Lesson 1Exam documentation: describing abnormal findings and communicating significance to supervising clinicianThis part teaches exact, fact-based noting of unusual body findings, use of standard terms, organizing exam notes, and clear sharing of health meaning and urgency with overseeing doctors and the care group.
Fact-based vs feeling-based exam wordsDescribing place, size, and typeStandard short forms and termsLinking findings to likely diagnosesMarking urgent or key unusual pointsSBAR and other sharing formatsLesson 2Musculoskeletal and rheumatologic screening for inflammatory causes of fatigueThis part deals with targeted muscle-bone and joint inflammation checks in patients with tiredness, focusing on joint looks, feels, movement range, swelling signs, function checks, and patterns hinting at body-wide joint diseases.
Screening history for swelling symptomsJoint look and feel basicsActive and helped movement rangeDetecting joint swelling and attachment swellingFunction check and walk reviewDanger signs for body-wide joint diseaseLesson 3Cardiovascular exam: inspection, palpation, heart sounds, JVP, peripheral perfusionThis part focuses on a targeted heart-vessel check, covering looks, feels, listening to heart sounds, neck vein pressure, outer pulses, swelling, and blood flow to spot heart weakness, valve issues, and shock states.
Heart area look and feelListening to first, second, and extra soundsMurmur time, place, and spreadEstimating neck vein pressureOuter pulses, warmth, and colorOuter swelling and flow gradingLesson 4Vital signs interpretation with attention to orthostasis and feverThis part explains right vital sign measures and meanings, stressing stand-up checks, fever types, and mixing heart rate, blood pressure, breath rate, and oxygen levels into early risk grouping.
Standard vital sign measuresStand-up blood pressure and heart rateFever types and diagnosis hintsFast heart, slow heart, and pulse typeBreath rate and oxygen levelVital sign danger signs needing quick actionLesson 5Skin and lymphatic exam for pallor, bruising, rashes, or lymphadenopathyThis part reviews step-by-step skin and lymph checks to find paleness, bruises, rashes, and swollen nodes, stressing pattern spotting, danger findings, and links to blood, infection, self-attack, and cancer diseases.
Step-by-step skin check head to toeRecognizing key palenessPatterns of bruises and small spotsShape and spread of rashesLymph node areas and feel methodDanger skin and lymph findingsLesson 6Neurologic screening: mental status, cranial nerves, motor strength, reflexes, sensationThis part reviews a short nerve system check, including mind state, head nerves, muscle power, reflexes, feeling, and balance, stressing finding focused lacks, evenness, and signs for quick brain scans.
Quick mind state and thinking checkScreening head nerve checkMuscle size, tightness, and power testingDeep reflex and unusual signsLight touch and sharp feelBalance, walk, and stand testLesson 7Abdominal exam for hepatosplenomegaly and masses linked to systemic diseaseThis part details targeted belly check for liver-spleen swelling and lumps, including looks, listening, tapping, and feeling methods, stressing body-wide disease hints and signs for quick scans.
Belly look and shape checkListening for gut sounds and vessel noisesTapping for organ size and dull spotsFeeling liver edge and firmnessFeeling spleen and spleen tipDescribing belly lumps and sore spotsLesson 8Focused sleep and airway exam: oropharynx, neck circumference, Mallampati for sleep apnea riskThis part covers targeted air way and sleep-linked checks, including mouth-throat look, neck size, Mallampati score, and face features that raise blocked sleep breathing risk and guide more tests or sends.
Airway-focused history for sleep symptomsMouth-throat look and tonsil sizeMallampati type methodMeasuring and meaning neck sizeFace and nose block findingsWhen to send for sleep study checkLesson 9Neck and thyroid examination: inspection, palpation for goiter, nodules, bruitsThis part covers step-by-step neck and thyroid check, including look for unevenness, feel for swelling and lumps, check for soreness and firmness, and listen for vessel noises hinting at more blood flow.
Neck look for evenness and lumpsCenter and side neck feelThyroid size, shape, and firmnessFinding and describing lumpsThyroid soreness and press signsListening for thyroid and neck vessel noisesLesson 10Pulmonary exam: auscultation for consolidation, COPD, effusion signsThis part explains lung check methods, stressing listening for lung filling, long-term lung disease, and fluid, along with looks, feels, and taps to mix breath sounds with breathing trouble checks.
Look at breathing effortChest wall spread and touch vibrationTapping for over-ring or dullNormal vs unusual breath soundsCrackle, wheeze, and rumble patternsSigns of lung fluid and filling
