The art of the physical exam is often overlooked in favor of testing. Although Genova’s nutritional profiles are designed to uncover subtle nutrient insufficiencies, there are many physical hints and clues which can give additional insights and perhaps lead you to consider testing. The areas of the body with rapid cell turnover are the first places to manifest these subtle changes.
On today’s episode, we resurrect the physical exam and review findings which may reflect your patient’s nutritional status.
Today on The Lab Report:

3:35 Is the physical exam dead?
5:25 Global observations
7:00 Hair and scalp
9:45 Mouth – tongue, gums, and dentition
15:35 Let’s Define Some Terms! – ‘Erythematous’
16:30 Skin bumps and rashes
18:50 Fingernails
21:00 Question of the Day

How long does it take to reverse these findings with supplementation?



Additional Resources:
NutrEval
Metabolomix+
 
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