UL Exam Flashcards
(38 cards)
Hot, swollen, red, painful (especially with passive motion) - r/o:
septic joint
night pain, especially w/ weight loss, r/o:
tumor
deformity and loss of motion, r/o:
dislocation and/or fracture
rapidly progressing neurologic changes in forearm or leg with pallor, weak/absent pulse, pain with passive motions, r/o:
compartment syndrome
significant sudden onset of limb swelling, pain and bluish skin changes, r/o:
DVT
morning stiffness, better with rest, worse with prolonged use:
suspicious for arthritis
pain only with active motion or resistance:
suspicious for muscle or tendon injury
pain with both active and passive motion:
suspicious for articular injury
instability is suspicious for:
ligament injury
On the basic strength grading scale, 5/5 means:
normal
on the basic strength grading scale, 3/5 means:
can only move against gravity
on the basic strength grading scale, 1/5 means
muscle contractions but no motion
on the basic reflex grading scale, 4+ means:
clonus and hyperactive
on the basic reflex grading scale, 3+ means
hyperactive, no clonus
on the basic reflex grading scale, 2+ means
normal
on the basic reflex grading scale, 1+ means:
hypoactive
on the basic vascular grading scale, 4+ means
bounding
on the basic vascular grading scale, 3+ means
normal
on the basic vascular grading scale, 2+ means
diminished
on the basic vascular grading scale, 1+ means
faint, but detectable
a positive full can test indicates pathology in which muscle
supraspinatous
a positive lift-off test indicates pathology in which muscle:
subscapularis
apprehension test simulates:
shoulder dislocation
Regarding the elbow, the valgus stress test will be testing which ligament?
ulnar collateral
