Assignment task: Answer the following four questions for each scenario below.
1. What position is required for the physician to examine the patient?
2. How would you drape the patient?
3. What types of equipment will be used for the exam?
4. What type of exam methods will be used for the exam (auscultation, palpation, etc.)
Scenario:
- A 45 y.o. male is presented complaining of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for three days.
- A 26 y.o. female arrives for her annual gynecological exam.
- A 65 y.o. female arrives complaining of a productive cough, runny nose, and sore throat for five days.
- A 35 y.o. male arrives complaining of back pain in the lower region for five days.
- A 40 y.o. male arrives for a sigmoidoscopy.