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Musculoskeletal and Assessments Flashcards

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Tendons

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Connect muscles to bones

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Tibial Torsion

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Inward twisting of the tibia causing a child’s foot to turn inward

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Gower’s Sign

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Seen when a child rises from sitting to standing position with use of hands to push the trunk up indicating generalized muscle weakness.

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Meniscal Injury

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  • athletes still able to compete despite injury likely caused by a twisting maneuver
  • feel a “pop” during injury
  • tends to “lock up” after the injury leading to reduced ROM
  • delayed swelling
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Apley Grind Test

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Meniscal injury

  • Patient lies prone and flexes the affected knee 90 degrees
  • Examiner places their hand on the thigh for stabilization of the joint, then with the other hand, hold the heel and rotate internally and externally
  • Click, pop, or pain is a positive test.
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)

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  • connects femur (thigh bone) to tibia (shinbone)

-stabilizes knee during rotational movements

  • pain & swelling almost immediately
  • “sudden popping” and knee gave way
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Lachman Test

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  • ACL injury
  • Knee joint laxity suggestive of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) damage of the knee
  • while supine, put one hand on lower thigh and one on lower leg, bed knee 20 degrees, pull lower leg forward while keeping thigh stable, assess for too much range of motion (laxity)

It is more sensitive than the anterior drawer test for ACL damage but not as specific

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ACL Management

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  • refer to ortho
  • Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate (RICE)
  • Physical Therapy (PT)
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What is a meniscus?

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Meniscus is a c-shaped piece of cartilage that acts as a cushion between the shinbone (tibia) and thighbone (femur), each knee has two menisci

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McMurray Test

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Meniscal Injury

Patient supine, grab patient’s heel with one hand and grab the knee with other hand, internally and externally rotate the knee

Knee pain, click upon manipulation of the knee suggests injury to medial meniscus

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Meniscal Injury
Tx

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  • Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate (RICE)
  • refer to ortho
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O’Brien Test

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Assesses the labrum of the shoulder

Weakness during this maneuver may indicate labral (ball and socket joint) tear.

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Trendelenburg Test (sign)

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Assesses weak hip abductor muscles.

Done with having patient stand on one leg. If the pelvis drops on the opposite side, the hip abductor is weak on the leg the patient is standing on.

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Varus/Valgus Stress Test

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Varus = medal collateral ligament (MCL) injury

Valgus = lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury

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Osteoarthritis (Isolated)
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s/s

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Degenerative joint disease

cartilage covering the articular surface of joints becomes damaged

  • spine, hip, hand, foot, knee
  • Joint Pain (weight bearing & hands)
  • Stiffness in the morning, but pain usually resolves in an hour
  • gradual onset, over the years
  • asymmetrical, no warmth, no redness
  • Heberden’s nodes (only here)
  • Bouchard’s nodes

risk: older age overuse of joints, family history

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Osteoarthritis Labs & xray

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  • ESR negative
  • Rheumatoid Factor negative
  • Xray shows joint space narrowing
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Collateral Ligaments (Valgus and Varus)

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Positive find is an increase in laxity of the damaged knee (ligament tear)

Varus stress test of the knee: a test for the medial collateral ligament (MCL)

Valgus stress test of the knee is a lateral collateral ligament

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Finkelstein’s Test

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De Quervain’s tenosynovitis

Pt grabs thumb and performs ulnar deviation, if this causes pain, test is positive

  • inflammation of the tendon and its sheath at the base of the thumb
  • abductor pollicis longus
  • extensore pollicis brevis tendons
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Genu Valgum

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Knock knee where knees tilt inward toward each other while the ankles remain spaced apart

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Carpal Compression Test

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Durkan Test

Pressure with the examiner’s thumb over the patient’s carpal tunnel for 30 seconds elicits symptoms. A positive test will result in pain or numbness distal to the compression.

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Carpel Tunnel
Tests (2)
Initial Tx

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Phalen’s: think backward prayer hand, flexion wrist test where positive test will cause numbness/tingling in the affected extremity

Tinel’s: percussion / tap technique where tapping on inner wrist causes tingling sensation of median nerve

Tx: Splint or brace

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Volar

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Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the feet

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Ligaments

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Connect bone to bone

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Carpel Tunnel Syndrome

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Median nerve compression of the wrist beneath the transverse carpal ligament

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Lordosis
Inward curvature of the spine, common in pregnancy and obesity
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Phalanges
fingers and toes
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Morton's neuroma - What is it? - s/s - risk factors
- feels like "pebble in their shoe" - inflammation of the distal nerve of the foot between the third and fourth metatarsals - factors causing a greater risk: high-heeled shoes, tight shoes obesity dancers runners
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Mulder Test
Test for morton's neuroma - Grasp first and fifth metatarsals and squeeze the forefoot - Positive test: hear a click along with a patient report of pain during compression - Pain is relieved when compression is stopped
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Genu Varum
Bowleggedness
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Pes cavus
High arch of foot
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Plantar fasciitis
Acute of recurrent pain on the bottom of the feet that is aggravated by walking, caused by microtears in the plantar fascia due to tightness of the achilles tendon. Factors causing a greater risk: obesity, diabetes, flat feet prolonged standing aerobic exercise.
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Tarsal (Tarso)
Refers to the bones of the feet or the ankle
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Hawkins Test
Practitioner raises the patient's arm to 90 degrees and internally rotates. Positive sign indicates subacromial impingement or rotator cuff tendinitis.
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Carpal (Carpo)
refers to bones of hands and wrists
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Pes Planus
flat foot
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Neer Test
Assessment of subacromial impingement by flexing the shoulder, internally rotating, and applying pressure over the shoulder blade.
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Straight leg test tests for?
Sciatica / Sciatica Neuritis where pain runs down one or both legs - Passive evaluation of the leg in a supine position with the hip and knee extended - Neurological pain between 30-70 degrees of hip flexion is a positive sign and suggestive of disc herniation
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Drawer Sign (2 tests)
Tests for knee stability looking for a torn or ruptured ligament 1. Anterior drawer sign shows anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury 2. Posterior drawer signs shows posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuyr
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Osteoporosis Diagnosis
Gold Standard: DEXA scan Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry Score: < - 2.5
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Osteopenia Diagnosis
Gold Standard: DEXA scan Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry DEXA Score: -1.0 to -2.5
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Drugs cause osteopenia/osteoporsis
Depro-Vera Long-term steroids Proton Pump Inhibitors
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Osteoporosis Prevention
Vitamin D 800-1000 IU Calcium 1200 mg Weight bearing exercise - swimming, bicycling
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Osteoporosis Risk Factors
Smoking
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Osteoporosis - Tx - Education
Bisphosphonate - dronate alendronate / Fosamax ibandronate / Boniva - upright for 30 min after consuming (minimize acid reflux that can erode esophagus) - take alone before all other meds and foods
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Drugs cause osteopenia/osteoporsis
Depro-Provera Long-term steroids Proton Pump Inhibitors
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Patient has both osteoporosis and hypertension
Prescribe Thiazide Diuretics - stimulate osteoblasts and decrease excretion of calcium
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (systemic)
Systemic autoimmune Affects women (8:1) Systemic infection of joints, skin, heart, blood vessels, kidney, GI, brain, nerves, eyes
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (systemic) Tx
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) DMARDs methotrexate / Rheumatrex
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Bouchard's Nodes
Located in Proximal Inter-phalangeal Joint PIP - Bony enlargements of the middle joints associated with rheumatoid and osteoarthritis
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Heberden's Nodes
Located in Distal Inter-phalangeal Joint DIP
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Ankylosing Spondylitis diagnosis stiff/rigid - ankylosing
- commonly known as bamboo spine - Autoimmune arthritis and chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the spine - xray first, possibly MRI
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Snuff Box Tenderness Diagnosis Tx
Scaphoid fracture test Diagnosis: takes 2 weeks to show up on xray Tx: presumptively treat with thumb spica cast to immobilize wrist to prevent osteonecrosis in wrist
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Lateral Epicondylitis define s/s
- tennis elbow (outside) - elbow pain worsens with activity and assessment reveals painful tendon on outer part
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Medial Epicondylitis define Tx
- golfer's elbow (inner) - tendon on inner part of elbow is inflammed Tx: RICE, NSAIDs, PT
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Rotator Cuff Tear Test
Drop Arm Test suprapinatus tear and infraspinatus tear abduct the arm and have patient lower arm slowly but if positive the arm just drops to the side
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Empty Can Test
Supraspinatus Tear patient shoulder is 90 degrees abduction fully internally rotated, 30 degrees of forward flexion is added and provider imposes downward pressure of elbow or wrist, if pain or weakness is reported then test is positive
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Gout s/s diagnostics
Caused by increased uric acid / uric crystals, tophi (stone-like deposits in the joints) s/s: commonly inflammation with big toe, shoulder, elbow, knee Diagnostic - uric acid (may be high, not during acute attack) - ESR elevated - C-reactive protein elevated - WBC elevated
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Gout - Acute - Prevention
Acute Attack - NSAIDs such as 1) Indocin or Indomethacin 2) naproxen or Aleve - corticosteroids - colchicine Prevention: - low purine diet (red meats) - no alcohol - adequate hydration - weight loss - avoid diuretics, no thiazides Side Effect: cause bone marrow suppression
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Gout -maintenance therapy
allopurinol / Zyloric (do not start or change during acute attack) monitor CBC on allopurinol b/c it can cause true bone marrow suppression More expensive options: - colchicine (Colcrys) - probenecid (Probalan) - febuxostat (Uloric)
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Fibromyalgia
- widespread pain - diagnosis: pain, fatigue, waking up not feeling refreshed, cognitive problems for three months + - Tx: duloxetine, Cymbalta, amitriptyline / Elavil (off market only generic is offered), pregabalin, Lyrica, cyclobenzaprine, Flexeril Treat your-CELF
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Hallux Valgus
bunion - affects 1st metatarsal phalange joint Diagnosis: xray
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Plantar Fasciitis s/s Tx
- Sharp pain in heels, symptoms get better as day goes on - common in runners - rest, ice, stretching arches, wearing supportive shoes, changing shoes, changing sports, anti-inflammatories, and referral for surgery
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Cauda Equina Syndrome
- severe low back pain - numbness and tingling in perineum or saddle area - new incontinence - refer immediately to ED
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Bursa
Sacs that cushion the joints
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Bursitis
sacs that cushion joints become inflamed
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Olecranon Bursitis What is it? Tx
sacs that cushion joints are inflamed in elbow (superficial) causes generalized pain on elbow - rest, ice, NSAIDs (celecoxib / Celebrex) - if rest, ice, NSAIDs provides no relief, aspirate the joint to check for pathogenic causes, then treat with antibiotics
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Test for Sciatica S1
walk on toes where diminished or absent ankle jerk
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Test for sciatica L4
Squat and rise exam where knee jerk is diminished
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Test for Sciatica L5
heel walking with numbness at big toe

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