Examinations include listening to chest and abdominal sounds {auscultation}|.
To discover breast lumps, with arms lowered then raised, look for breast-size, shape, or contour changes {breast examination}. Look for skin puckering or dimpling. Press nipple and look for discharge. Lie down on bed, put pillow under shoulder, put same-side hand under head, and then press against breast with small circular motions to detect lumps. Put same-side arm at side, and feel in armpit and breast to detect lumps. Examine one week after menstrual period. If you feel lumps, they are probably not cancerous but go to doctor to be sure.
Legs can be in stirrups for external-genitalia examination {pelvic examination}, cervix and vagina visualization through speculum, and uterus and ovary palpation. Pelvic examinations should be once a year.
Tapping chest {percuss}| checks lung function.
4-Medicine-Medical Examination
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