Websites
Geeky Medics(external link)
The website Geeky Medics has a range of guides including:
- Abdominal examination(external link)
- Ankle and foot examination(external link)
- Arterial blood gas sampling(external link)
- Basic life support (adult)(external link)
- Blood glucose measurement(external link)
- Blood pressure measurement(external link)
- Breast examination(external link)
- Cardiovascular examination(external link)
- Catherisation (male(external link)) (female(external link))
- Cerebellar examination(external link)
- Cervical screening(external link)
- Contraceptive counselling(external link)
- Cranial nerve examination(external link)
- Chest x-ray interpretation(external link)
- Death confirmation(external link)
- Dermatomes and myotomes(external link)
- Diabetic foot examination(external link)
- ECG recording(external link)
- Elbow examination(external link)
- Eye examination(external link)
- GALS examination(external link)
- Hand and wrist examination(external link)
- Hand washing(external link)
- Hearing assessment and otoscopy(external link)
- Heart murmurs(external link)
- Hip examination(external link)
- Intramuscular injection(external link)
- IV cannulation and venepuncture(external link)
- Knee examination(external link)
- Lower limb neurological examination(external link)
- Mechanism of labour(external link)
- Nasogastric tube insertion(external link)
- Neck lump examination(external link)
- Oral cavity examination(external link)
- Peak expiratory flow rate measurement(external link)
- Peripheral vascular examination(external link)
- Rectal examination(external link)
- Respiratory examination(external link)
- Shoulder examination(external link)
- Simple interrupted suture(external link)
- Spine examination(external link)
- Subcutaneous injection(external link)
- Upper limb neurological examination(external link)
- Urinalysis(external link)
- Vaginal examination(external link)
Clinical cases
You can also view a range of interesting and educational cases at Geeky Medics(external link), designed for students and health professionals.
Oxford Medical Education (external link)
This website provides a number of free guides including skills and procedures and examinations. Our favourite guides are:
- Ear examination(external link)
- Mouth examination(external link)
- Neck examination(external link)
- Peak flow and spirometry(external link)
Ausmed(external link)
A wide variety of resources for CPD, including the Explainers videos playlist(external link).
MedSims(external link)
On MidSims you can find a range of online medical simulations. Note: These scenarios are based on American guidelines so may have information that differs from New Zealand recommendations.
Ninja Nerd(external link)
An online learning platform for medicine and science. Watch videos and find resources on a variety of topics, including Neurology Clinical Skills(external link).
Dr Matt & Dr Mike YouTube videos(external link)
Mike Todorovic (PhD) & Dr. Matt Barton (PhD) are Senior Lecturers and Medical Researchers at Griffith University, Australia. They have many videos about a range of medical topics on their YouTube channel, including Abnormal Breath Sounds(external link) and Cranial Nerve Tests(external link).
