Questions 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
In the touch/pressure threshold test (semmes-weinstein) how many times does the client need to feel the touch to count as correctly perceiving it?
Once
Where do evaluation results go in a SOAP note?
O
During an assessment an OT applies firm pressure with their index and middle fingers to the ulnar and radial arteries. Which assessment are they performing?
Modified Allens Test
How can you tell whether a client has muscle tendon unit tightness (passive insufficieny)
Determine whether joint PROM changes with repositioning of proximal or distal joints
Where does the therapists interpretations of what they observe and what the client says go in a SOAP Note?
A
How can you tell whether a client has a lag?
Determine whether joint PROM is much greater than AROM
Which FOR assumes that client factors are not going to improve and modifies the environment?
Rehab FOR
How can you tell if a client has intrinsic muscle tightness?
Intrinsic tightness is present if passive IP flexion is worse with MCP hyperextension than it is with MCP flexion.
Which dorsal compartment is EPL in?
3rd
In the static 2 point discrimination test, how many times does a client need to correctly distinguish 1 from 2 points for sensation to be considered intact at a particular 2 point distance?
seven out of ten
What is the typical deformity position of the hand due to edema after injury?
IP joints flexed, MCP joints extended
In the static 2 point discrimintation test, what is the criterion for “normal” sensation?
5 mm
In the 5 level position grip test, the clients grip is tested at the five dynamometer widths. In what position should they be the strongest?
Position 2 or 3
Which muscles are innervated by the ulnar nerve?
abductor digiti minimi flexor digiti minimi volar interossei adductor pollicis flexor digitorum profundus to the small finger
In the Maihafer et al, method for the figure 8 assessment for hand volume where does one start with the measuring tape?
volar/radial wrist
In the tough/pressure threshold test (semmes-weinstein) how many times in each filament applied to a particular area being tested?
Three times for fialment 4.08 and below, once for larger filaments
Static orthosis is?
No moving parts, not re-formed by therapist every so often
Serial static orthosis is?
No moving parts, re-formed by therapist every so often
Dynamic orthosis is?
Resilient parts (springs, rubber bands, etc) that apply a constant force on a body part
Static progressive orthosis is?
Client-adjustable parts to reposition joints
