Extras: Summaries and Study Guide

Question 1

OA vs C2-7: which sidebend and rotate in same vs opposite directions?

Answer 1

OA: S&R in opposite directions
cervical: S&R in same direction
(AA: only rotation)

Question 2

ribs 1-10 vs 11-12 treatment rule for inhalation dysfunction

Answer 2

Ribs 1-10: depress key rib with exhalation

Ribs 11-12: use quadratus lumborum

Question 3

Ribs 1, 2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12: which muscles are used to treat exhalation dysfunctions?

Answer 3

1: anterior/medial scalene
2: posterior scalene
3-5: pec minor
6-8: serratus anterior
9-10: latissimus dorsi
11-12: quadratus lumborum

Question 4

five steps of Spencer technique for shoulder

Answer 4

1. extension/flexion
2. compression circumduction / traction circumduction
3. adduction + external rotation
4. abduction + internal rotation
5. traction with inferior glide

Question 5

what condition has a stepwise fever, and which has a pel-ebstein pattern of fever?

Answer 5

1. stepwise: Typhoid fever

2. Pel-ebstein (wavy): Lymphoma

Question 6

what sign on CXR can lead you to consider pleural effusion

Answer 6

meniscus sign

Question 7

on LP, what is the opening pressure with bacterial vs viral PNA

Answer 7

bacteria; high opening pressure

viral: normal opening pressure

Question 8

on LP, what is the glucose and protein levels for bacterial vs viral PNA?

Answer 8

1. bacterial: low glucose, high protein

2. viral: normal glucose and protein

Question 9

medial epicondylitis test vs lateral

Answer 9

Medial (golfer’s): flex wrist

Lateral (tennis): extend wrist