Tag Archives: Examination Skills

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http://geekymedics.com/category/osce/neuroosce/

4 videos, each less than 10 mins demonstrating how to exam part of the neurological system (cerebellar/cranial nerves/upper limbs/lower limbs) in a short exam situation.

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http://www.neuroexam.com/neuroexam/

The author, Hal Blumenthal, is trying to sell his book, but the basics seem to be covered on this site, with no purchase required. Each part of the neurological exam has been broken down, with text explaining what you do and why and very short (usually just a few seconds) videos to illustrate the examination.

Less than 10 mins

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http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2011/04/the-magic-of-the-neuro-exam/

Youtube video of a 2 minute neurological exam – the British way! 3 minutes of explanation.

2 hours

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http://neuroexam.med.utoronto.ca/main.htm

Videos with explanation of how to carry out a neurological exam, divided into short easily watchable chunks – select which part you want to watch, and with accompanying short text to reinforce key points

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http://cloud.med.nyu.edu/modules/pub/neurosurgery/

Divided into 9 lessons with text accompanied by photos.킠 Clinical pearls are highlighted in blue text.킠 Can read at own pace, but no there are no exercises to test learning.

2 hours

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https://vula.uct.ac.za/access/content/group/9c29ba04-b1ee-49b9-8c85-9a468b556ce2/Clinical%20Skills%20III/index.html

An extremely experienced clinician, with a lovely manner, shows how to examine the neurological system in 4 videos: motor, sensory, cerebella and cranial nerves.킠 Each video is about 30 minutes (apart from the shorter cerebellar examination) and are quite slow to get going compared with some resources, but if you have the time to sit […]

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http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/MEDICINE/PULMONAR/Movies/neuro.mov

One hour video – a comprehensive neuro examination, but slow to load as it is so long, and difficult to dip in and out – therefore only 3 stars. There is no accompanying text on-screen but you can download a 12 page PDF to accompany the video and this serves as a good aide memoir.

4 hours

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http://library.med.utah.edu/neurologicexam/html/home_exam.html

One of the biggest strengths of this site is the collection of abnormal neurological signs captured on video. These can be downloaded if required. 킠How to perform a neurological exam is presented in multiple very short videos with accompanying킠 explanatory text.킠 Each section also has a multiple choice quiz, and the site is linked with […]

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Several sites have audio of heart sounds and murmurs so you can practice diagnosing heart problems online – generally very good and score 4-5 stars. The auscultation assistant킠 Dr Chris Cable, UCLA. 킠Simple and easy to use. Audio files of common cardiac murmurs and respiratory pathology are explained briefly in text. Heart sounds and murmurs킠Prof […]

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These can be used to supplement the CVS videos. Examination technique, University of Washington Virtual Stethoscope, McGill University Examination of the cardiac apex beat, Mediscuss