Clinical Head to Toe Assessment Methods

Clinical Head to Toe Assessment Methods

Head to toe assessment is very crucial in health care as it aid in saving time. Examining patients for symptoms narrows down possible diseases that they may be suffering from for easier laboratory tests as well as faster results and treatment since there are very many diseases that affect people and testing all of them takes time. Assessing the condition of various systems of the body requires various skills such as palpation and inspection.

In examining a patient, one needs to begin with the most vital sighs which are temperature, pain, blood pressure, respiratory and pulse. A patient’s temperature is felt if above or below normal by…