The patient encounter provides a good opportunity to not only physically examine the patient, but to also notice the interaction between the parents and the child. Murmurs, structural deformities such as cleft lip or palate, crackles secondary to a cystic fibrosis related pneumonia or rashes secondary to physical abuse are some important positive findings. With proper technique, anthropometric measurements should be plotted and compared with previous measurements.
Failure to thrive physical examination
Failure to thrive CT scan
Tremor physical examination
Burn physical examination
Mumps physical examination
Presbycusis physical examination
Tetanus physical examination
Delayed puberty physical examination