Guest guest Posted December 6, 1999 Report Share Posted December 6, 1999 --- Aubrey Goldstein wrote: > No tests are benign, there are always possible problems. Made me chuckle to think of what might go wrong with some of the simple tests conducted at a routine physical. e.g. the knee jerk or the hand grip tests. It would have to be something pretty bizarre to result in complications. But I suspect that there is at least one case of things going awry when the patient was asked to squeeze the doctors fingers. Tim __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 1999 Report Share Posted December 6, 1999 Tim, Speaking of that test, I stupidly asked one of my patients to squeeze my fingers one day, forgetting completely about my arthritis. Needless to say I've never done that again. It was soooo painful. So even when the test doesn't affect the patient, it can have dire consequences. Thanks, I think, for making me remember that event. Aubrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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