Physician Assistants: Physical Examination

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Content and new clinical skills videos covering head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques

Videos for physical examination.
Note: Requires VPN login from off-campus locations.

Includes interactive models and videos that supplement JAMA articles.

Video series from NEJM. Can be downloaded to an iPod.

Coverage topic areas: blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual function, preservation of sight, and the special health problems and requirements of the blind.

Vocal vs. tactile fremitus? Percussion of the spleen? If you need to brush up your physical exam skills, these websites can be very useful.

Each section is constructed to answer the question: "What do I really need to know about this area of medical care?" It emphasizes the practical nature of patient care.

Pre-recorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual operations performed at medical centers in the United States since January 2004.