SIW FACULTY: GENERAL MEDICINE GROUP: GM REPARED BY : ZHOTAN A.M CHECKED BY: BURIBAEVA ZH.B The Kazakh National Medical University Named After S.J.Asfendiyarova

Plan: 1. Introduction: A) General examination 2. The main part: A) Rules of general examination B) Techniques of examination C) Symptoms of the disease 3. Conclusion

General examination General examination General examination (inspection)of patient as a diagnostic method retained its importance for the physician in any specialty, despite the increasing number of instrumental and laboratory studies.

Rules of general examination Before treating the patient it is necessary to make a correct diagnosis of the disease and to determine it's aetiology, ie. the causes of the disease.The doctor must know well the pathogenesis of any disease, ie. the way and mechanism of it's development, as well as the symptoms by which it can be revealed.

Techniques of examination A number of different procedures is used to establish a diagnosis: history-taking, physical examination, which includes visual examination, palpitation percussion, auscultation, laboratory studies, consisting of urinalisis, blood, sputum and other analysis; instrumental studies, for example, taking electrocardiogram or cystoscopy, X-ray examination and other.

Techniques of examination

Palpation Palpation is the process of using one's hands to examine the body, especially while perceiving/diagnosing a disease or illness.Usually performed by a health care practitioner, it is also the process of feeling an object in or on the body to determine its size, shape, firmness, or location (such as a veterinarian would check/feel the stomach of a pregnant animal to ensure good health and successful delivery )

Types of palpation

PERCUSSION PERCUSSION IS A METHOD OF TAPPING ON A SURFACE TO DETERMINE THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE, AND IS USED IN CLINICAL EXAMINATIONS TO ASSESS THE CONDITION OF THE THORAX OR ABDOMEN.

Auscultation (based on the Latin verb auscultare "to listen") is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope.

Symptoms of the disease For determining a disease it is very important to know it's symptoms, such as breathlessness, edema, dizziness, cough, vomiting, fever, hemorrhage, headache, and other. objective subjective Some of these symptoms are objective, for example, hemorrhage or vomiting, because they are determined by objective study, while others, such as headache or dizziness are subjective, sinc they are evident only to the patient.

Objective symptoms of the disease Hemorrhage Vomiting

Subjectivesymptoms of the disease Subjective symptoms of the disease Dizziness Headache

Conclusion Before treating the patient, you need to know make the correct diagnosis, ie. know the causes of the disease. The become a good doctor, you need to know the symptoms of any disease.A number of different procedures is used to establish a diagnosis. If you want to be a good doctor, you should know all this knowledge.

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