Physical examination and clinical skills
General examination skills - The links below will take you to teaching videos which will illustrate the approach to physical examination of children from the newborn to the teenager.
Newborn examination 1 - The video "Examination of the newborn" has been divided into task-specific clips. The text below the video screen explains the particulars of the segment shown. A note to students in Oslo - the complete video is available on loan from Ferdighetssenteret ('The Skills Center') at Rikshospitalet.
Newborn examination 2 - Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 - From Loyola University Medical Center. There are 3 separate video clips.
Newborn examination 3 - Made by Canadian medical students. From "Learnpediatrics.com", University of British Columbia, CA.
The one-year-old - A visit to the health station - Here you will find the video "Examination of the one-year-old" divided into task-specific clips.
Pediatric physical examination - Young pediatric residents talk about their experiences and feelings regarding examination of children.
Toddler/child examination - 1 - This link will take you to the 'Online Physical Exam Teaching Assistant' (The University of Florida College of Medicine). On that page, please click on the link for 'Toddler (1 year to 4 years)'. (When last checked on Feb.7, 2011, the opening page was available, but the video did not load [or was exceedingly slow] . If this problem persists, the link will be removed.)
Child examination (4 years to 10 years) - This link will take you to the 'Online Physical Exam Teaching Assistant' (The University of Florida College of Medicine). On that page, please click on the link for 'Child (4 years to 10 years)'.(When last checked on Feb.7, 2011, the opening page was available, but the video did not load [or was exceedingly slow] . If this problem persists, the link will be removed.)
Adolescent - This link will take you to the 'Online Physical Exam Teaching Assistant' (The University of Florida College of Medicine). On that page, please click on the link for 'Adolescent (10 years to 18 years)'. (When last checked on Feb.7, 2011, the opening page was available, but the video did not load [or was exceedingly slow] . If this problem persists, the link will be removed.)
Tips and tricks for examining infants and toddlers - Prof.Thor W.R.Hansen, MD, PhD, shares some thoughts and ideas on how you can approach the task of examining your smallest patients. From the University of Oslo. (Depending on the computer you use to access these videos, there may be problems with the decoding of the low resolution videos [320 kb/s] . If you encounter such problems, please use the high resolution videos [750 kb/s] for now. We are working to resolve the technical issues).].
Examination of specific organ systems -
Cardiological examination - this video was made at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet and shows you how to perform a cardiological examination in children.
Cardiological examination 2 - This video was made by medical students in Canada. From "Learnpediatrics.com", University of British Columbia, CA
Respiratory exam - This video was made by medical students in Canada. From "Learnpediatrics.com", University of British Columbia, CA
Neurological examination - In the folders below you will find a number of movie clips which give you a thorough introduction to pediatric neurological examination in age groups from newborn to 2.5 years. At the source site there is a 30-question quiz which you make take (follow the link to the source site for these videos).
Cranial nerve examination - On this web page from The University of Toronto, Canada, click on the icon for cranial nerves. Separate videos are available for all the 12 cranial nerves. Be patient - it takes a while for the videos to load. Requires Quicktime
Motor examination - On this web page from The University of Toronto, Canada, click on the icon for motor examination. There are eight separate videos. Be patient - it takes a while for the videos to load. Although illustraed for a young adult, these videos are equally useful for bigger children and youngsters. Requires Quicktime
Neurology exam - Made by Canadian medical students. From "Learnpediatrics.com", University of British Columbia, CA.
Reflexes in infants - a series of images and movie clips demonstrating typical reflexes and some neurological findings in babies. Use the right arrow on the screen to move to the next image or movie clip. From the Newborn Nursery at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University.
Sensory examination - On this web page from The University of Toronto, Canada, click on the icon for sensory examination. There are seven separate videos. Be patient - it takes a while for the videos to load. Although illustraed for a young adult, these videos are equally useful for bigger children and youngsters. Requires Quicktime