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Geriatric Examination Toolkit [University of Missouri] This is a comprehensive linked list of physical examination and evaluation tools, specific to the geriatric population.
Internal Medicine - Clinical Examination Tutorials [AMBOSS] This is a series of 19 free YouTube videos from AMBOSS: Medical Knowledge Distilled.
Nursing Head-to-Toe Assessment [RegisteredNurseRN] This is a series of 69 YouTubes videos from RegisteredNurseRN.com covering nursing head-to-toe physical assessment videos that include heart sounds, checking vital signs, and other resources.
Orthopedics - Clinical Examination Tutorials [AMBOSS] This is a series of 20 free YouTube videos from AMBOSS: Medical Knowledge Distilled.
Pediatrics - Clinical Examination Tutorials [AMBOSS] This is a series of three free YouTube videos from AMBOSS: Medical Knowledge Distilled.
Physical Examination Video Series [University of Wisconsin] This is a series of 29 YouTube videos that cover all aspects of the adult physical examination.
Practical Clinical Skills This is a training and reference guide focusing on simulation-based lessons covering heart sounds, murmurs, lung sounds, carotid bruit, blood pressure measurement, and EKG training.

Calgary-Cambridge Guide to the Medical Interview [Physiopedia] This is a patient-interview guideline that presents the interview in a 5-step model.
Communication Skills: A Patient-Centered Approach [Western Michigan University] This is a 13 minute YouTube that demonstrates the patient-centered approach for conducting a patient interview.
Medical Interview: Complete Interview [University of Wisconsin] This is a 28 minute video focusing on conducting a full patient interview.

Geriatric Examination Toolkit - Lab Values [University of Missouri] This resource provides laboratory reference ranges for healthy members of the geriatric population.
Lab Values, Normal Adult [Medscape] This website provides laboratory reference ranges for healthy adults. Medscape is free with registration.
Normal Laboratory Values [Merck Manual Professional Version] Includes tables for normal reference values are included on tables for blood, urine, CSF, stool, and other fluids (eg, gastric acid) and other commonly used panels.
Pediatric Test Reference Values [Mayo Clinic Laboratories] The website provides age-matched reference values to a wide range of laboratory tests.

Auscultation [Physiopedia] This is an online resource that provides audio and video resources for learning the art of auscultation.
Easy Auscultation This is a comprehensive online learning module that includes practice quizzes.
Heart Auscultation [AMBOSS] This is a series of five free heart auscultation YouTube videos from AMBOSS: Medical Knowledge Distilled.
Lung Auscultation [AMBOSS] This is a series of three free lung auscultation YouTube videos from AMBOSS: Medical Knowledge Distilled.

Blood Pressure Measurement - Clinical Examination [AMBOSS] This is a 43 second YouTube video that includes sphygmomanometer readings with the corresponding ausculation.
Blood Pressure Measurement: How to Check Blood Pressure Manually [RegisteredNurseRN] This is a 5 minute and 19 second video for nurses on how to manually measure blood pressure.
How to Take Blood Pressure [Ausmed] This is a video and text-based learning module for learning how to take blood pressure measurements.
Measuring Blood Pressure - Measuring Vital Signs [AMBOSS] This is a 3 minute and 43 second YouTube video that covers clinical principles of measuring blood pressure.

Practical Clinical Skills This website provides several modules for taking a variety of vital signs.
Vital Signs Nursing: Respiratory Rate, Pulse, Blood Pressure, Temperature, Pain, Oxygen [RegisteredNurseRN] This is a 13 minute 28 second YouTube video covering the various professional nursing aspects of taking vital signs.

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Calculators [Medscape] This Medscape suite provides various clinical calculators within 33 subject areas.
ClinCalc.com The website provides evidence-based clinical decision support tools and calculators for medical professionals.
Nursing Math - Medical Calculators This suite of calculators focuses specifically on medicine dosage equations.