Completing examinations Flashcards
What additional tests would you offer to complete a cardiac examination?
BP (lying/standing), ECG, fundoscopy
What additional tests would you offer to complete a resp exam?
BP, O2 sats, PEFR, spirometry, sputum
What additional tests would you offer to complete an abdo exam?
I ingunal nodes
S stool
H hernial orifices
R rectal exam
U urinalysis
G genitalia
What would you offer to complete an upper limb neuro examination?
lower limb neuro exam and cranial nerves
What would you offer to complete a lower limb neuro exam?
upper limb neuro exam and cranial nerves
What would you offer to complete a cerebellar exam?
full upper and lower limb neuro, cranial nerves
What would you offer to complete a peripheral vascular exam?
BP (lying/standing), ABPi, foot exam, blood glucose
What would you offer to complete a diabetic foot exam?
pin-prick testing, temperature testing, ABPi, blood glucose
What would you offer to complete a thyroid examination?
TSH levels, ECG, ultrasound
What would you offer to complete a GALS exam?
targeted MSK exam, full body neuro and vascular exam
What would you offer to complete a spine exam?
upper and lower limb neuro, exam hip and shoulder joints
How would you complete a shoulder exam?
examine spine and elbow, upper and lower limb neuro exam
what would you offer to complete a hand and wrist exam?
examine elbow and shoulder, upper limb neuro
What would you offer to complete a hip exam?
examine lumbar spine and knee, lower limb neuro and vascular exam
What would you offer to complete a knee exam?
examine hip and ankle, lower limb neuro and vascular exam
Which muscle is targeted from the rotator cuff in the painful arc?
supraspinatus
Which muscle is targeted in the scarf test
supraspinatus
Which muscle is targeted in resisted external rotation?
infraspinatus and teres minor
Which muscle is targeted in resisted internal rotation/lift-off?
subscapularis
