Why Does My Doctor Do That?
The Annual Exam
Push on Your Belly
Stick That Thing in Your Ear
Look in Your Mouth
Shine a Light in Your Eye
Listen to Your Chest
Take Your Blood Pressure
Ask You to Turn Your Head and Cough
Measure and Weigh You
Take Your Blood
Tap Your Knee
Tap All Over Your Ribcage
Measure Your Heart Rate
Put a Finger in Your Rectum
Have You Pee in a Cup
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SOURCES:
American Society of Clinical Oncology: “Digital Rectum Exam (DRE).”
Cleveland Clinic: “What Your Doc Listens for in the Stethoscope,” “What Your Tongue Can Tell You About Your Health.”
COPD Foundation: “Examining Your Entire Body.”
Mayo Clinic: “Diseases and Conditions: Prostate cancer,” “Urinalysis.”
National Heart Association: “All About Heart Rate (Pulse),” “What is High Blood Pressure?”
National Kidney Foundation: “Why Are Patients Asked for Urine Samples?”
National Institutes of Health: “Inspection, Auscultation, Palpation, and
Percussion of the Abdomen,” “Assessing Your Weight and Health Risk,” “Health Topics: Pneumonia,” “What Do Blood Tests Show?”
Nemours Foundation: “Testicular Exams.”
NetDoctor: “Ear examination (otoscopy).”
Prostate Cancer Foundation: “PSE & DRE Screening.”
University of California San Diego: “The Neurological Examination: Reflex Testing.”
University of Utah: “What Exactly Are Doctors Trying to Find in Your Eye?”