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Hand to hand.

Susanna E Bedell1, Thomas B Graboys

  • 1Lown Cardiovascular Center and Harvard Medical School, USA.

Journal of General Internal Medicine
|September 6, 2002
PubMed
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Examining a patient

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Area of Science:

  • Medical examination techniques
  • Patient-physician relationship
  • Clinical diagnostics

Background:

  • The physical examination is a cornerstone of clinical practice.
  • Physician-patient interactions can be enhanced through non-verbal communication.
  • The hands offer a unique point of contact and information gathering during patient assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the significance of hand examination in clinical practice.
  • To explore how examining the hands can deepen the physician-patient connection.
  • To underscore the diagnostic value of observations made through hand examination.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of the physician-patient interaction during hand examination.
  • Review of clinical literature on the diagnostic utility of hand observations.

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  • Emphasis on the tactile and visual information gained from examining the hands.

    • Main Results:

    • Hand examination fosters warmth, connectedness, and physician mindfulness.
    • It shifts focus to the patient as a whole person, not just symptoms.
    • Observations of the hands provide unique clues to physical and mental health status.

    Conclusions:

    • Incorporating detailed hand examination can significantly enrich the clinical encounter.
    • Routine hand observations can lead to unexpected diagnostic insights and unravel medical mysteries.
    • The hands serve as a valuable, often overlooked, diagnostic tool in medicine.