Critical Clinical Observation Flashcards
How do you determine your dominant eye?
Make a triangle with your hands, close left eye, if the object in the center of the triangle stays centered, you are right eye dominant
What body type is mesomorphic?
Muscular/sturdy body build (average guy)
Mid-ranges of ROM
Developed from embryonic mesoderm
What body type is ectomorphic?
Thin body build, long/linear
High ROM
From embryonic ectoderm
What body type is endomorphic?
Heavy/fat body build
Lower ROM
Developed from embryonic endoderm
What can pale color indicate?
anemia
What does redness/erythema indicate?
inflammation
What does jaundice sometimes indicate?
cirrhosis
What does cyanosis indicate?
reaction to cold/ reynauds disease
What are some factors that affect patient symmetry?
Bone deformity Joint deformity Kyphoscholiosis Dress, occupation, habit Sacral base unleveling Lower extremity defects somatic dysfunction
What are physical landmarks on the head carriage that we can use to determine symmetry?
Eye level
Ear level
Nose/Nares symmetry
What are physical landmarks on the UE that we can use to determine symmetry?
Acromion height
Clavicular angles
finger tip length compared to iliac crests
What are physical landmarks below the shoulder that we can use to determine symmetry?
Angle rib cage
Umbilicus
Crest of ileum
upper leg/lower leg
Medial/lower malleoli
What are physical landmarks on the posterior view that we can use to determine symmetry?
Carriage of head
shoulder level
arm carriage
spinous process alignment
PSIS
gluteal line
achilles tendon
popliteal line/space
What are physical landmarks on the lateral view that we can use to determine symmetry?
Plumb Line: External auditory canal, acromion process, greater trochanter, ant. med. malleolus
Spinal curvatures: cervical & lumbar lordosis, thoracic kyphosis
