Testing 1, 2, 3
The name of the test to assess for carpal tunnel syndrome that involves direct percussion of the median nerve by the examiner.
What is Tinel's Sign
Which test would you perform as part of a musculoskeletal assessment on the patient who is suspected of having a small amount of fluid (4-8ml) on the knee?
What is Bulge Sign
The correct medical term for muscle pains or aches.
What is Myalgia
The correct medical term for a condition in which the distal part of the great toe is directed away from the body.
What is Hallux Valgus
This type of arthritis has pain that is worse in the morning, when the patient first arises.
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis
The name of the test performed by the examiner when the patient reports a giving away or locking of the knee. The examiner bends the knee & then moves it back & forth to relax the knee, while holding the medial side of the knee. When the examiner externally rotates the leg & pushes inward (valgus) on the knee, the examiner slowly straightens the leg & inquires about the presence of pain. A positive result involves an audible "click" sound.
What is McMurray's Test
The name of the test used to assess the muscle strength of the shoulders. The examiner applies resistance while the patient moves the area.
Which cranial nerve (CN) is associated with this test?
What is Shoulder Shrug Test
CN XI (Spinal Accessory)
The correct medical term used to describe an audible & palpable crunching or grating sound that occurs with movement.
What is Crepitation
The correct medical term for deformity of the 2nd, 3rd, & 4th toes.
What are Hammer Toes
This type of arthritis has pain that is worse later in the day.
What is Osteoarthritis
If you thought that the patient was limping & you wanted to confirm that both limbs are equal , what anthropometric measurement test should you perform? What equipment is needed to perform this test?
What is Measure Leg Length Discrepancy using True Leg Length.
A Flexible Measuring Tape is needed & fixed point landmarks.
When you are assessing the hands, you ask the patient to "wave their hands" back & forth, like the queen (Hint: Think of the motion of your windshield wipers on a rainy day). When you perform this test you assessing the ability of the patient to perform _________________ & ______________ motions.
What are ulnar deviation & radial deviation
The correct medical term used to describe one or more bones in a joint being out of position.
What is Dislocation
The correct medical term for weakness and limited voluntary movement of a muscle.
What is Paresis
If a patient has tendonitis, when would you expect the pain to be at its worst?
What is the pain is worse in the morning and improves throughout the day.
The name of the test to assess for carpal tunnel syndrome in which the patient holds the backs of their hands together @ 90 degrees for 60 seconds.
What is Phalen's Test
What is the name of the test that you would perform as part of a musculoskeletal assessment for a patient suspected of having a large amount of fluid on the knee?
What is Ballottement of the Patella
The correct medical term used to describe stiffness or fixation of a joint.
What is Ankylosis
The correct medical term for inability to voluntarily move a muscle.
What is Paralysis
What word would you use to describe the pain that a patient who has just fractured their humerus?
What is Sharp (& this will increase with movement which is one of the reasons you aren't supposed to try to move a fracture).
The name of the test to assess for sciatic back pain (as a result of herniated disc or herniated nucleus pulposus) in which the patient holds their affected side leg up straight (with the knee full extended). The examiner has the patient stop just before the point of pain & dorsiflex their foot.
Then, the unaffected leg is raised in the same manner. The examiner inquires about pain on the affected side.
Sciatic pain with either leg is a positive test result.
What is Lasegue Test
While the patient is lying flat on the table, you ask them to bend their knee while keeping the foot on the table. Then you tell them to bend the knee over their straight & immobilized leg (inward or medial) & then outward (or lateral). You are assessing the patient's ability to perform _____________________ & _____________________ of the hip.
What are internal rotation & external rotation
The correct medical term for shortening of a muscle which leads to limited ROM of a joint.
What is Contracture
The medical term for paralysis of the muscles along one side of the body (e.g. the face, arm, leg, etc. on the right side of the body).
What is Hemiplegia
This type of repetitive motion injury of the wrist results in a burning, tingling or numb sensation.
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome