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Should Physicians Follow Hollywood's Script?

Sensible Medicine

EHR and tech companies are combining years of medical training and practice with data input (including vital signs, physical exam findings, labs) to generate diagnoses and plans for patients via algorithms. It also serves as the basis for algorithms to support the AI revolution.

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Telehealth Analysis: The Pros & Cons

We Care Online

Limited Physical Examinations One of the primary drawbacks of telehealth is that it limits the ability of providers to conduct thorough physical examinations. This limitation means that telehealth may not be suitable for all medical concerns.

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What Are SOAP Notes and How Do You Write Them?

Valant

Objective : Vital signs, results of physical exams, completion of inventories/instruments, and other actual observations such as the patient’s mood, behavior, appearance, and statements, when pertinent to treatment.

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What It’s Like to Work as a Podiatrist’s Medical Assistant

Prism Career Institute

They may also be responsible for: Greeting patients Scheduling appointments Updating patient files When it comes to clinical duties, podiatric medical assistants often take patient’s vital signs, obtain the patient’s medical history, perform physical exams, and discuss treatment procedures with the patient.

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Medical Assistant Programs

Southern Careers Institute

Patient assessments: You may need to obtain a patient’s medical history, check their vital signs, perform a physical exam, and more. Testing tasks: You may be responsible for collecting blood and other samples for laboratory testing, process the sample, and ship them to the appropriate facility.

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General Medicine Service Expectations

Sensible Medicine

Data from the history and physical exam are critical and free. 2 When you present the physical exam, vital signs should be given in even numbers. I expect you to have the best grasp of your patients’ history of present illness, past medical history, and relevant social history.

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Friday Reflection 31: 30 Years and Counting

Sensible Medicine

When I met him, he showed me binders of color-printed (rare at the time) spreadsheets and graphs of his vital signs and physiologic measures. I’ll admit that I considered this near-delusional rambling, especially when I factored in his lack of symptoms and normal physical exam. I wish I had paid more attention.

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