I am more than 10 years younger than Joe Biden is. After my doctor appointments I read the notes that my physician types while I am in the examining room. The notes always begin with “John Doe is a 65 year old male and is spatially oriented.”
Before the doctor enters the examining room the nurse tells me to sit in the chair. Next the doctor comes into the room and asks me to move from the chair and sit on the examining bed to the left. That must be the spatial orientation test.
Joe Biden is not spatially oriented. Anybody can see that. Watch him as he leaves the stage and his confusion about which direction he should go.
BOL! Each year my FP at our PPO does the same thing.
His asst. has us/me set in a chair for supposedly a few more questions and time for entries into my electronic e record.
Then, the doctor comes into the small exam room does some stethoscope things and then asks me to sit on the exam table.
So you have to stand up, negotiate around 2 people, locate the exam table and sit on it. After you find and sit on the exam table, the asst. leaves the exam room.
During this time, the doctor is watching me like a lion watches a possible meal. Actually, he is watching how an 82 year old guy listens/responds, negotiates space, objects and people in tight quarters.
This spatial observance is done in about 1-2 minutes or less.
Besides his spatial observances, he is poking and prodding me as that part of the exam.
After I’m seated, he checks my hands/wrists for tremors and then moves on to my own printout of my problems and questions.
He is constantly moving/using his stethoscope and listening to it.
He checks his computer for lab tests, rxed drugs and any consults from specialists since the last visit.
In five minutes or less, I have had a thorough exam.