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Complete physical just as important for pets.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Dr. Chris Duke
Aguy named George asks his wife, "Honey, can you take off work Tuesday? I have a complete physical scheduled, and I'd like for you to be with me at the hospital."
George has just turned 50. And he's not too happy about it, but he wants to take advantage of the fact that his company's insurance carrier pays for a "complete physical" for every employee who reaches that milestone. What, exactly, should George expect?
And why are you reading about George's "complete physical" in the Your Pet's Doctor column?
The reason is that Americans' concept of a "complete physical" is something of a misnomer, but fits the definition given by Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, "an examination of the bodily functions and condition of an individual." George's "complete physical" and your pet's "complete physical" share a lot of similarities.
Dorland's Medical Dictionary defines "examination" as: "inspection or investigation, especially as a means of diagnosing disease, qualified according to the methods employed, as physical examination, roentgen examination, cystoscopic examination, etc."
When a doctor or nurse thinks of the term "physical examination", he envisions the process of physically looking at and palpating (feeling) the parts of the body in a sequential, organized fashion.
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