Lesson 1Exam documentation: describing abnormal findings and communicating significance to supervising clinicianThis part teaches exact, unbiased recording of unusual physical observations, use of standard terms, organising check notes, and straightforward sharing of health meaning and urgency with overseeing doctors and the care group.
Objective vs personal exam wordingDescribing spot, measure, and natureStandard short forms and termsLinking observations to probable conditionsMarking urgent or key odditiesSBAR and other sharing methodsLesson 2Musculoskeletal and rheumatologic screening for inflammatory causes of fatigueThis part tackles focused bone-muscle and joint disease screening in fatigue patients, centring on joint looks, touches, movement range, swelling signs, daily function checks, and patterns hinting at body-wide joint illnesses.
Screening history for swelling symptomsJoint look and touch basicsActive and helped movement rangeSpotting joint swelling and attachment swellingDaily function check and walk reviewDanger signs for body-wide joint illnessLesson 3Cardiovascular exam: inspection, palpation, heart sounds, JVP, peripheral perfusionThis part focuses on a targeted heart-vessel check, including looks, touches, listening to heart beats, neck vein pressure, outer pulses, swelling, and blood flow to spot heart weakness, valve issues, and shock conditions.
Heart area look and touchListening to first, second, and extra beatsHeart noise timing, spot, and spreadEstimating neck vein pressureOuter pulses, warmth, and hueOuter swelling and flow gradingLesson 4Vital signs interpretation with attention to orthostasis and feverThis part explains correct vital measure taking and understanding, stressing stand-up checks, heat patterns, and combining heart speed, pressure, breath rate, and air level into early danger ranking.
Standard vital measure takingStand-up pressure and heart speedHeat patterns and check hintsFast heart, slow heart, and pulse natureBreath rate and air levelVital danger signs needing quick actionLesson 5Skin and lymphatic exam for pallor, bruising, rashes, or lymphadenopathyThis part reviews orderly skin and fluid system check to spot paleness, marks, skin bursts, and gland swelling, stressing pattern spotting, danger observations, and linking to blood, germ, self-attack, and growth illnesses.
Orderly skin look from head to feetSpotting key palenessPatterns of marks and small spotsShape and spread of skin burstsFluid gland spots and touch methodDanger skin and fluid findingsLesson 6Neurologic screening: mental status, cranial nerves, motor strength, reflexes, sensationThis part reviews a short nerve system screening check, including mind state, head nerves, muscle power, response pulls, feeling, and balance, stressing spotting focused lacks, evenness, and needs for quick brain scans.
Quick mind state and thinking checkScreening head nerve checkMuscle size, firmness, and power testingDeep pull responses and odd signsLight touch and sharp feelBalance, walk, and stand testLesson 7Abdominal exam for hepatosplenomegaly and masses linked to systemic diseaseThis part details focused belly check for liver-spleen swelling and lumps, including looks, listening, tapping, and touching methods, with stress on body-wide illness hints and needs for quick scans.
Belly look and shape checkListening for gut sounds and vessel noisesTapping for organ size and flat spotsTouching liver edge and firmnessTouching spleen and tipDescribing belly lumps and sore spotsLesson 8Focused sleep and airway exam: oropharynx, neck circumference, Mallampati for sleep apnea riskThis part covers focused air path and sleep-linked check, including mouth-throat look, neck size, Mallampati score, and face features raising block sleep breathing risks and guiding more checks or sends.
Air path history for sleep signsMouth-throat look and gland sizeMallampati class methodMeasuring and understanding neck sizeFace and nose block findingsWhen to send for sleep check evaluationLesson 9Neck and thyroid examination: inspection, palpation for goiter, nodules, bruitsThis part covers orderly neck and gland check, including looks for unevenness, touching for swelling and lumps, checking for soreness and firmness, and listening for vessel noises hinting at more blood flow.
Neck look for evenness and lumpsCentre and side neck touchingGland size, shape, and firmnessSpotting and describing lumpsGland soreness and press signsListening for gland and neck vessel noisesLesson 10Pulmonary exam: auscultation for consolidation, COPD, effusion signsThis part explains lung check methods, stressing listening for packed areas, long-term lung illness, and fluid build-up, along with looks, touches, and tapping to combine breath noises with breathing trouble checks.
Look at breathing effortChest wall spread and touch vibrationTapping for echo or flat soundsNormal vs odd breath noisesCrack sounds, whistles, and rumble patternsSigns of lung fluid and packed areas
