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A physical examination is conducted by a medical professional to investigate a patient's body for signs of disease. It involves both taking a medical history from the patient about their symptoms and conducting various tests and examinations of the body. Together with the medical history, the physical examination helps determine an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment plan, which becomes part of the patient's official medical record. While routine annual physicals have not been shown to reduce illness or death risks and may lead to overtesting, more comprehensive examinations are still used, especially for executive physicals which involve multiple detailed tests and scans.

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A physical examination is conducted by a medical professional to investigate a patient's body for signs of disease. It involves both taking a medical history from the patient about their symptoms and conducting various tests and examinations of the body. Together with the medical history, the physical examination helps determine an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment plan, which becomes part of the patient's official medical record. While routine annual physicals have not been shown to reduce illness or death risks and may lead to overtesting, more comprehensive examinations are still used, especially for executive physicals which involve multiple detailed tests and scans.

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A physical examination, medical examination, or clinical examination (more popularly known as a check-up or medical) is the process by which a medical

professional investigates the body of a patient for signs of disease. It generally follows the taking of the medical history an account of the symptoms as experienced by the patient. !ogether with the medical history, the physical examination aids in determining the correct diagnosis and devising the treatment plan. !his data then becomes part of the medical record. A "ochrane "ollaboration meta-study found that routine annual physicals did not measurably reduce the risk of illness or death, and conversely, could lead to over-diagnosis and overtreatment. !he authors concluded that routine physicals were unlikely to do more good than harm.#$% &edical uses#edit% A physical examination may be provided under health insurance cover, re'uired of new insurance customers, or stipulated as a condition of employment (in this case, it is called pre employment medical clearance). !his is a part of theinsurance medicine. In the (nited )tates, physicals are also marketed to patients as a one-stop health review, avoiding the inconvenience of attending multiple appointments with different healthcare providers.#*% #+% "omprehensive physical exams of this type are also known as executive physicals, and typically include laboratory tests, chest x-rays, pulmonary function testing, audiograms, full body "A! scanning, ,-.s, heart stress tests, vascular age tests, urinalysis, and mammograms or prostate exams depending on gender.#/%#0% !he executive physical format was developed from the $123s by the &ayo "linic and is now offered by other health providers, including 4ohns 5opkins (niversity, ,lite5ealth and &ount )inai in 6ew 7ork "ity. ,xecutive physicals are also the primary service of concierge doctors who claim to do a more thorough examination for a cash premium on top of the insurance coverage.#8% 9hile elective physical exams have become more elaborate, in routine use physical exams have become less complete. !his has led to editorials in medical :ournals about the importance of an ade'uate physical examination. #2%#;% In addition to the possibility of identifying signs of illness, it has been described as a ritual that plays a significant role in the doctor-patient relationship.#1% <hysicians at )tanford (niversity medical school have introduced a set of *0 key physical examination skills that were felt to be useful.#$3%

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