The phrase "on initial examination" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is being examined or evaluated for the first time. Example: "On initial examination, the patient's symptoms seemed to indicate a common cold, but further testing revealed a more serious underlying condition."
Of the 10 subjects who were Doppler-negative on initial examination, one was stage 2, seven were stage 3 and two were stage 4. Examples of the US images of Doppler-positive subjects are shown in figure 2. Examination of the maturation status of the ATT revealed a reduction in reported pain during both palpation and resisted static contraction with advancing skeletal maturation.
Three were subsequently withdrawn; one, assigned to the 'letter' group, was found to have a cancer on initial examination at the symptomatic breast clinic (she had been referred there because of vague breast symptoms but family history had been mentioned in the GP letter and onward referral to the cancer family clinic had already been arranged, although no 'low risk' letter was actually sent).
Fig. 1 Physical findings on initial examination.
Orthostatic headache, hearing disorder, blurred vision, nausea, and vomiting were observed on initial examination.
On initial examination, visual acuity was decreased to 20/40 in her right eye.
On initial examination, pinhole visual acuity was 20/32 in each eye (OU), and intraocular pressures were 14 mmHg OU.
The clinical significance of pneumothorax depends not only on its size at the time of initial examination, but also on its development over time and on the overall condition of the patient.
In evaluating remediation products, we selected specific bioassays for initial examination on the basis of current knowledge of the mechanism of action of the parent compound of interest.
The forensic scientist missed the hairs on the initial examination only finding them on a second look weeks later, while working on the same table that had reference hairs police had taken from Olivia's home.
‡ Number of patients who showed negative on the initial examination, and converted to positive on the second examination by Serodia Myco II.
Data on symptoms and laboratory data were obtained from medical records based on the initial examination and subsequent follow-up interview 6 8 weeks after enrolment.
