Musculoskeletal Flashcards
When assessing joints what is important to remember?
Assess all joints bilaterally.
same with strength and reflex testing
What is the most active joint in the body?
Temperomandibular Joint
What is important to state before examination of any joints?
“if the patient is unable to perform full AROM then the I (the physician) will perform PROM.
What is crepitus?
A palpable crunching sensation often felt in the presence of roughened articular cartilages.
What does the Apley Scratch test examine?
- Over the head: abduction and external rotation of the shoulder joint.
- Behind the Back: adduction and internal rotation
What does an inability to perform the Apley scratch test indicate?
Rotator Cuff dysfunction
What does a positive Arm Drop Test indicate?
Rotator cuff tear (most likely supraspinatus)
Another name for Lateral epicondylitis and
Medial epicondylitis.
Lateral epicondylitis: tennis elbow
Medial epicondylitis: golfer’s elbow
What can pain in the anatomical snuffbox indicate?
Scaphoid Fracture
What does the Finkelstein Test assess?
Inflammation in the tendon sheath around abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. De Quervain Syndrome
Where are heberden nodes located?
DIP joint (fingers)
Where are brouchard nodes located?
PIP joint (fingers)
Where should a physician stabilize a patient when assessing AROM of the spine?
Iliac crests
What does pain in the “straight leg raise” test indicate?
Herniated Lumbar Disc
What is the Battotement test?
The patient is supine, compress suprapatellar pouch, ballotte the patella and watch for fluid to return to the pouch – indicates large effusion.
