Vitals/Patient Presentation
This should be assessed at the initiation of treatment, with the patient at rest.
What is blood pressure?
This assessment may be warrented if your patient exhibits difficulty with clothing fasteners.
What is the 9-hole peg test?
A person with this level of SCI would benefit from tenodesis training
What is C6?
A person at this Rancho level will not respond to stimuli or exhibit sleep/wake cycles.
What is Rancho 1?
Long term inflammation
What is tendonosis?
Headaches and difficulty with concentration are symptoms of this TBI.
What is a concussion?
Your patient has progressing paralysis, beginning at the feet. What condition do you anticipate they have?
What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
This is a method of flossing tendons to reduce edema and prevent adhesions.
What is tendon gliding?
An injury to this lobe may result in impaired vision and ability to read.
What is the occipital lobe?
This assessment is important if your patient has a humeral fracture.
What is edema?
Your patient is exhibiting this condition through reports of dizziness, requiring to resume lying supine in order to level.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
This common assessment is used if a labrum tear is suspected?
What is the Anterior Apprehension Test?
This intervention approach is valuable for individuals with neurological conditions to reduce spasticity.
What is weight-bearing?
What are brain tumors?
If your patient has radial nerve palsy, they will be unable to perform this movement.
What is wrist extension?
This common symptom of Parkinson's Disease describes impaired movement patterns, such as slowness or reduced facial expression.
What is bradykinesia?
This is a measure of tone, following a neurological insult/injury.
What is the Modified Ashworth Scale?
This bony prominence is a high risk for pressure injury, specifically in the 30 degree positioning in bed.
What is the sacrum?
A person with this level of injury will have an upper motor neuron bowel/bladder.
What is anything above T12? (C1-T12)
Your notice guttering and atrophy on the back of your patient's hand, and you expect this diagnosis.
What is cubital tunnel syndrome?
This common comorbidity of an SCI may cause fever, or even mortality if not resolved.
What is a deep vein thrombosis (DVT/blood clot)?
This is a valuable assessment to perform if your patient has thoracic outlet syndrome.
What is a postural assessment?
This is a beneficial intervention following ORIF for distal radius fracture.
What is coordination and management of edema?
These muscles allow somone with an SCI to cough.
What are the abdominals and internal intercostals?
Your patient presents with radial wrist pain following repetitive activities, so you decide to perform this assessment.
What is Finkelstein's Test?