A Practice Note discussing considerations for a party noticing a physical or mental examination of another party under New Jersey Court Rule 4:19 (called a defense medical examination (DME) or an independent medical examination (IME)). This Note addresses preparing to notice the examination, noticing the examination, preparing for the examination, responding to a request to record the DME or bring a neutral third party to observe it (including moving for a protective order), and post-examination considerations.