Comments on: Should You Shower Before a Physical? http://www.thedeets.com/2009/02/02/should-you-shower-before-a-physical/ Consistently against torture. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Max "Bunny" Sparber http://www.thedeets.com/2009/02/02/should-you-shower-before-a-physical/#comment-8428 Max "Bunny" Sparber Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:57:10 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/?p=2937#comment-8428 Based on the smell that my tooth produced when my abcess was drilled into, I would say, if you have an illness that produces a smell, you're not going to be able to cover it with Irish Spring. Based on the smell that my tooth produced when my abcess was drilled into, I would say, if you have an illness that produces a smell, you’re not going to be able to cover it with Irish Spring.

]]> By: Charlie Quimby http://www.thedeets.com/2009/02/02/should-you-shower-before-a-physical/#comment-8423 Charlie Quimby Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:55:52 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/?p=2937#comment-8423 Here's a two-part answer. I took an animal in to the vet not long ago, and watched as he did a quick waiting room assessment of a wound/raw spot on a dog a woman had brought in. He took a sample with his finger and smelled it. I forget what he was sniffing for, but it apparently helped him rule out some causes. My wife, an Ob-gyn, has asked her patients not to spray themselves down before coming in for an exam. This has more to do with the doctor being overcome by the artificial fragrances than a particular diagnostic technique, I think; overwhelming olfactory sensations can probably interfere with the cognitive processes. Here’s a two-part answer. I took an animal in to the vet not long ago, and watched as he did a quick waiting room assessment of a wound/raw spot on a dog a woman had brought in. He took a sample with his finger and smelled it. I forget what he was sniffing for, but it apparently helped him rule out some causes.

My wife, an Ob-gyn, has asked her patients not to spray themselves down before coming in for an exam. This has more to do with the doctor being overcome by the artificial fragrances than a particular diagnostic technique, I think; overwhelming olfactory sensations can probably interfere with the cognitive processes.

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