And why it’s important. Sid Schwab also passes along a (hopefully false) tidbit from the old school:
I’ve been told that some clinicians of the older school (but within my lifetime) insisted on doing rectal exams ungloved, for maximum sensitivity.
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I only do that for patients with the best of the best paying plans!
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