Definitions Flashcards
TART
Tissue Texture Changes
Asymmetry
Restricted Motion
Tenderness
Observation-Normal and Abnormal
Ears (External Auditory Canal)–>Shoulders (Acromion Process)–>Greater Trochanter–>Feet (Anterior Medial Malleolus)
Somatic Dysfunction
Impaired or altered function of relevant components of the Somatic System. Includes Skeletal, Arthroidal, and Myofascial structures and the relevant vascular , Lymphatic, and neural elements.
Define Dorsum, and the advantage of Dorsum palpation
Dorsum: back of hand Advantage: temperature sensitivity
Components of a SOAP note
Subjective: report of a patient’s present chief complaint
Objective: Clinical findings of a patient’s present chief complaint upon examination
Assessment: Brief Description of a patient’s symptoms as well as a differential diagnosis
Plan: A course of action determined by the physician
Active Range of Motion (AROM)
The extent of motion that a patient can move through unassisted. Patient must give maximum effort!
Passive Range of Motion (PROM)
The extent of motion that a patient can move through with the physicians assistance. Patient must be fully relaxed and physician must block linkages, (stablilzation of associated and adjacent structures to limit motion to only the joint(s) being assessed).
AT Still’s Birthday
Born August 6, 1828 in Lee County, Virginia
How he learned anatomy
1855 began studying anatomy on Native American cadavers after obtaining tribal permission
What major battle of the Civil War did AT Still fight in?
The Battle of Westport (1864)
When AT Still “Flung the banner of Osteopathy to the breeze”
10 AM on June 22, 1874
1st Osteopathic Prinicple
The body is a unit; the person is a unit
of body, mind, and spirit.
2nd Osteopathic Principle
The body is capable of self regulation,
self healing, and health maintenance.
3rd Osteopathic Principle
Structure and function are
reciprocally interrelated.
4th Osteopathic Principle
Rational treatment is based on an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.
AT Still’s Father
A physician and minister
Allopathic vs. Osteopathic
Osteopathic Medicine treats the host
Allopathic Medicine treats the disease
First and Final States to grant licensure to DO’s
First: Vermont 1896
Last: Mississippi 1973
California Incident
In 1961, California referendum prohibited the granting new licenses to DOs. DOs could take a course over
12 Saturdays to earn an MD and this cost $65. 85% of DOs in the state chose to do this. College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons was converted into an Allopathic Institution, and Proposition 22 passed which abolished the Osteopathic licensing board. This was resolved in 1974 when the California Supreme Court overturned these decisions. This series of events served as a catalyst for attaining full rights in all 50 states
Dr. Abraham Flexner
Inspected all medical schools (MD and DO alike). Very critical of both types of schools. Suggested clinical rotations.
Many schools were closed, and state licensing boards implemented strict regulations
Founding of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
began in 1901
1916
AOA revoked ban on teaching pharmacology at DO schools
Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery established by A.A. Kaiser DO, and George Conley DO
1917-1918
Spanish Influenza casualties exceeded 100 million
Osteopathic Death rate - 0.25%