PCM1 MT Flashcards
Diagnosis?
Differential diagnosis?
the art/act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms
probable causes of the assessment, listed in order of most likely to least likely
empathy acronym?
Name Understand Respect Support Explore
pack years calculation?
(packs/day) x (years) = pack year history
AUDIT?
alcohol use disorders identification test
better than CAGE, but more questions and more difficult to score
CAGE?
useful to screen and open the door for patients who drink daily or a lot on weekends
anyone suggested you CUT back?
are you ever ANNOYED when people talk about your drinking?
do you ever feel GUILTY about drinking?
Do you ever need a drink to steady you nerves/an EYE opener?
safe drinking limits?
women and those 65+ = 3 drinks/day or 7 drinks/week is the limit
men = 4 drinks/day and 14 drinks/week limit
what defines a drink?
beer = 12 oz wine = 5 oz liquor = 1 oz
s in fedtacos?
spirituality/safety/support/sex
SAFE?
stress/safety
afraid/abused
friends/family
emergency plan
for domestic violence
medical model of patient interviews?
- patient = passive
- patient = recipient
- physician dominates
- care is disease centered
- physician does most of the talking
- patient may or may not adhere to plan
patient centered model of interviews?
- patient = active
- patient = partner in treatment
- physician colaborates w/ patient
- care is quality-of-life centered
patient centered model of interviews?
- patient = active
- patient = partner in treatment
- physician collaborates w/ patient
- care is quality-of-life centered
- physician listens more
- patient more likely to adhere to plan
5 models/approaches to diagnosis?
biomechanical (MsK) resp-circ (card/resp) metabolic-energy (GI/GU) neuro (neuro/endocrine/IS) behavioral (psych)
types of medications to ask about?
- prescriptions
- OTC
- supplements
need dosage, timing, and +/-
types of allergies to ask about?
- medication
- environmental
- food
need rxn, +/-
reccomended exercise?
adults = 150 min/week and 2 days/week strength
kids = 60 min/day
questions about drug use?
type (street/prescription)
quantity
frequency
route of administration
FICA?
faith/belief
importance
community
address in care OR assessment/plan
centor score?
ROS score for strep (3-5 strep test) (2=optional)
WSW/MSM?
women who have sex w/ women
men who have sex w/ men
5 Ps of sexual history?
partners practices (type of sex, protection, etc) prevention of pregnancy protection from STIs PH of STIs
intersex?
congenital abnormalities in sexuality
asexual vs. aromantic?
asexual - no sexual attraction, may have emotional, this is a sexual orientation not a choice (unlike celibacy)
aromantic - no romantic attraction
cisgender?
someone who feels comfortable w/ gender identiy
bisexual vs pansexual?
bi - attraction to their gender and other genders
pan - attraction to people regardless of gender
queer?
political and sexual orientation, sees sexual orientation and gender identity as fluid
joint dislocation? subluxation?
lack of contact b/w 2 articular surfaces
residual contact b/w 2 articular surfaces
varus/valgus deformities?
varus - distal limb directed towards midline
valgus - distal limb direct away from midline
mono/poly articular pain?
1 joint vs multiple joints
migratory joint pain?
moves from one joint to another
extra-articular joint pain?
bones/muscles/tendons/bursa/skin pain
intra-articular joint pain?
within joint capsule
myalgia?
muscle pain
athralgia?
joint pain
tenosynovitis?
inflammation of tendon sheath
sprain/strain?
sprain = L, greater blood loss/bruising, may here "pop" strain = M, grabbing sensation
effusion joint pain?
fluid in joint
causes of joint inflammation?
trauma
infection
systemic
joint vs extremity exam?
joint do TART and specialty tests
extremity do TART, specialty tests, neuro, and vascular
sensitivity vs specificity?
sens - proportion of patients w/ diagnosis who have the physical sign (probability a person w/ disease has a positive test)
spec - proportion of patients w/o diagnosis who lack the physical sign (probability a person w/o disease has a negative test)
likelihood ratios?
> 1 increase probability of disease
<1 decrease probability of disease
=1 no effect
reflex rating?
0-4, +2/4 normal
muscle strength rating?
0-5
5/5 normal, 4 w/ resistance, 3 w/ gravity, 2 movement eliminated, 1 barely detectable, 0 = 0 detection
pulse/cap refill rating?
0-4, +2/4 normal
vindicate mnemonic of differential?
vascular inflammatory neoplastic degenerative/deficiency idiopathic/intoxication congenital autoimmune/allergic traumatic endocrine
types of joint pain?
traumatic = extra-art, extra-art ST, intra-art
atraumatic = extrinsic/referred, intrinsic (overuse)
acute vs chronic vs life threatening shoulder pain?
chronic = rotator cuff, adhesive capsulitis, shoulder instability, shoulder arthritis
LT = septic arthritis, referred pain (MI, intraperitoneal hemorrhage, lung pathology)
causes of shoulder pain?
trauma = bone, soft tissue, joint
atraumatic = extrinsic/referred, intrinsic
aspects of inspection?
symmetry erthema scars/abrasions inuries swelling ecchymosis splinting
test w/ most positive LR and lowest negative LR of all rotator cuff maneuvers?
painful arc test
dislocated shoulder?
50% of all major joint discloations, anterior more likely
most common injured M of rotator cuff?
supraspinatus
most common cause of shoulder pain?
rotator cuff
septic arthritis?
swollen, tender, decreased ROM in joint
tachycardia, fever, hypotension seen
Dx: aspiration of synovial fluid
Tx: antibiotics, surgical washout of joint
normal elbow carrying angle?
5-15 degrees
subluxation of the radial head?
“nursemaids elbow,” seen in kids w/ pulling or falling and twisting arm; annular L slips out of the radial head
presentations = arm clsoe to body w/ elbow slightly flexed or fully extended w/ forearm pronated
Tx: hyperpronation (higher success), sup/flex method
medial epicondylitis?
“golfers elbow,” due to overuse of flexor Ms causing inflammaiton of flexor tendons
presentations = pain over medial epicondyle, tenderness w/ passive extension of wrist and resisted flexion of the wrist
Tx: bracing, NSAIDs, PT
lateral epicondylitis?
“tennis elbow,” due to overuse of extensor Ms causing inflammation of the extensor Ts
presentations: pain on lateral epicondyle, tenderness w/ resisted wrist extension
Tx: bracing, NSAIDs, PT
olecranon bursitis?
“miners/students elbow,” due to arthritis, gout, trauma, hemorrhage, or sepsis
presentation: pain/swelling on bursa
- bursitis w/ effusion = pain w/ extension
- bursitis w/o effusion = no pain w/ extension
Tx: RICE, NSAIDs, aspiration/analysis of fluid
carpal tunnel?
compression of the median N w/ repetitive movement
presentations = pain/paresthesia along first 3 1/2 digits
Dx: tinels, phalens
Tx: splint at night, steroid injections if bad enough
de quervain tenosynovitis?
inflammaiton of tendon sheath covering EPB and APL
presentation = radial wrist pain at base of thumb
Dx: positive finkelstein test
Tx: thumb splint, NSAIDs, steroids, surgery
trigger finger?
stenosing flexor tenosynovitis; thickening of flexor tendon which causes the first annular pulley to not work properly
presentation = pain, locking, and clicking of MCP joint common in later life most common in ring finger
Tx: splint, NSAIDs, steroids, surgery for servere
dupuytren’s contracture?
fibrosis of palmar fascia stiffening joint(s)
presentation = cord-like structure and flexed digit w/ palpable cord
Tx: using gloves w/ padding on palm, steroids, sugery
scaphoid fracture?
presentation = pain on radial aspect of wrist and reduced grip strength after fall on outstretched hand (FOOSH)
Dx: tenderness on snuff box and w/ scaphoid compression
Tx: XR may not show it, place in brace if no improvement after 2 weeks
boxer’s fracture?
fracture of 5th (usually) metacarpal neck due to trauma of clenched fist
presentation = pain on dorsum of hand, swelling/bruising, tenderness
Dx: x ray
Tx: splinting
colles fracture?
most common UE fracture, fracture of radius due to FOOSH with wrist in extension
presentation = dinner fork deformity, tenderness of radial wrist, bruising
tx: splint
rheumatoid arthritis?
inflammatory autoimmune polyarthrtitis causing deformity of joints through bone damage and cartilage; most common in MCP/PIP joints in fingers
presentation = morning stiffness, swelling of MCP/PIP, 3 or more joints affected, digit deformities
Tx: NSAIDs, steroids, DMARDs
inspection in hip exam?
gait/stance
how patient climbs on exam table
leg length discrepancy
C sign
palpation in hip exam?
iliac crest
ASIS
greater trochanter
pubic tubercle
mnemonic for painful hip?
Vascular Inflammatory Traumatic Autoimmune Metabolic (osteoporosis) Iatrogenic/Idiopathic (chronic steroid use) Neoplasia
Congenital
Degenerative/Drugs
Endocrine (long term steroid use)
developmental hip dysplasia testing?
Ortolani test/Barlow
requires bracing early
trochanteric bursitis?
most common cause of lateral hip pain; usually a secondary or associated finding
Dx: may have + Faber/Ober
presentation = lateral hip pain especially when lying on affected side, tenderness
osteonecrosis of the hip?
can be caused by medications (steroids), medical conditions, trauma, transplants leading to decreased blood supply
presentation = groin pain w/ activity and rest, may be asymptomatic for a while
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease?
idiopathic avascular necrosis of the hip in children 3-12 years old
presentation = acute onset of pain w/ limping, decreased ROM or stiffness
SCFE?
slipped capital femoral epiphysis causing pain and limited ROM; due to obesity in adolescence, growth spurts, or endocrine disorders
presentation = hip pain w/ limping and impaired internal rotation, occasionally after trauma and common in obese kids
femoroacetabular impingement?
pain on anterolateral hip/groin due to abnormal contact b/w femoral head and acetabular rim
Dx: C sign, faber, fadir tests
presentation = pain w/ sitting, leaning forward, and getting out of the car; insidious pain in groin or sometimes in buttocks
acetabular labral tear?
pain on anterior aspect of hip due to trauma or chronic from longterm microtrauma
Dx: thomas test, traction/distraction, faber 1
presentation = anterior thigh pain, C sign
septic arthritis?
infection of a joint, after surgery or exposure to bacteria
presentation = joint pain, decreased ROM, inflammation accompanied w/ fever
piriformis syndrome?
entrapment of sciatic nerve resulting in pain on buttock due to trauma or piriformis strain
Dx: pace test, fair test, log roll elicits pain
presentation = buttock pain, paresthesia, wallet sign (pain sitting on wallet), normal neuro exam
meralgia paresthetica?
compression of LFCN as it passes through IL causing lateral hip/thigh pain; due to obesity/diabetes/pregnancy
Dx: faber
presentation = numbness/tingling/pain over later hip/thigh
hip fracture?
presentation = stress fracture may not show deformity, displaced hip fracture seen w/ external rotation and abduction with a shortened leg, pain w/ log roll and axial load
palpation in elbow joint?
olecranon process
lateral/medial epicondyle
radial head
cubital fossa
palpation in wrist joint?
palmar fascia
DIP/MCP/PIP
flexor tendons
palpation in knee joint?
patella head of fibula head of tibia quadriceps tendon patellar ligament patellofemoral compartment