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Question 1

if joint pain is worse in the AM what does that indicate

Answer 1

inflammatory (RA)

Question 2

if joint pain is less in AM and worse with activity what does that indicate

Answer 2

degenerative (OA)

Question 3

if back pain is worse in AM and better after a few hours and then worse again in PM what does that indicate

Answer 3

disc path

Question 4

if you have constant , intense pain , worse in PM and wakes PT from sleep without relief what does that indicate

Answer 4

RED FLAG MALGINANCY

Question 5

where is the referred pain for the spleen

Answer 5

left shoulder

Question 6

where is the referred pain for the stomach

Answer 6

mid back and mid tummy

Question 7

where is the referred pain for the pancreas

Answer 7

pain in left tummy and left lower back

Question 8

where is the referred pain for the liver/galbladder

Answer 8

mid right back and right tummy

Question 9

where is the referred pain for the appendix

Answer 9

lower right ab

Question 10

where is the referred pain for the lungs and diaphragm

Answer 10

neck/shoulder area

Question 11

where is the referred pain for the kidney

Answer 11

left lower ab and left lower back

Question 12

if someone has clubbing in their hands what does that mean

Answer 12

chronic o2 deprivation

Question 13

if someone has peripheral edema what does that indicate

Answer 13

HF

Question 14

if someone has abdominal edema (ascites) then what does that indicate

Answer 14

liver disease

Question 15

what is the most important thing in a PT evaluation

Answer 15

the patient goals

Question 16

patient goals need to be …

Answer 16

functional

Question 17

a tested measure should demonstrate what

Answer 17

test -retest stability
intra-rater reliability
inter-rater reliability

Question 18

do these test go lower or higher with improving conditions:
LEFS
Harris hip score
qDASH
NDI
UEFI
Roland Morris
ODI

Answer 18

LEFS: higher
Harris hip score : higher
qDASH: lower
NDI: lower
UEFI : higher
Roland Morris: lower
ODI : lower

Question 19

what are the 3 most common test for the spine and do they improve conditions by getting higher or lower

Answer 19

Oswestery disability index & lower
roland morris & lower
neck disabiliity index & lower

Question 20

do these shoulder test go lower or higher with improving conditions:
*Shoulder pain and disability index
*scale of shoulder function flexilevel
*simple shoulder test
*UCLA shoulder scale

Answer 20

*Shoulder pain and disability index - lower
*scale of shoulder function flexilevel- higher
*simple shoulder test - lower
*UCLA shoulder scale - higher

Question 21

what are the 3 simple test that predicts physical function difficulties in patients with knee OA ? and what score predicts they have knee OA

Answer 21

5 time site to stand - >12
gait speed - < 1.22
400 m walk test > 323 sec

Question 22

does the stroke impact scale show improvements of conditions by a higher score or lower

Answer 22

higher

Question 23

does the modified falls efficacy scale show improvements of conditions by a higher score or lower

Answer 23

higher

Question 24

if someone has a dilated pupil , drooping eyelid and eye drifting lateral and down what would we suspect

Answer 24

oculomotor palsy

Question 25

what sensory and motor loss will you have with bells palsy

Answer 25

sensory; loss of taste on anterior 2/3 of tongue on affected side motor: paralysis of half of face same sife as affected nerve

Question 26

what are the MMT grades

Answer 26

0-1-2-3-4-5

Question 27

if someone completes full ROM against gravity with mod resistance

Answer 27

4

Question 28

if someone can not get full ROM in an antigravity position then what is their grade automatically

Answer 28

2

Question 29

when do you normally "clear the spine"

Answer 29

when the primary complaint is not the spine

Question 30

what does clearing the spine help rule in or out

Answer 30

the spine as a contributing factor

Question 31

how should the clavicle rest?

Answer 31

20 ° of elevation

Question 32

which tendon is compressed by humerus and acromion with shoulder impingement

Answer 32

supraspinatus

Question 33

if the shrugs sign is positive what does that indicate

Answer 33

torn supraspinatus

Question 34

where does the SLAP lesion occur at on the labrum

Answer 34

12 and 1 oclock

Question 35

what is the capsular pattern

Answer 35

ER>abduction>IR

Question 36

does the alderson Mcgall hand function questionnaire show improvements of conditions by a higher score or lower

Answer 36

higher

Question 37

which direction of arm motions will injure the ulnar nerve roots

Answer 37

overhead

Question 38

where is the median nerve distribution in the hand

Answer 38

palmar aspect of thumb - radial half of 4th finger (an the finger tips of thos)

Question 39

where is the radial nerve distribution in the hand

Answer 39

dorsum aspect of thumb- radian half of 4th finger

Question 40

where is the ulnar nerve distribution in the hand

Answer 40

palmar and dorsal aspect of ulnar half of 4th finger and pinky

Question 41

if the ucl ligament is avulsed what will present

Answer 41

little leaguers elbow

Question 42

what is the casues of dequervains tenosynovitis

Answer 42

tenosynovitis between EPB and APL

Question 43

if someone has a FOOSH , especially with wrist extension and pain in snuffbox what can we suspect

Answer 43

Scaphoid fx