Assessing patients help the healthcare professional to analyze patients’ conditions when they are presented to the healthcare facility either for the first time or for a revisit. The example of a cardiovascular examination in a health institutions laboratory has been used to elaborate on the necessary precautions, measurements and steps that ought to be followed when the health practitioner is undertaking the exam. This essay has explained a step-by-step approach of how patients should be handled during the exam while also ensuring that their privacy and dignity is upheld.