Sentence examples for thorough exams from inspiring English sources

In my research practice, I often hear about doctors in private and academic settings who evidently have time to take voluminous histories and perform compulsively thorough exams, yet fail to make human contact, leaving patients angry and confused.

Some of these programs can automatically generate detailed patient histories, or allow doctors to cut and paste the same examination findings for multiple patients — a practice called cloning — with the click of a button or the swipe of a finger on an iPad, making it appear that the physicians conducted more thorough exams than, perhaps, they did.

London drivers must pass a thorough exam called "the Knowledge," which includes memorizing streets and landmarks.

But it should be a thorough exam in which the doctor dilates the pupils and examines the optic nerve.

Many doctors favor propofol because it can make procedures move more quickly and because patients are usually more relaxed, which can lead to a more thorough exam.

Ljungqvist said an official who observed Soundarajan during the mandatory urine test for doping questioned her sex, and she later refused to submit to a more thorough exam.

But only after a careful history and thorough exam could I convince her that stretching and exercise were more likely to treat the pain than surgery.

'It Was Bad News' She needed a routine health screening to obtain a visa to remain in the country, and opted for a more thorough exam.

He still believes a thorough exam can yield vital information and help doctors figure out which tests to order and which to skip — surely a worthwhile goal as the United States struggles to control health care costs, he said.

The physician should take a history, do a thorough exam, and rule out a number of potential causes of mental impairment: depression; thyroid, kidney and liver function; vitamin B12 levels; infections; and dehydration and electrolyte disturbances.

Lacking incontrovertible evidence for the annual physical, this logic has long been used to justify it: If a thorough exam and conversation about your well-being alerts your doctor to a health problem that is best addressed sooner rather than later, isn't that better than waiting until the problem becomes too troublesome to ignore?