Clinical exam: P

18 pages

• Pain assessment and pain scalesGeneral exam and vital signs · Vital sign
• Pallor, cyanosis and jaundiceGeneral exam and vital signs · Sign
• Palpation of the liver and spleenAbdomen · Maneuver
• Palpitations: what the patient feels, what to ask and the danger signsCardiovascular system · Topic
• Parkinsonian syndromeNervous system · Syndrome
• Past medical, surgical, family and social historyHistory taking and the interview · History
• Pediatric history: perinatal, growth, development and vaccinesHistory taking and the interview · History
• Peripheral pulses and the ankle–brachial indexCardiovascular system · Exam technique
• Phalen and Tinel signsMusculoskeletal system · Maneuver
• Pleural effusion syndromeRespiratory system · Syndrome
• Pneumothorax syndromeRespiratory system · Syndrome
• Portal hypertension and the signs of chronic liver diseaseAbdomen · Syndrome
• Precordial inspection and palpation: apex beat, heaves and thrillsCardiovascular system · Exam technique
• Pronator driftNervous system · Maneuver
• Psychiatric mental status exam: mood, thought, perception, insightNervous system · Exam technique
• Pulmonary hyperinflation syndrome (emphysema)Respiratory system · Syndrome
• Pulse oximetryGeneral exam and vital signs · Vital sign
• Pupils: light reflex and abnormal pupils (Marcus Gunn, Horner, Argyll Robertson)Nervous system · Sign

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