TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Performing a Trauma-Informed Physical Examination
A1  - Elisseou, Sadie
A1  - Potter, Jennifer
A2  - Keuroghlian, Alex S.
A2  - Potter, Jennifer
A2  - Reisner, Sari L.
Y1  - 2022
N1  - 
T2  - Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide
AB  - The  physical  examination  is  a  core  component  of  most  medical  encounters.  For  centuries,  physicians  have  used  the  physical  examination  to  determine  the  cause  of  a  patient’s  symptoms  and  develop  a  treatment  plan.  Despite  its  critical  role  in  patient  care,  the  physical  examination  may  potentially  cause  patients  harm.  Consider  a  patient  sitting  on  a  table,  naked  under  a  thin  gown,  answering  personal  questions,  being  touched  by  a  stranger,  and  wondering  what  bad  news  they  may  discover  about  their  health.  This  routine  scenario  makes  patients  physically  and  emotionally  vulnerable  and  may  provoke  feelings  of  embarrassment,  shame,  or  fear.  The  risk  of  discomfort  is  amplified  when  patients  have  experienced  previous  psychological,  physical,  or  sexual  trauma,  including  prior  traumatic  encounters  in  the  health  care  system  itself.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184176713
ER  -