Wiki A Few Questions...Examination Elements

[Inquisitor]

Palpation in the examination section: "No palpable spasm"... is it considered musculoskeletal or skin, since it is by touch?
Tenderness...same question. How do you count it?
Triggering? Neuro finding or musculoskeletal?

 

[RebeccaWoodward*]

Answers may vary but I would list them as....

No palpable spasm-Musculoskeletal

Tenderness-Musculoskeletal

Triggering-I would probably count that under neuro depending on the intent of the physicians exam

 

[FTessaBartels]

What part of the body?

What part of the body is being palpated?
What part is "tender" (or not tender)? ... this could be abdomen.

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC