Physicians perform general physical examinations to ____.
A. obtain information about the patient's educational and social history
B. confirm the patient's overall state of health and provide baseline values for vital signs and mensuration
C. order laboratory and x-ray tests in order to make a differential diagnosis
D. obtain information about the patient's financial status
E. assist patients from different cultures
B. confirm the patient's overall state of health and provide baseline values for vital signs and mensuration
The two general reasons physicians perform general physical examinations are to examine a healthy patient to confirm an overall state of health and provide a baseline values for vital signs and measurements, and to diagnose a medical problem.
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