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When You Have a Checkup.(health)(Brief Article)
A Measles Shot
This girl has not had measles. She is getting a shot so that she never will have measles. The shot may hurt a little now. But getting a shot is better than being sick.
Seeing a Doctor
You should not be sick when you get a shot to fight disease. These shots are given by doctors and nurses during a checkup. A checkup is a visit to the doctor when you are well. The doctor checks to see how you are growing.
A doctor uses many tools to learn about your body. A doctor takes your temperature with a thermometer. A doctor listens to your heart and lungs with a stethoscope. A doctor checks your ears with an otoscope. A doctor uses a tongue depressor to look at your throat and a syringe to ...
- Use of a tongue depressor for eye protection.(CRYOSURGERY PEARL)
- Magazine article from: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Parker, Sareeta R.S. Chung, Vinh Q. February 1, 2007 700+ words
...in close proximity to the eye, the use of a blunt end tongue depressor (Figure 1) is an inexpensive, easy, and effective method...damage to the eye. (3) The smooth blunt edge of the tongue depressor fits comfortably in the concavity of the periorbital region...
- Pediatric tongue depressor. (Product Marketplace).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal November 1, 2001 700+ words
Aztec Medical Products, Inc., introduces Aaahzie [TM], a "tuttifrutti"-flavored plastic tongue depressor designed for young patients. Children find this product a delightful alternative to conventional wooden tongue depressors. Packaged...
- Ask Doctor Cory.(health advice)
- Magazine article from: Children's Playmate SuVaas, Cory June 1, 1999 700+ words
...Cory: Why do doctors hold your tongue...Brittany: When a doctor or nurse checks...stick called a tongue depressor. It's just...so that the doctor or nurse can...Aah," the doctor may not need to use a tongue depressor. Dear Dr...
- MAX DOCTOR DREENA KELLY REVEALS WHAT YOUR GP DOES IN A CHECK-UP UP TO?(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Kelly, Dreena January 7, 1998 700+ words
...and the hip-bone. If the doctor feels an unusual lump, he...yellowness may be jaundice. The doctor will also look for rashes...sometimes indicate gout. THROAT A TONGUE depressor is used to show up pus, inflamed...HANDS FROM your hands, the doctor may be able to diagnose underlying...
- Small victories.(Health)(Doctors must balance their desire to help against...
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) April 28, 2003 700+ words
...Howison, a family doctor from Dunes City, feels...starts crying. The doctor puts a tongue depressor in his mouth; the...retired emergency doctor from Eugene, cuts...wound. Dunlap says the doctors' visit provides the...
- Ward Healers.(searching for a new doctor)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: National Review Brookhiser, Richard July 29, 2002 700+ words
...regulation forced my doctor to enter a larger association...people never give their doctors a thought. The young...to find a nurse and a tongue depressor. Never again. Unless...Manhattan. I search for a doctor by taking referrals...and interviewing the doctors they suggest. The ...
- The (Nearly) Fit Guy: Thought of visit to doctor sickens men.
- Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) January 15, 2003 700+ words
...was really no need to see a doctor. No one this side of a hypochondriacs...an appointment to let the doctor "kick the tires" and "check...torso and ticker? That's a tongue depressor of an entirely different color...about regular visits to the doctor. One response: "What...
- Doctors giving hospitalized kids shot of confidence
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Gary Wisby March 23, 1988 700+ words
...operation performed was a role reversal. Doctors learned what it's like at the other...gatherings at which young patients "play doctor" to staff members or dolls. Pediatrics...practitioner John Pearson, 6, asked for a tongue depressor. "A clean one," added his patient...
