What are the components of physical examination

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Question - After reading provided scenario, answer the following questions:

1. What are the components of physical examination? Describe each component. (See Module 1, Commentary, Topic 8. Disease Categories, Part B. Steps in Diagnosis)

2. Mr. Smith's blood pressure was 160/100 mmHg. How does a medical provider take or measure blood pressure? What do the top (numerator) and bottom (denominator) numbers mean in the biological sense? What is the significance the size of these two numbers? Is Mr. Smith's blood pressure within normal range? Explain how you concluded whether Mr. Smith's blood pressure is/is not within normal range.

3. Based on the data provided, what laboratory tests were performed and what samples were taken from the patient? Select one of the laboratory tests ordered for Mr. Smith and discuss why Mr. Smith's physician might have ordered the test and the information she might have expected to obtain from that particular test.

4. Compare Mr. Smith's values with reference values and indicate whether MR. Smith's values are below, above, or within normal range (compare Mr. Smith's values with the Reference values) for each laboratory tests in the table above from the second set of tests.

5. What imaging procedures did Mr. Smith undergo? Discuss the distinctions and similarities between the two different imaging approaches. What were the results of imaging procedures in Mr. Smith's case?

6. Select one of the medical terms from the CONCLUSION and DIAGNOSIS section above and define what it means. Also, discuss, in your own words and based on what you can gather about Mr. Smith's condition, how the laboratory or imaging tests helped with drawing a conclusion or making the diagnosis. In your own words, discuss how medical providers use the scientific method to come to work through the examination and diagnosis of a patient.

Attachment:- Patient Scenario.rar

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