You did WHAT with a speculum?by
AtYourCervix
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...
Friday: Exam’s, Staycations, and Pumpkin Power!by
Bobbi M.
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...
Exam Room Configuration - Example 9by
CanadianEmr ..
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.
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...
Computers in the Exam Room--Friend or Foe?by
Dr. Aniruddha M.
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...
I Passed The CSCS Examby
Mikki R.
I passed the CSCS certification exam that I took about six weeks ago. I am very pleased about this. It was a challenging four hour test. And the CSCS credential is the only certification that's recognized...
Weekend and exam!by
Alice V.
So I passed my exam! Got 72 %, but it was harder than I though/hoped it would be! At least it's over and done with, now I can register for the next one :-/
Weekend was fine, nothing exciting, just chilled...
What to Study when taking the Jurisprudence Examby
Taralynn M.
I have not heard from anyone who has taken the exam, so I am giving this information based on what I know about the exam. My understanding is that it is a review of Texas Board of Nursing laws...
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
Ear Specula and Risk
anything like that? I don't know what the condition of the patients' ears were before my kids' exam. Thanks very much...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
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
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
NeuroAIDS
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