Medical students usually get trained in an organ system approach to the history and physical examination (PE). While this is a good start to learn these new skills, it does have a few limitations:
Ehsan Balagamwala (CCCLM Class of 2013) and Neil Mehta, MD FACP (Director, Education Technology, CCLCM) have worked together to create a this website that summarizes all the ROS and PE elements in a single mindmap with hyperlinks to educational multimedia on the web to supplement the resources already provided by the curriculum. In addition, they have also organized the information into a systematic head to toe approach that integrates the different organ systems and is organized by elements that should be done with the patient in sitting, standing and supine position.
Ref:
1. Neil Mehta, Technology in (Medical) Education Blog at http://blogedutech.blogspot.com/2009/11/logical-flow-of-physical-exam.html
2. Bonnie Darvis; Rethinking the value of the annual physical exam, ACP Internist, January 2010 http://www.acpinternist.org/archives/2010/01/annual.htm
This mindmap is organized by the various organ systems. Click on any node to collapse or expand it. Click on the red arrows within a node to launch a new multimedia resource. These resources are hyperlinks to educational material on the World Wide Web and are not produced by the authors or the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. If you are aware of any difficulties accessing these resources or are aware of other resources that should be included, please email [email protected]. This mindmap requires Java. If you get errors or cannot see the mindmap, please download Java from here. Another option is to use the Tree View.
This mindmap is organized using a head to toe approach. This is just a suggested approach used by the authors to make the examination more systematic, efficient and convenient for the patient. You do not have to use this particular approach. With experience, you can develop an approach that works better for you.
We usually start the examination with the patient sitting on the exam table. Then we proceed to the supine examination, and then ask the patient to get off the table and examine in the standing position.
Click on any node to collapse or expand it. Click on the red arrows within a node to launch a new multimedia resource. These resources are hyperlinks to educational material on the World Wide Web and are not produced by the authors or the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. If you are aware of any difficulties accessing these resources or are aware of other resources that should be included, please email [email protected]. This mindmap requires Java. If you get errors or cannot see the mindmap, please download Java from here. Another option is to use Tree View
This is a simpler view of the mindmap. It is created with JavaScript and thus does not require Java. It will work with most mobile devices and iOS devices (iTouch, iPod etc which do not support Java).