Madam Cath comes to the clinic with her 6-month-old baby who has had diarrhea for the last three days. It was a watery diarrhea several times per day, without blood or mucus. “He cried a lot, hardly...

Madam Cath comes to the clinic with her 6-month-old baby who has had diarrhea for the last
three days. It was a watery diarrhea several times per day, without blood or mucus. “He cried a
lot, hardly drank milk anymore, I thought he had stomach cramps”, Madam Cath reports. He lost
1 kg weight (from 7 to 6 kg). His vital signs show temperature of 39.4 °C, respiration and apex beat is normal. ORS was prescribed.

a) You are going to perform a physical examination on the baby. Explain the purposes of physical examination.

b) Discuss the components of physical examination skill that are significant for the baby’s
condition. Give your rationale.