Musculoskeletal

Question 1

Pain in the lateral shoulder can indicate what?

Answer 1

arthritis, supraspinous tendinitis, subacromial bursitis

Question 2

What type of inflammation can restrict entire ROM

Answer 2

Arthritis

Question 3

What chronic disease can put a patient at risk for arthritis

Answer 3

rheumatoid, osteoarthritis, or gout

Question 4

who gets affected more with arthritis, men or women?

Answer 4

women

Question 5

what is rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 5

progressive, inflammatory, and erosive condition that usually affects multiple joints

Question 6

which joints are commonly affected from RA?

Answer 6

small joints of hand and feet

Question 7

What symptoms are felt in the morning with RA?

Answer 7

prolonged morning stiffness and fatigue

Question 8

What is Osteoarthritis (OA) associated with?

Answer 8

loss of cartilage and progressive erosion of bone

Question 9

Which joints are affected with OA?

Answer 9

larger joints such as hips and knee.

Question 10

what improves OA?

Answer 10

improves with moderate use

Question 11

When is OA worsen?

Answer 11

extended periods of rest

Question 12

What is gouty arthritis?

Answer 12

deposition/collection of microcrystals within a joint space.

Question 13

when should GA be considered vs OA and RA?

Answer 13

when polyarthritis recurs over a long period of time.

Question 14

How does GA affect joints?

Answer 14

swelling, redness / warmth, tenderness to site

Question 15

what to assess with shoulder pain?

Answer 15

General ROM, palpation, and testing of strength / sensation

Question 16

What is a rotator cuff tear?

Answer 16

injury to rotator cuff that follows chronic impingement and degenerative changes over time

Question 17

how is pain described in rotator cuff tear?

Answer 17

sudden onset, may be worse at night

Question 18

how is the arm affected by rotator cuff tear?

Answer 18

weakness and limited ROM

Question 19

what is adhesive capsulitis?

Answer 19

also known a frozen shoulder. associated with shoulder stiffness and limited ROM

Question 20

What other body systems are ruled out with shoulder pain?

Answer 20

cardiac, pulmonary, and abdominal

Question 21

what is the strength grading scale 0

Answer 21

no contraction

Question 22

what is the strength grading scale 1

Answer 22

slight contraction

Question 23

what is the strength grading scale 2

Answer 23

Full ROM with passive ROM

Question 24

what is the strength grading scale 3

Answer 24

Full ROM with gravity (weak)

Question 25

what is the strength grading scale 4

Answer 25

Full ROM with some resistance (good)

Question 26

what is the strength grading scale 5

Answer 26

Full ROM with full resistance

Question 27

What is the Neer Test?

Answer 27

internally rotate hand towards patient and lift arm. (rotator cuff)

Question 28

What is the Hawkins test?

Answer 28

forward flex shoulder to 90 degrees, flex elbow to 90 degress, and internally rotate arm to its limit. (rotator cuff)

Question 29

What is carpal tunnel?

Answer 29

with overuse and repetitive movements, there is a loss of space and impingement on the median nerve

Question 30

how do you test for carpal tunnel?

Answer 30

Phalen's test (pressing back of hand against on another) or Tinel's sign (pressing on nerve under the palm)

Question 31

What test is done to rule out torn meniscus?

Answer 31

Mcmurray's test

Question 32

how do you perform McMurray's test?

Answer 32

flex knee, rotate leg towards you, straighten leg and assess (any clicks or pain?)

Question 33

What is the Bulge sign?

Answer 33

To see is there is fluid in the suprapatellar pouch

Question 34

What is the Ballottement test?

Answer 34

to check for fluid around the patella

Question 35

What are common knee disorders?

Answer 35

Ligament tears, runners knee, patellar tendonitis, prepatellar bursitis

Question 36

What are common causes of hip pain?

Answer 36

OA with degenerative changes, trochanteric bursitis, tendonitis, inflammatory arthritis

Question 37

What is the Thomas test?

Answer 37

test hip flexion contracture. lie flat, bend knee to chest, look at opposite leg if flat or bent.

Question 38

What is the femoral stretch test?

Answer 38

lay on stomach, lift leg one at a time. if pain = sign of nerve root irritation

Question 39

What is the straight leg raising test?

Answer 39

lifting leg, identify if pain present below knee of raised leg. pain = disc herniation

Question 40

What is the Trendelenburg test?

Answer 40

test weak hip abductor. balance on one foot and then change to other foot. notice if there are any changes in posture.

Question 41

what are different reasons for back pain?

Answer 41

mechanical, herniated intervertebral disc, spinal stenosis, compression fracture

Question 42

how to assess back?

Answer 42

motion test (bend sideways, backward, twist shoulders). Adams test (bend forward),

Question 43

What are common causes of ankle pain?

Answer 43

sprain, plantar fasciitis, achilles tendinitis, gout

Question 44

How to test ankle?

Answer 44

motion (dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, eversion, inversion)