Medical checkup routine

@twinlodo

First one took my weight and various measurements like height and waist width, then he checked my spine straightness while standing, bent down and while walking, and finally he made me get on a feet scanner. Basically it was a glass surface with a green light underneath. So he took my footprint, printed it and put it in the exam form.

Very interesting! Was this just a podoscope or an actual scanner like a photocopier? Hiw did he take your footprints?

Was this just a podoscope or an actual scanner like a photocopier

I just searched and yes, it was a podoscope. Didn't know how it's called.

Pediatrician through age fifteen. The nurse would take me back (with my mother until I was in middle school) to the exam room. All the usual questions. I was told to strip to my briefs and was weighed and measured along with having vitals taken. Nothing out of the ordinary. Went in alone once a became a teenager.

Adult doctor from age sixteen. Always bare chested. A treadmill stress test was done as a baseline to help evaluate my fitness level.

All new patients, regardless of age, got the treadmill as part of their initial visit. This was in addition to measuring body fat and agility. Every physical from the following year included a resting ekg.

Pediatrician always examine me from head to toe, the last part was the genital exam. My gynecologist exams the breasts and the last part is a full pelvic.

@twinlodo

The exam started with me fully dressed and sitting on the table. BP, ears, nose, throat, lymph nodes, reflexes, the usual staff.

Do you remember what reflexes were checked? Knee only or more?

My childhood medical exams were non-invasive, without blood tests, thermometers, or removing any clothes. My doctor was a very kind person, and professional. He would listen to my chest, check me for a hernia, check blood pressure, and maybe an updated vaccine.