"My urologist does my prostate exams"

August 24, 2007

And 9 other things that doctors like to hear from patients.



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{ 2 comments }

1 Jay Yew, MD August 27, 2007 at 1:23 am

As a junior resident in urology, I was told that there are only 2 acceptable reasons to NOT do a digital rectal exam (DRE):
#1 – no finger
#2 – no rectum

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Jay Yew, MD
http://www.UroCanswer.com

2 Anonymous August 29, 2007 at 1:47 am

Do you do your rectals with two fingers, so the patient can get a second opinion?

I’ll be leaving now…….

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