Week 1: Upper Limb Examination
Pre-session Preparation:
Watch the following videos by Dr. Raj Carmona via the Rheumtutor website:
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Examination of Hand and Wrist joints
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Examination of Elbow joints
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Examination of the shoulder joints
In-Person Session Details
On the day, you will arrive for the session at 8AM at 60 Murray Street, 2nd floor, rheumatology division, room number 2-208A (large conference room).
Week 2: Lower Limb Examination
Pre-session Preparation:
Please watch these corresponding videos
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Examination of the hip joint
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Examination of the knee joint
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Examination of the foot and ankle joints (this is not mandatory but it is v. useful)
Additional Resources
Please also access the related manual from RheumTutor.com (PDFs):
For both sessions, please also try to take time to go through some of the pictures from Dr. Lori Albert's rheumatology atlas, as per relevant region covered above: RheumExamAtlas.com
Joint Injection Techniques
Explore the following resources to learn about joint injection techniques:
Rheum Tutor Joint Injection videos Joint Injection Clinic ResourcesOther Useful Videos
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How to perform a GALS examination (Dr. Lori Albert)
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How to perform a GALS examination (Geeky Medics)
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Back Examination (Dr. Raj Carmona)