• American Family Physician Videos


    Welcome to AFP Videos!  

    We hope you find that these short, educational videos will expand your knowledge base or refresh your procedural skills.   

    Featured below are videos that have either accompanied articles in American Family Physician or were submitted as freestanding videos for this collection. All videos are peer-reviewed by two medical editors and selected for publication here, as well as on our AFP YouTube Channel.

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    AFP's video medical editor is Dr. Chris Bunt.

    Article Videos

    Inside AFP: AFP's 75th Anniversary Series: Interviewing Family Medicine Experts
    The Evolution of Evidence-Based Medicine in American Family Physician

    Mark H. Ebell, MD

    Abdominal Wall Pain

    Trigger point injection

    Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention

    Anterior drawer test; video transcript
    Crossover top test; video transcript
    Lachman test; video transcript
    Pivot shift test; video transcript

    Bone Stress Injuries: Diagnosis and Management

    Physical examination tests for bone stress injuries

    Childhood Eye Examination

    Eye examination in a preschooled-aged child
    Eye examination in an infant/toddler

    Common Running Injuries: Evaluation and Management

    Eccentric Achilles exercises; video transcript
    Modified bent-knee test; video transcript
    Noble compression test; video transcript
    Single-leg decline squat; video transcript

    Costochondritis: Rapid Evidence Review

    Crossed-chest adduction maneuver; video transcript
    Crowing rooster maneuver; video transcript

    Diagnosis and Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis

    Stretching exercises for plantar fasciitis

    Lower Extremity Abnormalities in Children

    Assessment of the heel-bisector line
    Assessment of leg length discrepancies
    Assessment of range of motion and joint laxity
    Galeazzi test
    Measurement of the foot-progression angle
    Measurement of internal and external hip rotation
    Measurement of the thigh-foot angle
    Measurement of the intercondylar and intermalleolar distances
    Trendelenburg maneuver

    Nerve Blocks: Part I. Upper Extremity

    Ultrasound-guided median nerve block; video transcript
    Ultrasound-guided ulnar nerve block; video transcript
    Ultrasound-guided technique; video transcript

    Nerve Blocks: Part II. Lower Extremity

    Ultrasound-Guided Tibial Nerve Block; video transcript

    Shave and Punch Biopsy for Skin Lesions

    Scoop shave skin biopsy (short version)
    Scoop shave skin biopsy (long version)

    Shoulder Dystocia: Managing an Obstetric Emergency

    Posterior arm release maneuver; video transcript
    Ruben II maneuver; video transcript
    Woods maneuver; video transcript

    Sudden Vision Loss: A Diagnostic Approach

    Relative afferent pupillary defect

    Tendinopathies of the Foot and Ankle

    Eccentric exercises for posterior tibial tendinopathy
    Passive stretch of the peroneal tendon
    Peroneal compression test
    Single-limb heel raises

    Freestanding Videos

    Bloodless toenail removal

    Choosing Wisely family medicine

    How to focus and use a colposcope

    Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP)

    Second-degree vaginal laceration repair

    Simple interrupted sutures

    Ultrasound-guided shoulder injection

    IPASS foot and ankle examination: full video

    IPASS foot and ankle examination #1: inspection and palpation
    IPASS foot and ankle examination #2: active and passive ROM and strength
    IPASS foot and ankle examination #3: ankle special tests
    IPASS foot and ankle examination #4: foot special tests
    IPASS foot and ankle examination #5: landmark-guided injection

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