Inspection (medicine)
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In medicine, inspection (Latin word "Inspectio" or the act of beholding) is the thorough and unhurried visualization of the client. This requires the use of the naked eye.
During inspection, the examiner observes:
External signs:
- Body features and symmetry appearance
- Nutritional state or weight
- Skin color
- Frequency and volume of breaths during respiration
- Movement of the abdomen and each side of the chest during respiration
- Hair distribution
- divercation of recti muscle
- umbilicus (site-shape-color- infiltration)
- Gait and manner of speaking
Gross Deviation:
In medical practice, inspection is however not limited to visual information alone. Inspection also involves:
- Listening to any sounds emanating from the client
- Odors that may be present
See also
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
