Praccies practising their physical examination skills in clinic means they are building awesome treatment plans, picking up on red flags and building amazing bonds with their patients.This means a fantastic outcome for our people - which is we all want right?
If you haven’t already, grab the free Cheatsheet to make physical examination easy in your clinic!
Spend a little time watching these videos - and importantly - go back into clinic and DO IT!
The magical 'Secondary' Data you gather with your Physical Exam (that is a gamechanger)
We gather primary data.
Data that can measured and we can all look at the same.
Numbers on a page, info on a computer.
Then there is something else that happens when we are doing our physical exams - there is a moment where your client will reveal something about themselves, or how they feel about things that will be game-changer for your treatment plan and client/praccie relationship.
You don’t want to miss this!
Thyroid Auscultation - What are we listening for?!
We have done our general inspection of the thyroid, as well as palpation.
We have detected enlargement - EEK!
Now we listen for 'Bruit', but hang on...there are other sounds too!
How confusing!
Lets clear this up :)
What Equipment do I need for My Physical Examinations?!
It can be a bit baffling thinking what equipment is needed, what brand, what to spend and where to start.
Lets nut it out, as its often NOT what you think is the best!