OMM Approach to CV Disease Flashcards
(25 cards)
How is Roos test performed? Result?
Hold both elbows at shoulder height and retract shoulders
Open and close fists for 3 mins
Onset of severe heaviness/fatigue, test is positive
Right sided sympathetic innervation of the heart may be associated with what pathology?
SVT
Unlike the sympathetics, there is ________ parasympathetic activity on the lymphatics.
No
In ________, there is no swelling of the anterior rib/sternal joints, however, this swelling is seen in ________.
Costochondritis, Tietze Syndrome
Left sided sympathetic innervation of the heart may be associated with what pathologies?
Ectopic foci and Vfib
What are the clinical anatomical borders of the thoracic outlet?
Clavicle, rib 1 and 2 (superior)
Manubrium to sternal angle (anterior)
Lower cervical vertebrae/T1-T4 (posterior)
How is Adson’s test performed? Result?
Abduct/externally rotate affected shoulder
Feel radial pulse
Extend/rotate head towards affected side.
If decreased, test is positive
________ is a local sensitivity to cold in peripheral vessels due to vasoconstriction.
Raynaud’s phenomenon
How is Wright’s test performed? Result?
Hyperabduct/externally rotate affected arm
Feel radial pulse
If decreased, test is positive
In CHF, the goal of using ________ is to restore lymphatic return to normal levels.
Lymphatic pumps
A flattened thoracic curve can be associated with
Tachyarrhythmias
Trigger points on the anterior right pectoralis muscle can be associated with ________.
SVTs
Sympathetic innervation for the upper extremity vasculature comes from ________.
T2-T7
Left sided parasympathetic innervation of the heart may be associated with what pathology?
AV block
The heart drains into the ________ lymphatic duct.
Right
Within an area of autonomic innervation, facilitated segments should be treated ________.
First
OMT directed at ________ can help reduce hypertension in certain situations.
T1-T5
Atrial pain refers to the ________ dermatomes.
T4-T6
In thoracic outlet syndrome, symptoms caused by ________ are less common than those caused by neural/arterial etiologies.
Venous compression
For an acute myocardial infarction, OMT should be limited to ________ techniques.
Indirect
Ventricular pain refers to the ________ dermatomes.
C8-T3
Irritation of the ________ branches of the vagus have the strongest effect on slowing heart rate.
Pulmonary
Facilitation due to heart issues generally occurs at the left paraspinal region at the levels of ________.
T2-T4
Sympathetic innervation for the head/neck vasculature comes from ________.
T1-T4
