Introduction to: Physical Examination and History

What you'll learn

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  • Key examination techniques to assess head and neck, heart, lung & thorax, the peripheral lymphatic and vascular system; including the nervous and musculoskeletal system
  • How to choose appropriate examination techniques based on the patient´s chief complaints
  • Familiarity with a range of diseases related to each organ
  • Ways to interpret pathological findings and to integrate these results into the process of the differential diagnostic reasoning
  • Methods for taking a thorough and systematic patient history
  • How to overcome barriers of History Taking (e.g. barriers based on language, education or culture)

Offered By:  karolinska institutet

Course Duration:  5 WEEKS

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