Examination Quote by William James Mayo

A physician should take his fee without letting his left hand know what his right is doing; it should be taken without a thought,…

— Anthony Trollope

My sense is that the wonderful technology that we have to visualize the inside of the body often leaves physicians feeling that the exam…

— Abraham Verghese

“We all knew no respectable physician would remove my fingers just for the asking, and we had no time anyway.”

— Kenneth Oppel

Most people don't have the advantage of being able to evaluate their doctor in advance.

— Kay Redfield Jamison

Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.

— Carl Jung

No one looks at your hands to see how much they shake when you are interviewed to be a surgeon. The physical skills required…

— Atul Gawande

“Certainly the primary imperative of a physician is to be skilled in medical science, but if he or she does not probe a patient's…

— Jerome E. Groopman

Patients know in a heartbeat if they're getting a clumsy exam.

— Abraham Verghese

The essence of the expert is that his field shall be very special and narrow: one of the ways in which he inspires confidence…

— Louis Kronenberger

“Examinations consist of the foolish asking questions the wise cannot answer”

— Oscar Wilde

I joke, but only half joke, that if you show up in an American hospital missing a finger, no one will believe you until…

— Abraham Verghese

Examinations, sir, are pure humbug from beginning to end. If a man is a gentleman, he knows quite enough, and if he is not…

— Oscar Wilde