Critical Clinical Observation Flashcards
How do you identify your dominant eye?
Make a triangle with your hands, look through the triangle at something far away, close one eye. If it stays center, the open eye is dominant.
mesomorphic
muscular or sturdy body build (average)
mid-ranges of ROM
characterized by relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm
ectomorphic
thin body build (long and linear frame)
tend to have higher ROM
characterized by relative prominence of structures developed from embryonic ectoderm
endomorphic
heavy (fat) body build
tend to have lower ROM
characterized by relative prominence of structures developed from embryonic endoderm
skin redness
erythema and inflammation
skin pale
palor, anemia
skin yellow
jaundice - liver disease
skin blue
cyanosis, Reynaud’s disease, Tetralogy of Fallot
skin black
necrosis
skin lesions - what to pay attention to?
asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution
what factors create asymmetry?
bone deformity joint deformity kyphoscoliosis dress, occupation, mental attitude, habit sacral base unleveling lower extremity defects somatic dysfunction
landmarks for head carriage
eye level
ear level
nose and nares symmetry
ear prominence
landmarks anterior view of upper extremities
acromion height
angles of clavicles
carriage of arms
finger tip length compared to iliac crests
landmarks anterior view below the shoulders
angle of rib cage umbilicus crest of ilium greater trochanter levels (palpation) upper leg lower leg medial and lateral malleoli
landmarks posterior view
carriage of head shoulder level scapular spine scapula angle medial scapular border arm carriage spinous process alignment or deviation from midline iliac crest heights PSIS greater trochanter gluteal line upper leg symmetry popliteal line and space achilles tendon medial and lateral malleoli
