Presentations, Physical Exam Skills for the Wards

This is lesson is regards to some physical exam findings to remember, and giving presentations for early MS3s. I remember wishing I had a premier before my first day on the wards on templates, how to efficiently chart review and presenting. Below are videos and underlined hyperlinks that demonstrate these skills

Presentation

Remember party, your presentation is giving the objective, which includes your physical exam findings. It is understated how important and difficult it is to learn good physical exam skills. I think certain places may emphasize it more than others, but they will likely be a range in physical exam skills. If you have time, it helps to practice them and then being able to articulate those findings.

Vitals

Normal lab findings:

"VSS" "BP is normotensive"

Labs

These are fishbone diagrams that you commonly see and are helpful to jot down.

Imaging

Physical Exam and Skills

Great Elements that speak to the Physical Exam

Assessing MSK and Common Problems

Hip

Ankle and Foot

The Exam for Ankle & Foot Pain - Stanford Medicine 25

Cardiac

Murmurs

Splitting

Fixed Split Second Heart Sound

ABI

Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Test: How to Perform

Venous Testing

Venous Testing

Neuro

Gait & Cerebellar

Gaits Examination (Stanford Medicine 25)

Cerebellum Examination (Stanford Medicine 25)

Lung

Percussion

Percussion of the Chest (Stanford Medicine 25)

Breath sounds

Bronchial and Vesicular Breath Sounds

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 Distinguish listening to the trachea vs. actual lung