PCD Competencies.

In my Physical and Clinical Diagnosis (PCD) class (which I have every Monday morning), I am expected to learn:

- How to interact with patients as a sensitive and caring medical provider
- How to have professional doctor-patient interactions
- How to take a full medical history
- How to preform a head-to-toe physical examination
- How to use all of my medical equipment properly during the physical examination
- How to preform a review of systems (ROS) physical examination
- How to analyze the findings of a physical examination
- How to recognize normal versus abnormal findings
- How to recognize "red flag"/emergency referral findings
- How to preform proper inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation techniques