Physical examination 4: Specific skills
Main Scale
The doctor often has some difficulty in gaining cooperation when examining patients. He/ she is not very good with instruments nor at using the correct technique in examining patients |
The doctor positions the patient properly, shows that he/she can elicit physical signs adequately, and displays skill in the use of instruments. |
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Has little understanding of this. |
Attempts to do this but is not yet skilful and sometimes runs into difficulty. |
Attempts to do this and is usually successful but recognises his/her limitations. |
Perfect |
Subscales
The doctor does examine:
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Rarely |
Occas
ionally |
Fairly
frequently |
Often |
Usually |
(a) |
Each system ( eg cardiovascular , respiratory,
CNS) properly. |
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(b) |
Each organ (eg eye, ear, liver, heart) properly
and can demonstrate the proper use of : |
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Notes for raters
This area of behaviour can only be assessed by direct observation.
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