Musings of a Marfan Mom

You Know Your Children Have Spent a Lot of Time at Doctors’ Offices When They…

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– set up their own clinic, complete with a stool for the patient to sit on
– won’t let anyone else in the exam room (closet) during the exam due to patient privacy
– have a doctor/nurse team
– ask the patient to roll up his sleeve for the blood pressure to be taken
– go over patient ID questions while taking the BP (DOB, address, etc.)
– check reflexes, ears, and eyes
– know where the heart is to properly take a heart rate
– pull up the patient’s shirt to listen to the lungs
– require the patient to pay his co-pay

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