Physical Exam Appointment Length

My Physicals usually take 20 minutes or so....She's very thorough, but goes at a decent pace.

The last time I saw my PC for my regular diabetes check we talked about getting a complete physical at the next check up time and she told me to tell them it was a physical which requires two regular appointment time units. I guess they are about 10 minutes each.

For my regular work based driving exam, its scheduled 10 mins for the Nurse then 10 mins for the Doctor.

From the time I check in to the time I leave about 30 minutes. There is a sign at the desk that states,"IF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING TEN MINUTES PLEASE SEE THE DESK". Usually when I check in it is about five minutes before a nurse takes me back if not sooner.

Length of time you need to spend always a concern when you have to feed parking meters or park in a limited time spot.

I was lucky enough to get a print out which gave 30 minutes for a specialist, and 40 minutes for a new patient physical, which likely included the doctor coming in and doing a full history, stepping out, coming back for the exam.

My annuals are always 50min.

But I went in for a UTI check, and it was over 50 min, but they also inserted a Foley too

My Fam. Pract. Dr. takes about 45 min., because we talk at length about the several medications I am on and if he can Rx an alternative that is less expensive for me. He now sees me every 6 months for a physical, due to age and past history of several surgeries and cancer therapy. He wants to keep an eye on my weight, iron levels and the cataracts he has picked up on a couple years ago. I also see him every 3 months for blood draw and weight check. I have trouble keeping weight on myself.

My last physical took about an hour but that was at least 30 minutes of waiting in my underwear on the exam table and 25 minutes with the doctor. The exam part was maybe 10 minutes. I don't time any part of an appointment for a physical although it seems that unless there is a health complication discovered the physical exam part doesn't take long. Has anyone had a routine physical where the actual exam part took longer than 10-15 minutes and was there a reason for the longer time taken?

From anywhere between 5 and 30mins I sit in the waiting room waiting to get called back. After that my appointment it's self is about 15 minutes, 30 if it's been a while since I've been in. No more than an hour total usually. If it's more than it means there's a problem with either something is wrong with me or it's just a very busy day. The last few check ups I've been in and out in 25 minutes.

Exam length from the time I'm called back to the time I leave is about 30 minutes. Total doctor time is about 20 minutes.

30-45 minutes usually.

From the time I was told to take my clothes off to the time the doctor was done looking at my naked body. 83 minutes. I timed it because this was a new doctor in a new setting. Teaching hospital clinic.

At my last physical, the nurse brought me back and did the standard height, weight, temperature, and blood pressure checks which took around 5 minutes. I then waited around 25-30 minutes for the doctor to come in. He reviewed my health history and current health status for around 10 minutes and then took around 5-7 minutes to perform the actual physical. Finally I walked down the hall to the lab to get my blood drawn which took another 10 minutes. That makes a total of around 1 hour.

Forty minutes to an hour, depending on the time waiting for the doctor to come in and the lab time for the blood work

From the time I was told to take my clothes off to the time the doctor was done looking at my naked body. 83 minutes..

Now we're reaching numbers whereby, if you were to give a urine sample & they draw your blood at the start of the exam, they could have the lab results back by the time the exam is complete.

Wouldn't THAT be convenient.

I'm usually in the office for at least 90 minutes total. I usually get taken back fairly quickly for blood work then returned to the waiting room when I'm called back again, weighed, taken to an exam room and my vitals are taken then wait for the doctor which is usually at least 15 minutes. Once the doctor arrives he has what is usually a 10 minute conversation with me about any health concerns etc. After that, he leaves the room for a few minutes while i undress. The exam itself takes around 30-35 minutes.

15 minutes from when doctor comes in and is done with everything

My pediatric exams ran about 30 minutes start to finish. (I saw my pediatrician from age 12 to 21, when I went off my parents' insurance plan.) As an adult, my time with the doctor has ranged from 10 minutes to 30 minutes.

Role play exams usually run about an hour. (But, of course, the play doc is playing to our mutual fantasies--hence the longer exam time.)

Depends on the type of appointment. When I got for a yearly checkup it's about 20 mins.

I recently had an hour long appointment for life insurance however. That was probably the longest exam I've ever had.

Now, at a private doctor, it is rarely longer than 20 minutes. But the big group physicals I had at school, you would be there for hours. Partly because of how it was set up in stations and with such a big group, lots of waiting between stations, but also partly because of the number of things they did.

About 1 hour maybe and hour and a half

The actual time for the full examination including history taking ends up being about 45 minutes with my doctor. History taking usually takes 10 to 15 minutes, another 5 minutes when she excuses herself to allow me to undress. The physical examination itself is about 20-25 minutes.

I haven't had a good exam in a while. Last time it lasted less than 3 minutes, and was not thorough at all. The one before that was maybe 10, but the doctor spoke to the med student shadowing him and filling out paperwork for most of it. Still on the hunt for a thorough doctor.

Wow, so much time? 3 minutes for a physical exam? Not bad.

I visit every two years the family doctor for an examination. I spend approx. 30 min time for the examination inclusive blood, stress ECG and belly ultrasaound. The most time I must wait between the exams. Most of the time I do not have to undress or wait in underwear.

In January 2019 I have my next physical exam. Then I can tell you all what happend and how long it was. At this time I will also get my first urological examination by the family doctor because I am now over 45 years old.

About 15 minutes. short!

My regular aviation medical exams as a private pilot take twenty minutes and my own flight surgeon is usually on time but when I have to go the Civil Aviation Authority medical centre I can be kept waiting several hours for an exam of the same duration.

These days, for a "preventative care screening" - I'm in and out within ten minutes. That's the way insurance works now. Just mild use of the steth and looking into eyes, ears, and mouth. A true office visit might take 20-30 minutes, though.

Usually pretty quick and around 25-30 minutes

I believe they schedule appointments for 40 min. blocks, for being with the doctor, but it usually is less than 30 min. actual time we spend. This question made me think about how different the amount of time used to feel, over the years, during exams. I think when I was a kid it felt like at least 40 min.- 1 hour, but was probably less.