The phrase "a complete physical exam" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in medical contexts to refer to a thorough examination of a patient's body by a healthcare professional.
Example: "Before starting the treatment, the doctor recommended that I undergo a complete physical exam to assess my overall health."
Alternatives: "a thorough physical examination" or "a full medical check-up."
I had a complete physical exam.
WHEN George Skouras, an investment manager in New York, turned 52, he decided to go for a complete physical exam.
When he received the bill from the emergency room doctor, his medical record, produced electronically, reflected a complete physical exam that never happened, allowing the visit to be billed at the highest level, Mr. Burleigh said.
What do your patients tell you about their experiences with the American health care system? A. They often speak of going to a health care provider with abdominal pain and the provider does a complete physical exam and discovers that the woman is circumcised and is suddenly making comments like: "Oh, my God, what happened to you?
But The Times's reporters found disturbing evidence of sales pitches by software vendors telling doctors they could increase their incomes with the help of electronic records, huge error rates detected by contractors handling Medicare claims in Texas and Oklahoma, and a case where an emergency room doctor in Virginia billed Medicare for a complete physical exam, which was never done.
Transvaginal eviscerations have resulted in two reported deaths; therefore, it is important to include it in the differential diagnosis of a woman presenting with abdominal pain, perform a complete physical exam, and treat an evisceration promptly [7].
Among those 65 years and over, being a woman, being a nonsmoker, taking dietary supplements, having a more recent complete physical exam, and having received the 2001 02 influenza vaccine were all significantly associated with higher pneumococcal vaccination rates (P < 0.05).
You know a great deal now about the importance of a good history, complete physical exam, appropriate diagnostic workup and treatment options that are effective.
Although black participants reported lower educational and income levels, lower self-rated health and fewer were employed, they visited their physicians more frequently, had had a more recent complete physical exam and were more often smokers.
Among the 50 64 year old group, those who were unemployed, visited the doctor more frequently, had a more recent complete physical exam, self rated their health lower and received the 2001 02 influenza vaccine, were significantly more likely than their respective counterparts, to have ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (P < 0.05).
To ensure these patients were part of the study physician's practice and that the physician had the opportunity to discuss breast cancer screening, only women who had a health maintenance visit with complete physical exam by the study physician in the year prior to the visit were included.
