upper extremity
What is O'Brien's?
The other name for Godfrey.
What is Posterior Sag
Written document that defines the standard of care required in every conceivable event during an emergency situation.
What is an EAP?
In research, this type of research design is considered the gold standard for determining the effectiveness of an intervention.
What is a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?
This imaging modality exposes patients to ionizing radiation and should be used judiciously.
What is a CT scan?
This shoulder movement occurs about 30–45 degrees anterior to pure abduction, aligning with the natural position of the scapula.
What is scaption?
This occurs during the final degrees of knee extension, involves a slight rotation between the tibia and femur, and is essential to achieve full knee extension.
What is the screw-home mechanism?
An unresponsive athlete who is not breathing normally but has a pulse requires this immediate care.
What is bag valve mask resuscitation or oxygen?
This concept refers to whether research findings can be applied to real-world patients.
What is external validity?
This nutrient is important for hormone production and long-term energy storage.
What are fats?
Early rehab for lateral elbow tendinopathy emphasizes this type of loading.
What are eccentric wrist extension exercises?
This phase of rehab emphasizes sport-specific drills, agility, and neuromuscular control before full clearance is given.
What is the return-to-sport or functional phase?
Signs and symptoms include skin is cool and dry, breathing is labored, face is flushed, and there is a sweet odor on the breath.
What is a diabetic coma?
This type of research explores experiences, perceptions, and meaning using interviews, focus groups, or open-ended responses.
What is qualitative research?
This plan combines features of HMO and PPO and may require referrals depending on the service.
What is an Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)?
This nerve innervates most of the forearm flexor muscles and travels through the cubital fossa alongside the brachial artery.
What is the median nerve?
Origin: Lateral supracondylar ridge of the femur above the lateral head of the gastrocnemius
Insertion: Medial aspect of the posterior surface of the calcaneus, medial to the Achilles tendon
Action: Assists with flexion of the knee and plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle
What is the plantaris muscle?
A runner collapses in cold, wet conditions and is unconscious with slow, shallow breathing and no shivering.
What is severe hypothermia?
This is the type of study would be conducted to compare balance ability of female athletes with functional ankle instability with female athletes with no history of ankle pathology
What is a case-control study?
A distance runner collapses at the finish line. They are confused, but their core temp is only 100.5°F. They have been overhydrating with water, and labs show low sodium levels.
What is exercise-associated hyponatremia?
Finger stuck in flexion at the DIP joint after forceful extension injury (ball hit fingertip).
What is mallet finger?
A patient presents with an apparent leg length difference that resolves when the pelvis is leveled, this finding indicates this type of discrepancy.
What is a functional leg length discrepancy?
These are the three main components of an EAP.
Emergency personnel, modes of communication, and venue directions or site map
An ankle special test with very high sensitivity but low specificity would likely produce many of these results in healthy individuals.
What are false positives?
In the IFC model, impairments are problems in this domain, such as loss of strength or joint mobility.
What are body functions and structures?