Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination

Streaming video which demonstrates physical examination skills. Includes step-by-step demonstrations of appropriate examination techniques for each specific body system covered. Provides rationales as well as detailed explanations for every procedure.

Sections include:

• Approach to the patient
• Head-to-toe assessment (adult)
• Pediatric head-to-toe assessment (infant)
• Pediatric head-to-toe assessment (child)
• Head-to-toe assessment (older adult)
• General survey and vital signs
• Examination of the skin
• Head, eyes, and ears
• Nose, mouth, and neck
• Thorax and lungs
• Cardiovascular system
• Peripheral vascular system
• Breasts and axillae
• Abdomen
• Male genitalia, hernias, rectum, and prostate
• Female genitalia, anus, and rectum
• Musculoskeletal system
• The Nervous system: cranial nerves and motor system
• The Nervous system: sensory system and reflexes

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