Discuss how to do the listed examination techniques, list the expected and abnormal findings, and how the examination process and expected findings vary across the age span (infants, children, older adults)? Examination Tool Expected Finding Abnormal FindingObserve gait and posture. Ask the patient to walk across the room and back while you observe posture and gait. Perform the Romberg test to check balanceask the patient to stand with feet together and arms at sides, first with eyes open and then with eyes closed. Inspect and palpate muscles. Check for size, tone, smoothness of movement, and tremors. Inspect and palpate the joints, and check range of motion. Assess muscle strengthask the patient to move body parts against gravity or against resistance (e.g., place your hands on the patients shoulders and push down as the patient shrugs shoulders against the resistance of your push).
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