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UPPER LIMB ASSESSMENT Flashcards

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Outline the physical assessment

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Look
Feel
Move
- Active
- Passive
- Resisted

Joint above
Affected area
Joint below

RED FLAGS
Colour
Perfusion
Sensation

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SWEADES

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S - swelling
W - wounds
E - exudate
A - atrophy
D - deformity
E - eretyma
S - scars

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Shoulder joint above

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neck or spine - reffered pain - rule out

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Spine - LOOK

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Posture - scoliosis/ kyphosis
Deformities

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Spine - FEEL

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atrophy/hypertrophy
muscle/bony tenderness
irregular spinous process - tenderness

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Spine - MOVE

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flexion/extension - nodding
lateral flexion - ear to shoulder
rotation (sitting)

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4 joints of the shoulder gurdle

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sternoclavicular
acromioclavicular
glenohumeral
scapulothoracic

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Sternoclavicular Joint

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where the sternum and clavicle join

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Acromioclavicular

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Acromion process joins onto the clavicle

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Glenohumeral joint (shoulder joint)

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Glenoid meets the humerus - ball and socket

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which joint is the most shallow and susceptible to dislocation?

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Glenohumeral

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Anterior (front) landmarks

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Sternoclavicular joint
Clavicle
AC joint
Coracoid process

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Posterior (back) landmarks

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spine and borders of the scapula

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Humeral landmarks

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Head of humerus
tubercule - greater and lesser
Bicipital groove
Deltoid muscle

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extension movement

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0-60 degrees

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external rotation

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0-90 degrees

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internal rotation

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0-70 degrees - body wont allow anymore movement

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18
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Regimental badge sign

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test for axillary nerve damage
- sensation
light stroke of both sides of shoulder

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axillary nerve motor deficit sign

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motor - abduction of the deltoid is limited

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shoulder dislocation

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Anterior - trauma
Posterior - FOOSH

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4 stages of subluxation

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1 - v shaped widening
2 - moderate subluxation
3 - advanced subluxation
4 - dislocation

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4 muscles of the rotator cuff

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supraspinatus
subscapularis
infraspinatus
teres minor

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tendonitis

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tendon swells (becomes inflamed) after an injury.

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partial tear

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when one or more of the muscles and tendons that make up your rotator cuff tears

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full thickness tear
Tear in the muscles or tendons surrounding the shoulder joint.
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rotator cuff impingement
condition where the space between the acromion and rotator cuff narrows
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other names for rotator cuff impingement
Rotator cuff tendinitis shoulder bursitis biceps tendinitis
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patient plan for rotator cuff injury
leave at home self care advice/ worsening advise gp referral
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What can a GP do for a shoulder injury
start non invasive treatment - physiotherapy - corticosteroid injections - surgery referral
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with sensation, it is also important to ask about what?
Neurovascular compromise
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Elbow landmarks
Radial head Olecranon Medial and lateral epicondyles- tennis & golfers elbow
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Elbow movements
flexion - bend up towards face extension - moving down towards feet pronation - palms down supination - palms up
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what connects the radius to the humerus allowing for pronation and supination?
Annular ligament
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where should movements come from with the elbow?
Annular ligament in the elbow not the shoulder
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Tennis elbow
Lateral epicondylitis - repetitive strain injury
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Golfers elbow
Medial epicondylitis - repetitive strain injury
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Pulled elbow is aka
Nursemaids elbow - common in children
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what is pulled elbow
radial head subluxtion due to a slip in the annular ligament causing it to trap
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Olecranon bursitis is...
inflammation of the Olecranon bursae
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Job of the bursae
to reduce bone friction
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Main signs of a septic joint
Signs of infection reduced ability
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how many carpals are there?
8
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Pneumonic for Carpal bones
Some Lovers Try Positions That They Cant Handle
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Bone structure of the hand
Carpal bones Metacarpal bones Proximal phalanges Middle phalanges Distal phalanges
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movements of the wrist
Palmar/dorsa flexion Radial/ulnar deviation Pronation/supination
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Smith's fracture
Flexion fracture of the radius
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Colles' fracture
Extension fracture of the radius FOOSH pathology
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3 radial fractures
greenstick foosh - colles' smith's
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anatomical snuffbox test
test for scaphoid fracture - lightly palpate base of the thumb
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