Before You Examine A Pediatric Patient - Physical Exam Tips & Tricks

Today, we will be reviewing what you need to know to examine your pediatric patients. Examining children is a bit of an art form and is often unfamiliar to clerkship students who may have a varied degree of experience being around children, may never have worked with children and may not have been exposed to pediatric patients in the pre-clinical years. In this episode, we discuss tips and tricks to get the exam you need on your pediatric patient with as little crying as possible. How to examine a baby/infant How to examine a toddler/preschool aged child Focused information on the ear exam/otoscopy How to examine a school aged child/teen Engaging older children in your exam Focused information on the genitourinary exam  Presenting your physical exam during oral presentation Resources/Links: Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn Bickley (your pediatric clinics will generally have a copy) https://batesvisualguide.com

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