students about the importance of the physical exam, or what he refers to as “bedside skills,” in modern...
Maths Exam (Trial test) by Angeline Patient Expert When he told me that his school gave him a mock Maths exam paper on Monday... exam paper scheduled on 31 October 2011 would be like. From this I will know what are the areas...
Percussion of the Thorax during physical exam: some comments by Dr. Gemzel H. Medical Doctor maneuver during physical exam of symptomatic respiratory patients. It completes the auscultation...
Computers in the Exam Room--Friend or Foe? by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Computers in the Exam Room--Friend or Foe?: "Five key communication behaviors to foster smooth... chart, Do Your LEVEL Best With the Computer in the Exam Room , applies these five communication...

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vaginal secretions in water
I am a nurse at a gynocology clinic. After each exam the speculums used are put into a bucket... the speculum buckets are dumped into a sink to scrub in preparation to be autoclave sterilized. While scrubbing these speculums one evening, I had forgot to put on my goggles. While taking off my gloves...crap

Re: risk at gyno office
A question recently asked got me thinking. You said most gynos use disposable specula, but mine doesn't (he uses the metal kind). Would there be an HIV risk if a speculum didn't get cleaned well or... in that heated drawer under the exam table?I appreciate your response! Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. Re: risk...crap

will the speculum effect vagina size??
, I am a convert). I have been rather troubled lately that the speculum that they use in a pap test... about the hymen. Some say all women have one and others say that not all do. and some say the speculum will rip...' response.     also,   how big is the speculum in inches?? Protected-from-above...crap

How to do a prostate self exam
Is it possible to perform a self exam of the prostrate? Edwardscrap

The Neurological Exam: What do they do and what are they looking for?
So what does happen when you go to see a neurologist and they do an exam?  I do think... my neurologist, the exam does not take that long.  But for someone undergoing an extensive diagnostic exam... to share two excellent links with you on this topic of neurological exams.  Both of these sites have videos...crap

I have tenderness and pain on the left side of my left breast, should I be concerned?
This is only a recent discovery? I really only notice it, if I am trying to give myself a breast exam. When I do press on it, it is very tender. whatever72527crap

after neurological exam (20 yrs of chronic cervical pain)...being sent for emg..why?
i had a very complete neurological exam this morning....i was at my semi-annual exam with my neurologist...he had another neurologist perform the exam and after consulting with my dr. about the his findings they set me up for for an emg (to test for neuropathy) so "we're not overlooking somethingcrap

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Me again, I have been to the eye Dr. he is the one who did complete eye exam and visual field tests and diagnosed "Visual field deficit" after extensive exams. No sign of retinal damage or CMV. He feels it is from the brain damage that shows on SPECT scan (done in Jan), MRI & CAT scan normal...crap

Is It Possible to Perform a Prostate Self Exam?
Dear Dr. Motola,   Is is possible to perform a self exam of the prostate and if so, how can it be done?     It is possible to perform a self-exam, however the subtle differences... professional. Prostate cancer has a characteristic feeling on digital exam, and until you have felt...crap

I am 41 and have missed my period for the last couple of months
Hello, I am 41 yrs old, I just had a full physical exam back in april 09, I had to have an endometrial biopsy but all the results came back fine, I have only had my period once since then could it be pre-mediposal at this young age or something more serious? No I am not pregnant. doyledcrap