MSK
This is the order of an MSK exam.
What is inspection, palpation, active ROM, passive ROM and strength testing ?
This aspect of the MSE includes hygiene, grooming, and dress.
What is appearance ?
This cranial nerve is tested by asking the patient to smile and raise eyebrows.
What is CN 7 (facial nerve) ?
This assessment tool is used to predict the risk of pressure injuries.
What is the braden scale ?
In adults, the ear is pulled this direction to straighten the canal during exam.
What is up and back ?
This part of the musculoskeletal exam involves looking at symmetry, contour, swelling, erythema, atrophy and deformities.
What is inspection ?
These two types of abuse are mandatory to report.
What is child and elder abuse ?
Normal deep tendon reflexes are graded as this.
What is 2 +?
This component assesses whether the patient can explain information about their condition and treatment, as well as recognizes how their condition applies to them personally.
What is understanding and appreciation ?
A normal tympanic membrane appears this color.
What is pearly grey ?
This technique uses touch to assess temperature, tone, crepitus, tenderness, and joint swelling.
What is palpation ?
True or False, domestic violence is mandatory to report.
What is false ?
This reflex is tested by tapping the back of the patient's ankle on the tendon.
What is the Achilles reflex ?
A patient who cannot feel pain due to paralysis would score low in this category.
What is sensory perception ?
The inside of the nose should appear this color if healthy.
What is pink and moist?
This lateral curvature of the spine is often assessed during a forward bend test.
What is the forward bend test ?
This refers to awareness and understanding of one’s own condition.
What is insight ?
This neurological scale assesses level of consciousness based on eye, verbal, and motor responses.
What is the Glasgow coma scale ?
These are the six categories assessed in the Braden Scale.
What are sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction & shear?
This grade indicates tonsils are visible just past the tonsilar arch.
What is 1+ ?
This movement of rotating the arms inward behind their back has a normal range of about 90 degrees.
What is internal rotation ?
A plan, means, and intent indicate this level of concern.
What is high risk for suicide ?
A patient opens eyes to pain, uses inappropriate words, and withdraws from pain. This is their total GCS score.
This exam technique is used to determine the density of a mass.
What is percussion ?
A normal uvula appears this way when inspected in the oropharynx.
What is midline, pink, and moves upward symmetrically when the patient says “ah”?