Physical exam items laid out

My current doc maintains a sparse counter. On the counter is a box of gloves and ky lube, and a container of tongue depressors. He keeps things in a series of drawers below the counter. He can easily reach a drawer when needing something.

The exam room is rather small containing one chair and the table with hooks on the wall for one's garments. One room has a window while another does not. He has a platform scale to measure weight. Height is recorded outside the room.

As a teen, our family doctor tended to have more things out on a tray including the cylinder containing a rectal thermometer and med vials if a shot was required. There was a box of gloves on the counter along with a container of wipes. He kept his instruments on the tray as well.

I work in clinic as a nurse. Work with different kind of doctors, males and females. I guess it depends on equipment if it is laid out or not.

For example in every exam room things such as: gloves, lube, thermometer would be always out.

However other instruments might be covered, especially if they were to be desinfected prior using: for example proctoscope, anoscope.

I work in clinic as a nurse. Work with different kind of doctors, males and females. I guess it depends on equipment if it is laid out or not.

For example in every exam room things such as: gloves, lube, thermometer would be always out.

However other instruments might be covered, especially if they were to be desinfected prior using: for example proctoscope, anoscope.

This is what I see as a patient at my clinic. It makes sense that commonly used supplies would be laid out in each exam room since a variety of patients with different needs would be seen on any given day.

When I go in for my annual physical, the nurse/assistant takes my height, weight and blood pressure, etc. and then pulls out a pair of latex gloves. She places them on the counter beside a paper towel. She then squirts a line of K-Y lube on the paper towel. Sometimes the doc pulls on the gloves, rolls an index finger in the lube and has me bend over the table for the DRE. On two occasions, she has just wadded up the paper towel and thrown it in the trash without doing the DRE. I never know which will happen until it does!

... I never know which will happen until it does!

@Bearbacker

I love that! Such suspense! Really adds to the anxiety and anticipation.

She then squirts a line of K-Y lube on the paper towel.

Oh, I just love it when I see the nurse prepare the lube like that. It means that there's a very good chance that it will later be used by the doctor.

The first time I got a rectal exam the doctor's assistant squirted some lube on a gauze pad. I was so clueless about what was coming in the next 15 minutes 😉

She then squirts a line of K-Y lube on the paper towel. /quote]

When I go for my annual physical, the assistant weighs me in the hall, escorts me to a room, takes my vitals, confirms I am there for a physical and the medicine I am currently taking, then leaves to tell the doctor I am ready.

... pulls out a pair of latex gloves. She places them on the counter beside a paper towel. She then squirts a line of K-Y lube on the paper towel...

All the awkwardness and embarrassment with the nurse. All the anticipation of what's to come. I find this so hot!

A few members now have mentioned this happening at their physical.

@alan & @JimmyJohnson

At what point does the assistant do this, where does it fall in your procedure? Does she do this in front of you with you sitting in the room, or is it already done before she brings you back? Does she say anything about it while she is doing it, or pretend you're not even there? I would be so embarrassed sitting there watching her do this! I'm not sure if it would help or make it worse if she said something about it. Whether it was a joking matter, or a legit comment, I would be mortified. However, I would also love it!

They don’t do it for sick visits but for my yearly physical the nurse always puts that big ole tube of lubricant on the counter for the doctor.

I don't recall a time when instruments were laid out ahead of time for a physical either growing up or now, but I do remember once when I went with my sister, stepbrother, and cousins to get our flu shots, they had all the vials and syringes laid out. Even though I knew only one was for me, it was still scary seeing them all!

A trip to the urologist is an exerciseeviews in transparency. I haveations show up with a full bladder and the receptionist knows it. She assures me that they will get me right in. The nurse comes and gets me right away and puts me in a bathroom with a uroflow device and leaves me to pee. She tells me to go to a specific exam room. In the exam room the ultrasound instrument is set up next to the exam table. The nurse comes in and reviews my medications and then tells me take my pants and under wear off and lay on the table . She places a paper sheet over my legs. She puts on gloves and squirts some gel on me and does a quick bladder ultrasound and wipes me off with a towel. She adjusts the table so I am sitting up. Then she removes her gloves, pulls a fresh pair out and leaves them on the counter along with a tube of lubricant. She tells me the doctor will be in shortly. I sit there looking at the gloves and lube knowing that my re tum will soon be invaded. I always feel a bit silly sitting there half naked with a piece of paper in my lap. The doctor knocks on the door and she and the nurse return. The doctor reviews my incontinence and how my ED medication is working. Then she says stand up and let me examine you . She puts on the gloves. I stand in front of holding up the drape and she examines my front. Then she says okay bend over the table and I’ll examine your prostate. She puts a glob of lube on her finger and then performs the DRE. She announces everything felt fine and to come next year. She starts typing into the computer while I get dressed.

I allways look for a stethoscope. It should be one laid out someplace. A doctor should have more that one stethoscope in his or her Office.

The last appointment I had with my PCP, after I had changed into the gown I went over to the counter where there were some things laid out under a drape. I looked under the drape and saw the speculum, 3 different swabs, a pair of gloves, and a small packet of lubricant. It really made me look forward to what was about to happen.

While they weren’t laid out beforehand on my last visit to the dermatologist they DID get laid out while I was there, AND I was naked (under a gown) to boot.

My last skin check the doctor found one he wanted off during the skin check. Like most, you’re asked to fully disrobe during the check and put a gown on. The gown is moved aside, opened etc during the process as the dermatologist looks at pretty much every square inch of you. The doc said he wanted to remove a mole from my lower back on the last one and had his medical assistant get the room prepped. The assistant flattened the table out and I got on it face down (I had the gown on but it was open in the back so…) She got out the local, the skin prep, the biopsy punch and laid them out. The doctor came back in, cleaned the skin (my butt hanging out to the air during this as the mole was just below my waist), stuck me with the needle and the removed the mole using the punch.

Honestly this procedure feels the most like fetish play to me. Doctor, nudity, slight pain, all the good stuff with none of the fear that comes with ‘real’ procedures usually.

They don’t do it for sick visits but for my yearly physical the nurse always puts that big ole tube of lubricant on the counter for the doctor.

there is always lube on the counter and some paper clean up wipes. It doesn't get used every time but it is always there. One room is set up with stirrups and is used for gyn exams and sigmoidoscope exams so there is usually a blue container with speculums or the scope soaking in some kind of a solution. Makes for an interesting visit as you wonder how it got used.

What items would be laid out depends on how often certain item is used in specific exam room, or perhaps of exam room layouts. Disposable such as gloves, lube would usually be laid out in very room, as these are most commonly used. Other most likely be hidden, as they need to be disinfected, or we do not want patient to see items before they are used, as tools such as proctoscope being laid out might scare patient, make it feel uncomfortable just by looking at it.

I think I wrote about this one time, but the immigration physical that I got was in an exam room that was well used. There were items out for all kinds of exams and a speculum in the drawer.

I always glance about the exam immediately upon entering it. If it is a planned full yearly usually the gown is on table in view and gloves box and lube tube at or on countertop across from exam table i will be placed on. If it is a scheduled visit the nurse will after asking reason for the visit will then gather items needed and after leaving room telling physician why you are present if not already known. Once the aide has exited my exam room i alway's begin anticipating my possible procedures about to occur once the doctor enters to me.

I've walked into the examination room a few times at the clinic and the tray with wrapped swabs and small/virgin speculum has been visible, immediately reminding me that I'm there to get my vagina stretched!

As I am going tomorrow, this is a very timely topic to resurface!

Some, but not all of the items are laid out as I arrive, but as I come back from the restroom, they are ALL present. The routine items, used for both male and female exams are all out, lube, gloves, tissues. When I return, the sheet is present on the table, (to be used later,) and the speculums have appeared on the tray, and the lamp has been brought closer to the table..

As I looked at some of the earlier responses, I believe I have only seen instruments in soak one, possibly two times .

Whenever I go to the doc, I ALWAYS look, and perhaps it's justy becaue I'm a guy, I see most of what I need for my exam already laid out. Od course, lube and gloves are used quite a bit. Perhaps that's it.

The doctor's office had the speculum and lube laid out, but under a paper towel. I peaked and was mortified! It was my very first gyno exam, but I knew where that went. I shook the whole time after!

I remember one play doc made a point of laying out the instruments he planned on using during the exam. The first time we connected, I was really nervous and remember looking out of the corner of my eye at the paper-lined steel tray, taking stock of what was there and half wondering what I had gotten myself into, and half turned on by what I saw.

For real exams, the basics were always visible: an otoscope mounted to the wall of the exam room, a jar of tongue depressors or cotton balls on a countertop. (And, of course, the stethoscope around the doctor's neck.) But aside from that, instruments have thus far been hidden unless I had an appointment for a particular reason. For example, at a dermatologist, I had to have a spot removed, so the nurse came in with a tray with a needle filled with a numbing agent and a razor to make sure the area was totally smooth. (There was probably a scalpel on there, but for some reason, I didn't really take notice.) In any case, the role play situation was much more fun when it came to having items laid out.

Depending on the situation, I’ve encountered it two ways.

When I needed a minor surgical procedure, everything was laid out but covered up so not to alarm me. I was pretty grateful for that to be honest.

When I’ve experienced play exams the items have been laid out but not covered up. It’s like the forbidden fruit: I want to look but I know I shouldn’t otherwise I might worry. It’s almost as though I look out of the corner of my eye rather than looking at it properly.

Sometimes If it may be a random sick call or a quick follow up the doctors office I go to is multi specialties. I have been just getting a follow up and nothing to do with what I saw on the tray. I think they get busy and just use what room is open at the time. A few times I have seen my own tray and shivered😉

Females for my physicals. They seem to always been laid out and prepared/sterilized for my use on the patients before arrival!

Female here. I have been to exam rooms where items were out on display, exam rooms where items were out but covered, and rooms where nothing was out beforehand. I think it is a matter of doctor's preference, really.

The one time I was examined with an anoscope, it was unexpected. The male doctor did a digital rectal exam with the nurse assisting. Then he turned to her and asked for the anoscope and told me he was going to take a look inside my rectum. I didn't know what the anoscope looked like but as he put it in it felt very thick and though it slide into my anus easily, it made me feel extremely full, like "fucked" full. But not a sexual sensation.

After it was all over he left the exam room and the nurse stayed to clean up and I saw the instrument that had just been in my ass. I wonder what would have gone through my mind if I had walked into that room and seen the anoscope and KY jelly on a tray as the nurse told me to lie on my side and lower my pants.

I noticed one time when I went for an itchy butt complaint and when I got to my doc appointment the nurse called me in.....took my weight and height and told me what I was in for....I told her I have a itchy butt and it hurts...mind u I didn’t tell her that I found blood on tissue when I wipe...but I was gonna tell doc that because I didn’t want to give too much info I was kinda embarrassed already lol....she was like ok take everything off and put paper gown with the back open ....then she went to the counter and took out lube and some thin cotton ball sticks with a tube to put it in I guess like a swab thing lol I was like oh oh 😆 and then she left the room....now I was getting nervous!!! Lol when I took off everything and put gown I sat down on the exam table waiting my faith lol....doc knocked and came in and said how’s everything going so far...I’m like good hahaha....he checked the computer and read what nurse wrote....he said so ur here because u have an itch and I was like yea....he said is it a rash on the outer buttocks?? Or around anus ??? Or inside??....I was like around my butthole and he was like does it hurt around it??? Does it feel like it burns??? Is there blood on tissue when u wipe?? Do u get constipated often?? I’m like yea.....he was like ok I’m going to do a rectal exam to check to see if there’s nothing more serious back there and then I will swab around the area and inside to see if there’s any infection or bacteria 🦠 we’re gonna send it to the labs and call u when results come back.....I was like ok (saying it shy) lol so he phoned the nurse to come in the exam room....once she came in doc told me to roll over and lay down on my stomach....I rolled over to my tummy all nervous and they were getting everything ready....doc came and told me ok I’m going to part butt cheeks to check first....he had gloves and spread my butt cheeks wide open to see....he then touched around the anus poking around it and said if it hurts I was like no....then he said ok I’m going insert my finger to check the rectum....nurse squirt lube on his index finger and he swipe his finger up and down at my butt hole and said just bare down like ur going to make a bowl movement and in he went in one swift movement....once he was in he was checking for hemorrhoids since that’s what he said....once he checked he withdrew his finger and told nurse to get fecal occult test....doc said I’m just going to check if u have blood in stool so he checked and it was negative....phewwww thank god!!....then he told nurse to hand him the swabs....he told nurse to part open my butt cheeks and he insert the swab halfway in my butthole and it felt weird lol....he was like ok we’re done and I sat back up again and we talked for a bit....telling me to eat more fiber and gave me prescription for constipation...I’m sure I was beet red lol I couldn’t look at him in the eyes hahahaha...while we were going to wait for test results to come back in 2-3 days he told me to just use special wipes to clean after bowl movement for now till we get results....I was like cool 😎 and he said we’ll have a nice day and call if u have any questions....I was like Okie later doc thanks 😊.....if u wanted to know what the results were....I had infection on anal/sphincter opening/area 😩 😫 😭

OK, this is usually what most doctors offices do. I have worked in the doctor's office and the first thing we look at reason for office visit.

Depending what you are seeing the doctor for will decide if any instruments, gloves, lube, swabs or anything else is put out. And remember all and most any instruments or supplies is usually within reach if needed. This is in a general practice.

If you go to a specialist such as a GYN or Proctologist they pretty much have a standard tray set up for a general exam and then a few others for special procedures according to the days schedule.