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OLDCART
O= onset L= location D= duration C= character A= aggravating/alleviating R= radiation T= timing
location, quality, quantity/severity, timing, onset, remitting or exacerbating factors, associated manifestations
2 Diff types of Physical Exams
Comprehensive: new patients, in-depth knowledge of patient, provides a baseline for future visits, health promotion and education, comprehensive exam
Focused/Problem-Oriented: Appropriate for established patients, addresses focused concerns or symptoms, addresses symptoms related to specific body systems, focused exam utilizing specific techniques or maneuvers
INTERPRET
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Four Cardinal Techniques
Inspection
Percussion
Palpation
Auscultation
Sensitivity vs. Specificity
Sensitivity: the probability that a person with disease has a positive test. This is represented as a/(a + c) in the disease present column of the 2 × 2 table. Sensitivity is also known as the true positive rate
Specificity: the probability that a non-diseased person has a negative test, represented as d/(b + d) in the disease absent column of the 2 × 2 table. Specificity is also known as the true negative rate