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Exam 2 Study Guide (cumulative) Flashcards

1
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Increased muscular resistance felt by the examiner during quick joint movement, quickly fades.

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Spasticity

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Spasticity is indicative of UMN lesion involving what type of spinal tracts?

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Cortical or pyramidal pathway lesions

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Involuntary muscular resistance felt when moving a resting joint and persists through the joints entire ROM.

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Rigidity

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Rigidity is indicative of UMN lesion involving what spinal tract?

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Extrapyramidal

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5
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Hypotonia (decreased muscle tone) is usually indicative of damage to 1 of what 2 areas?

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  • -LMN lesion

- -cerebellar disease

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What is a loss of normal neurological function (reduction in muscle tone, reflexes, strength, etc.)?

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Deficit phenomena

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What is an exaggerates or pervert’s normal neurological findings (hyper-reflexia, hypertonia, etc.)?

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Release phenomena

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Which is an UMN/LMN:

  • -Deficit phenomena or
  • -Release phenomena
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Deficit phenomena = LMN

Release phenomena = UMN

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What nerve is associated w/ the muscle stretch reflex of the biceps?

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Musculocutaneous N (C5)

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What nerve is associated w/ the muscle stretch reflex of Brachioradialis?

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Radial (C6)

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What nerve is associated w/ the muscle stretch reflex of Triceps?

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Radial (C7)

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What nerve is associated w/ the muscle stretch reflex of Finger Flexion?

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Median, Ulnar (C8)

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What nerve is associated w/ the muscle stretch reflex of Patellar?

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Femoral (L2-L4)

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What nerve is associated w/ the muscle stretch reflex of Achilles?

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Tibial (L5-S2)

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What nerve is associated w/ the muscle stretch reflex of Adductor?

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Obturator (L2-L4)

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What nerve is associated w/ the muscle stretch reflex of Internal Hamstrings?

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Tibial (L4-S2)

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What nerve is associated w/ the muscle stretch reflex of External Hamstrings?

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Common Peroneal (L5-S3)

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18
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What is a positive Rossolimo sign and what does it mean?

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Plantar flexion of toes = UMNL

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19
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What is a positive Chaddock sign and what does it mean?

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Dorsiflexion = UMNL

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20
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What is the afferent and efferent supply for the Pupillary Light Reflex?

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Afferent = CN 2

Efferent = CN 3

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What is the afferent and efferent for Ciliospinal reflex?

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Afferent = CN 5

Efferent = cervical sympathetics

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22
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What is the afferent and efferent for Oculocardiac reflex?

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Afferent = CN 5

Efferent = CN 10

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23
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What is the afferent and efferent for Carotid Sinus reflex?

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Afferent = CN 9

Efferent = CN 10

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24
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What reflex dysfunction is associated w/:

  • -Depressed stretch reflexes
  • -Loss of strength
A

Muscular

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25
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What reflex dysfunction is associated w/:

  • -Depressed stretch reflex
  • -Loss of stretch
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Neuromuscular junction

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26
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What reflex dysfunction is associated w/:

  • -Depressed stretch reflexes
  • -Usually out proportion to weakness
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Peripheral nerve

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27
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What reflex dysfunction is associated w/:

–stretch reflexes hypoactive at level of lesion and hyperactive below level of lesion

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Spinal cord and brain stem

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28
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What reflex dysfunction is associated w/:

–stretch reflexes hypoactive or visibly abnormal

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Cerebellum

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29
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What reflex dysfunction is associated w/:

–no consistent deep or superficial reflex changes

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Basal ganglia

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30
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What reflex dysfunction is associated w/:

  • -UMN pattern of weakness on the contralateral side
  • -may be a babinski response
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Cerebral cortex

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31
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Shaking in fingers, due to agonist/antagonist action

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Physiological tremors

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32
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Startle reactions (usually a normal occurrence between walking and sleeping)

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Myoclonic jerks

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33
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What are twitches (often after exercise and not pathological)?

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Benign fasciculations

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34
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What type of tremor presents as:

–Rapid tremor

35
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What type of tremor presents as:

–hereditary tremor that affects the hands

36
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What type of tremor presents as:

–associated w/ aging

37
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What type of tremor presents as:

–“pin-rolling” at rest, disappears w/ volitional movement (basal ganglion lesion)

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Parkinsonian

38
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What type of tremor presents as:

–Tremor worsens w/ volitional movement (cerebellar pathology)

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Intention tremor

39
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What type of tremor presents as:

–Tremor w/ intentional posture, decreases w/ movement

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Postural tremor

40
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Random, quick movements stimulating normal movements

41
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Slow, writhing movements of fingers and extremities that come and go (pyramidal tract signs)

42
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Slow, alternating contraction and relaxation of agonist and antagonists, one usually dominates causing fixed joint contractures.

43
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Violent, flinging movement of half the body

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Hemiballismus

44
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Quick, repetitive movements associated w/ emotional stress

45
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Motor unrest manifested as continual shifting of posture

46
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Involuntary movements of the face, mouth, tongue, and limbs

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Tardive dyskinesia

47
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What type of gate is this:

–slap feet on ground w/ wide base and watch steps b/c they cant tell where their body is in space

A

Ataxic gate

48
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What type of gate is this:

–Affected leg is rigid and swung from hip, toes usually pointed down

A

Hemiplegic gait

49
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What type of gate is this:

  • -Legs adducted, crossing alternately in front of one another
  • -short, slow steps that are stiff and jerky
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Scissors gait

50
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What type of gate is this:

–High knee action and flopping of the feet, toes tend to drag along the floor

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Steppage gait

51
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What type of gate is this:

–forward leaning posture w/ short shuffling steps

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Festination gait

52
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What is the problem if their is pain w/ active ROM?

A

Muscle strain

53
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What is the problem if their is pain w/ passive ROM?

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Ligament sprain

54
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What’s the problem:

–Nonspecific neck pain w/ symptoms down one side of neck

A

Cervical radiculopathy

55
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What’s the problem:

–Neck pain, bilateral upper extremity symptoms, coordination/balance deficits

A

Cervical myelopathy

56
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What are 5 Cervical Orthopedic Tests for Dural Irritation (Myelopathy)?

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  • -Brachial Plexus Tension
  • -Lhermitte sign
  • -Shoulder Depression
  • -Kernig-Brudzinski
  • -Soto-Hall
57
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What are 4 Cervical Orthopedic Tests for Dural Meningitis?

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  • -Kernig-Brudzinski
  • -Bikele
  • -Brachial Plexus Tension
  • -Soto-Hall
58
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What would be 3 findings in the history of soft clues that would lead a doctor to test for meningitis?

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Fever, headache, stiff neck

59
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What 3 tests are best for identifying myelopathy?

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  • -Hoffman’s
  • -Upper Deep Tendon Reflex
  • -Babinski sign
60
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What are 5 tests for IVF encroachment?

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  • -Distraction
  • -Foraminal Compression
  • -Jackson’s Compression
  • -Maximum Cervical Compression
  • -Spurlings
61
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If you suspect a Brachial Plexus Injury, what 4 tests should you perform?

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  • -Bakody Sign
  • -Bikele’s Sign
  • -Brachial Plexus Tension Test
  • -Brachial Plexus Compression Test
62
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What does a positive Adson’s test indicate?

A

Anterior scalene hypertrophy

63
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What does a positive Modified Adson’s test indicate?

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Middle scale hypertrophy

64
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Doctor occluded jugular vein at clavicles for 10-15 sec and patient is instructed to cough.

A

Naffzigers test

65
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What does a positive Naffziger’s Test indicate?

A

Sharp pain = SOL

66
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Patient seated and asked to shake head back and forth as fast as they can

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Barr’e-Lie’ou Test

67
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What are positive Barr’e-Lie’ou Test?

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Dizziness, vertigo, nausea, fainting, nystagmus

68
Q

What are 3 DDx’s for Lateral/Anterior shoulder pain w/ overhead activities?

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  • -Subacromial impingement
  • -Tendinitis
  • -Bursitis
69
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What are 2 DDx’s for instability, pain w/ action

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  • -Shoulder instability

- -possible Labrador tear if clicking

70
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What is Dx for patient falls on shoulder?

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AC joint sprain

71
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What are the 2 DDx for decreased ROM w/ pain during resistance?

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  • -Rotator cuff

- -bicep tendon

72
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What is the Dx for pain and weakness w/ muscle loading, night pain?

A

Rotator cuff

73
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What is the Dx for poorly located pain, may extend into elbow, aggravated by movement?

A

Adhesive capsulitis

74
Q

What type of SLAP lesion is this:

–fraying of superior labrum

A

Type 1 SLAP lesion

75
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What type of SLAP lesion is this:

–fraying of superior labrum also bicep anchor detachment

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Type 2 SLAP lesion

76
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What type of SLAP lesion is this:

–bucket tear w/ intact Biceps tendon

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Type 3 SLAP lesion

77
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What type of SLAP lesion is this:

–bucket tear of biceps tendon

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Type 4 SLAP lesion

78
Q

What are the 2 DDx for the following symptoms:

–Lateral elbow pain during gripping

A
  • -Lateral epicondylitis

- -Radial tunnel

79
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What is the Dx for the following symptoms:

–Medial elbow pain during wrist flexion

A

Medial epicondylitis

80
Q

What is the Dx for the following symptoms:

–Elbow pain w/ numbness in Ulnar nerve

A

Cubital tunnel syndrome

81
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What is the Dx for the following symptoms:

–Anterior elbow pain and forearm made worse by wrist or elbow flexion

A

Pronator syndrome

82
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What is the Dx for the following symptoms:

–Sensations of catching or instability

A

Rotary instability

83
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What is the Dx for the following symptoms:

–Posterior elbow pain during hyperextension

A

Valgus extension overload syndrome

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