i can't rememer what the docter does when you go get a physical so can someone please remind me of what they do? Thanks.
2007-06-01 05:51:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Checks your eyesight, hearing, balance, reflexes. Checks your heart, lungs, blood pressure. If you're a guy, he'll probably do a hernia check also and maybe a prostate check That's most of it.
2007-06-01 05:54:56 · answer #1 · answered by fonzarelli_1999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weight, Height, Temperature, Blood Pressure, Eyes, Ears, Throat, Reflexes, Physical exam
2007-06-01 05:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by jessicas127 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A physical is a generalized checkup. The doctor, with the help of a nurse and lab techs, will check your vital signs, blood values, urinalysis, and run similar tests. Depending on your age, it may include a stool culture. Your doctor may also have you fill out questionaires about your mental and emotional health. It may include a pelvic exam for women (again, depending on age). In short, it's a once-over for your entire body, and usually the only pain you'll experience is a needle-stick to draw a couple of vials of blood for the testing.
2007-06-01 06:01:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a guy, besides checking your heart and blood artwork, they study your prostate via sticking a gloved and lubricated finger into your anus and sense around to your prostate via your rectum partitions. it relatively is how they examine for an enlarged prostate or different abnormalities. that's often over in the previous you recognize it and in basic terms motives a reasonable volume of discomfort, yet no discomfort. they're going to hand you some tissue to sparkling up later on (get rid of the lubricant). in addition they examine to work out in case you have a hernia. the sole thank you to attempt that's to insert a finger on your pelvic floor, close to your testicles, and make you turn your head and cough. No discomfort, no discomfort. once you spot your primary practitioner, male or lady, don't be embarrassed to get bare in front of them, no count how exceptionally your are or how grotesque you're. they have seen all of it. relatively. and by no ability EVER conceal something from them. they are able to't assist you in case you do no longer tell them each and everything. Drug use, alcohol use, sexual intercourse, and so forth. You pay them stable money. Get your cash's nicely worth out of it. There are 2 human beings you need to by no ability deceive: your primary practitioner and your lawyer.
2016-11-24 21:58:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medical and family history, vital signs taken (pulse, resp., bp), poke poke here, prod prod there, open up, say ahhh, breathe in, breathe out....
And then, if necessary, require you to come back for more specialized testing...
2007-06-01 05:56:40 · answer #5 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Checks blood pressure, pulse, and your lungs.
Asks you if your on any medications and how have you been feeling the past couple of days.
2007-06-01 07:09:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
um he/she touches u in ur spacial spot is the big one other then that just ur plus blood presure and heart beat and reflexs thats bout it and if u need shots you will get those too
2007-06-01 05:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by Pawel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LOL. This is too funny. When you make the appt. make sure to ask what to expect.
Seriously, too funny!
2007-06-01 05:59:00 · answer #8 · answered by jess1barney 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it ends with them sticking their finger up your butt
2007-06-01 05:54:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋