Learn how to do the exam — and how to use it.
Every physical exam maneuver on video, with the technique done correctly — and the published evidence for what each finding is actually worth at the bedside. Learners don’t just see how to perform a test; they learn what to do with the result.
Two halves of one skill
Perform the exam correctly.
- Every physical exam maneuver, demonstrated on video
- Correct technique for each one — positioning, landmarks, and what to look or listen for
- Full regional exam sequences and technique how-tos, so the pieces come together
- Both the ideal technique and the real-world way to do it
Know what each finding is worth.
- Every maneuver is also a diagnostic test, with a known ability to rule disease in or out
- A plain rating of how much a result should shift the diagnosis
- A calculator that turns a finding into a real probability of disease
The ideal exam — and the one you’ll actually do.
The exam is traditionally taught in its ideal form — patient gowned and fully exposed — and that is the most accurate way to perform it. But in practice the ideal exam isn’t always realistic, so some clinicians resort to poor technique or abandon the exam altogether.
BedsideDx demonstrates the ideal exam, but it also shows a real-world approach a clinician can use to get accurate data quickly while maintaining modesty — like working around a shirt to auscultate the heart when there isn’t time to gown the patient. Learners see both the ideal and the practical.
BedsideDx filmed its exams with a female patient, in street clothes and in a gown, so you see correct technique on a female body and see respectful gowning and draping done — not described, not skipped.
Evidence you can check.
Every diagnostic number on BedsideDx comes from the published medical literature, and every one links to its source. We report the data — we never invent a figure to fill a gap.
- Real, sourced numbers. Likelihood ratios drawn from peer-reviewed studies, each linked to the original so you can verify it yourself.
- Graded by strength. Each finding shows how good the evidence behind it is — and says so plainly when the evidence simply isn’t there.
For programs & schools
A standard your whole program can share.
One standard, written down
One demonstrated technique for each maneuver, plus full regional exam sequences and technique how-tos — so faculty teach, learners study, and examiners score from the same source.
Consistent assessment
Every examiner scores against the same demonstrated technique, so a student’s grade depends less on who is in the room.
Evidence faculty can check
Every diagnostic number is sourced to the literature — so it holds up in front of a skeptical room.
Ben Wilson, MD
BedsideDx was built by Ben Wilson, MD — a board-certified family physician who has practiced and taught medicine for more than a decade, and who is the examiner in the videos. He built it on a simple conviction: learners should master not just how to perform the bedside exam, but how to use it — with the same evidence we expect from every other diagnostic test.
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