The Basics of a Health Exam

You can learn a lot about the patient's condition by listening and observing the patient's body. A few routine tests can be instrumental in saving someone's life. It important to the overall health and well-being to adhere to regular physical exams. Here's what you can expect when reporting for a routine examination.

To begin with, your doctor will need some general information about yourself, then you will have to fill out a medical history. You will be asked for drug allergies, past surgeries, if necessary, and possibly questions about alcohol, tobacco and drug use. It important to be completely honest with your answers. This information is confidential and may be useful to determine the causes of any conditions that may be present or that could be avoided. Even if you have a doctor who knows you well, you may be required to update this form every year. Your medical history or your family may change each year - a parent or sibling can develop something that could also affect. At times, we may be suddenly hit with an unexpected health problem or disease. The information contained in this module can help physicians determine if there may be symptoms of impending complications.

After your paperwork is done it is then that he first met with a nurse and will take note of some general information about yourself. They collect data about your height, weight, and blood pressure and in many cases take the urine or even draw blood. These may seem humble, but there is a lot of information that can be learned not only by blood tests and urine analysis and blood pressure control, but also by the information contained in weight and height. Any significant change in these may provide an indication of a health problem. 

When the doctor comes into the room before he or she discusses with you the information we have collected so far more probing and ask questions about any area of ​​health that they feel may be a problem. Then, begin the examination, the doctor not only listens to your systems, but they must also look and feel to check if everything seems normal. Most doctors have a patient wearing a dress so that they can see the areas that are occurring because there are problems of discoloration of the skin and problems that may indicate problems. Overall, a routine health examination can help to identify some serious health problems. If caught early many serious health issues can be treated more successfully, and many can even be cured.