Application of Patient History and Examation Flashcards
What should you look at when taking a patient history?
current complaint
B/W/S since onset
NPRS
Nature of Pain
PMH
PSH
aggravating factors
Easing Factors
Medications
Other
what are the 5 parts of a screen exam?
- Posture
2 ROM - Force Production
- Sensation
- Reflexes
what are you looking at in a posture during screen exam?
-performed sitting or standin
-cervical and thoracic alignment
-upper extremity symmetry
-muscular/soft tissue imbalances
-iliac crest height
-nose over sternum
-tragus aligned with acromion
-umbilicus centered
what some places you can test AROM & overpressure?
-cervical spine
-shoulder
-elbow
-wrist/hand
when testing ROM in a screening exam what are you looking for?
-reproducing of symptoms
-changing symptoms
-limited ROM
-then response to over pressure
what are all the ROM to test on cervical spine?
-flexion
-extension
-lateral side bend
-rotation
What are the motions that can be tested when looking at shoulder ROM?
-extention (back)
-flexion (up and side)
-scaption (arms out at angle then up)
-function internal & external rotation
-abduction
when testing ROM of shoulder what motions do you not apply over pressure?
-FIR & FER
what is 2 point insufficiency?
when two joint muscles does not flex enough limiting ROM in antagonist direction
when testing ROM of the elbow what are the motions that can be tested?
-flexion
-extension
-forearm supination & pronation
When testing ROM in the wrist what motions can be tested?
–wrist flexion
-wrist extension
-finger abduction/adduction/opposition
what is a myotome?
single nerve root that provides innervation to specific muscle
what is the grading of myotomes and what does it mean?
-strong and pain free = healthy
-strong & painful = little problem (prob with muscle at local point)
-weak & painful = larger problem that will take more time
-weak & no pain = huge problem b/c contractile tissue is not intact
what is an isometric break test?
used to examine bilateral strength
-5 second hold requires
- patient has to give best effort to meet resistance
when doing an isometric break test what might paresis indicate?
nerve root lesion