Neck
Upper Extremity
Lower Extremity
Back
Miscellaneous
100

Turning the patient's head in lateral flexion and then applying a downward axial pressure is this test. 

Spurling Test

100

This test checks for a labral tear by having the patient extend arm forward with elbow fully extended and abducted across the body to 10 degrees with patient's thumb down. Eliciting force downward causing pain would be a positive finding. 

O'Brien's test

100

This meniscus test involves laying the patient prone, flexing the knee to 90 degrees, then applying downward pressure and rotation. 

Apley compression test

100

The iliac crest sits at about the same level as this vertebrae. 

L4

100

Tapping on the volar surface of the wrist and eliciting a tingling sensation in the thumb, index finger, and middle finger is likely this condition. 

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

200

When conducting an Adson's test on a patient who was in an MVA, this would be diminished on the ipsilateral side being examined

Radial pulse

200

Eliciting tenderness with palpation of the medial epicondyle is indicative of this. 

Medial epicondylitis or Golfer's elbow

200

Valgus testing of the knee is looking for this problem. 

MCL injury

200
Osteomyelitis of the lumbar spine could be the cause of this finding on exam. 

Tenderness to palpation or lightly percussing over the vertebrae. 

200

Tennis elbow is also known as this condition. 

Lateral epicondylitis

300

This test is + for cervical radiculopathy if the patient responds with radiating pain in both upper extremities.

Compression test

300

Baseball pitchers commonly injure their medial collateral ligament in their elbow. This test can evaluate for that. 

Milking Test 

300

A positive patellar apprehension test can indicate this problem. 

Patellofemoral syndrome

300

Fracture of the pars interarticularis is known as this for documentation. 

Spondylolysis 

300

Strength testing for upper extremity internal rotation of the shoulder can be elicited by this. 

internally rotating shoulder by placing the dorsum of the hand on the small of the back and then asking the patient to lift hand away from the back and holding it there for a few seconds

400

When examining a patient's neck and you see a prominence over the lower cervical and upper thoracic spine, this could be indicative of this condition. 

Cushing Syndrome

400

If a patient has tenderness in the anatomical "snuff box", this can indicate _______

Scaphoid or Navicular fracture

400

Patients who demonstrate tenderness when inverting their ankle joint doing the Talar tilt test may have sprained this ligament. 

Calcaneofibular ligament

400

A + SLR (straight leg raise) test is indicative of this condition. 

Herniated disc, sciatica, spinal stenosis

400

When you observe a patients DIP joint to be weakened, unable to extend, and remaining in a semi-flexed position, this is indicative of ______. 

Mallet finger

500

When a patient takes a deep breath and bears down like having a bowel movement and this causes pain in the back of the neck, this test is called ________

Valsalva test

500

These nodes are commonly seen on osteoarthritic patients and located to the DIP joints. 

Heberden's nodes

500

When positioning a patient's legs into a figure "4" and eliciting tenderness in the groin, this is a positive _____ test. 

Faber's test

500

Low back pain elicited during a Faber's test suggests this condition. 

Sacroiliitis 

500

A positive Thompson's test is indicative of this condition. 

Ruptured Achilles tendon