Exam 5 Flashcards
Dysphasia
- impairment of speech resulting from brain lesion
Pulsating LN think….
- Artery. LNs don’t pulsate ☺
What is tenosynovitis?
- Inflammation of sheath of a tendon
What are necessary observations during history with elderly patient?
- Interaction with spouse, family or caregiver - Eye contact - Facial expressions - How clothes are fitting - Hygiene - Voice (depression or disjointed)
Weakness of muscle may be suggestive of what?
- Neurological, myopathy, tendinopathy, muscle injury
In assessing DVT, which sign has higher sensitivity and specificity
- Calf diameter is more sensitive and specific than Homan’s sign (pain with dorsiflexion)
Golfer’s vs Tennis elbow. How to test for them?
- Lateral epicondylitis: tennis elbow – Cozen’s and Maudsley’s test - Medial epicondylitis: golfer’s elbow - Cozen’s: pronation for FA with resisted wrist extension and radial deviation to determine if pain occurs. - Maudsley’s (3rd finger test): resist extension of 3rd PIP stresses ECRB and pain reproduced over lateral epicondyle.
Test for subscapular muscle strength
- Subscapularis lift off (aka Gerber’s)
What does an echo show?
- Aortic valve
Non-fluent aphasia (Broca’s/expressive)
- cannot express oneself using language, few words, laborious effort, uses primarily nouns/verbs – fair to good comprehension - Lesion in frontal lobe
Tongue will protrude in what direction with peripheral lesion? Central lesion? What CN?
- CN XII - Peripheral: ipsilateral - Central: contralateral
What are ways that hinder a good relationship with your patient?
- keep them waiting, no explanation - be in hurry, talk with one foot out of door - belittle their concerns and emotional responses - ignore their life stresses
Most common reason for conductive hearing loss in elderly
- Cerumen impaction
What is nml JVD? What does increase mean?
- 4 cm - Meaning if increased: increase LVEDV, low LV ejection fraction, right heard CHF, constrictive pericarditis, tricuspid stenosis or SVC obstruction.
Test for inversion ankle injuries
- Squeeze test: high ankle sprain/syndesmotic sprain/fracture - External rotation test: syndesmotic injury
What is utility for carotid sinus massage?
- SVT
What is graphesthesia? In what part of spinal cord is this carried?
- Ability to identify number / letter drawn in one’s hand when eyes are closed - Carried in posterior column
What is normal monofilament testing of foot?
- 7/10 sites identified
When is it typical for mother to perceive pregnancy?
- 18-20 weeks
How to examine hips in newborns?
- ) Barlow’s maneuver: grasp leg with thumb on inside of thigh, base of thumb on knee and your fingers gripping outer thigh with fingertips resting on greater trochanter. Adduct thigh and gently apply downward pressure on femur in an attempt to disengage the femoral head from acetabulum. Pos = clunk when femoral head exits acetabulum.
- ) Ortolani’s maneuver: slowly abduct thigh while maintaining axial pressure. With fingertips on greater trochanter, exert a lever movement in opposite direction so that fingertips press head of femur back toward acetabulum center. Pos = femur back into acetabulum with clunk.
- ) Allis sign: infant supine on table flex both knees, keeping feet flat on table and femurs aligned with each other. Position yourself at child’s feet and observe height on knees. Pos = one knee appears lower than the other – short femur or dislocation.
Types of histories
1.) Comprehensive: new pt, yearly physical, preop physical, hospitalized pt 2.) Problem-oriented/focused: typical office progress note, sick visit, problem acute, life-threatening problem, requiring immed attn with need given full attn.
Format of oral presentation
- Give enough of S and O to support A. P should be backed up with necessary information from A. - Brief but include important info - Doesn’t include everything
Relationship bw fundal height and weeks of gestation
- Weeks of gestation = cm from symphysis pubis to top of fundus +/- 2 cm - Fundal height measured at each prenatal visit after 20 weeks
UE MSK exam nerve roots
- C5: elbow flexors - C6: wrist extensors - C7: elbow extensors - C8: long finger flexors - T1: small finger abductor
How to assess tone in newborn baby?
1.) Grab infants arm or leg and pull toward you. Assess flexion that occurs after. 2.) Pull baby up towards you by both arms and see what tone is present, what does head to. 3.) Ventral suspension 4.) Vertical suspension: hold baby upright with two hands around chest
What are the bare minimum ADLs to assess in elderly patient that if not met will likely mean they need assistance?
- Bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, continence, feeding
How to assess LE lymph flow?
- Hemosiderin staining - Chronic skin changes - Pitting edema (grade 1-4)
Describe skin changes in elderly patient
- Thinning, loss of elastic tissue, turgor, signs of cancer, ulcerations
How to test CN VII?
- tightly close eyes, purse lips against resistance, puff out cheeks, resist tapping, grimace, smile and wrinkle forehead
Which CNs control the gag reflex?
- Afferent limb of gag reflex = CN IX *increases risk for aspiration pneumonia - Efferent limb of gag reflex = CN X
Biceps tendon testing
- Speeds test: attempt to flex arm while supinated against physician’s force - Yergason’s test: pts arm flexed at 90 degrees in supination, physician’s thumb over proximal bicipital groove and attempting to pronate and externally rotate while patient resists. Pain elicited with biceps tendionopathy/subluxation.
Patellar, medial hamstring and Achilles reflex are testing what nerve roots respectively
- L4: patellar – L3-4 per O’Shea - L5: medial hamstring - S1: Achilles
Tests for ACL and PCL of knee
- ACL: anterior drawer, Lachman - PCL: posterior drawer
What does a coronary angiogram show?
- Coronary arteries
What is tendinosis vs tendonitis?
- Tendinosis: degeneration of tendon - Tendinitis: inflammation of tendon
Order of musculoskeletal (MSK) exam
- First = prelim neurological screening exam - Inspection - ROM (active then passive) - Muscle strength eval - Reflexes and other neuro evals - Special tests - Palpation (used to confirm what you suspect)
What is superficial thrombophlebitis? What does this look like? In what veins are these found?
- Thrombophlebitis = venous inflammation with thrombus formation - Linear moving erythema that is palpable - Found in superficial veins, can move deep.
Rotator cuff testing
- Arm drop: patient to bring arm up above head and slowly lower to 90, cannot hold at 90 and arm drops - tests for large rotator cuff tear - Empty can (Job aka supraspinatus): internally rotate arm, raise arm and physician tries to push arm down - Lift off (subscapularis): arm behind back palm away from back, press into physician’s hand
Tests for LCL/MCL
- Valgus (MCL) and varus (LCL) stress Apley’s distraction
Tuning fork to determine vibratory sense detection
- 128 or 256 Hz
Special tests for CTS?
- Phalen’s: P for pressure, apply pressure to flexed wrist, symptoms occur in less than 30 seconds with paresthesias in median n distribution - Tinel’s: T for tapping, tap over carpal tunnel (base of thumb), reproduces paresthesias in median n distribution
Allen’s test
- Occlusion of both radial and ulnar arteries, having pt clench hands, release ulnar to verify flow. Repeat and release radial. - Used prior to arterial blood stick. - Nml = reperfusion within 3-5 seconds after release. If reperfusion doesn’t occur within 3-5 seconds, insufficiency of the artery occluded should be suspected.
What is the meaning of G, P, T, P, A, L
- Gravida: number of pregnancies - Parity: number of pregnancies with birth beyond 20 wks - T: number of term pregnancies - P: number of preterm - A: number of abortions/miscarriages/ectopic pregs - L: number of living children
Classic features seen in RA
- Swan neck deformities, Boutonniere deformities, ulnar deviation of fingers, subcut nodules
Specific cancer to ask about during history with elderly patient
- Colon cancer
What immunizations is it important to assess in pregnant pt?
- Influenza, tet, hep, MMR, varicella
Temporal arteritis
- inflammatory disease of vessels primary of those in head, typically affects superficial temporal arteries
What is the thumb 1st CMC grind test?
- Pushing/twisting thumb metacarpal at trapezium with pain/grinding. Seen in osteoarthritis.
When assessing nervous system in elderly, what is important to distinguish?
- Delirium vs depression
What are things to look for at first OB visit?
- Gen physical with focus on pelvic exam: height/weight, uterine size/shape, pelvis size/shape, BP baseline
What are the muscles that move the eyes, in what directions?
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What is Trendelenburg’s test?
- Used to assess for venous incompetence and can be used to locate incompetent valves in saphenous and communicating veins. - Pt supine, raise leg above level of heart until veins are emptied and collapsed. Apply pressure on medial aspect of thigh about 5 cm caudal to femoral pulse tightly enough to occlude the superficial veins but not deeper. Have pt stand while maintaining pressure, observe refilling of veins. Release pressure about 20 seconds after they stand. Nml = slow refill below area of pressure less than 1 minute after pt stands, but before pressure removed. Abnml = sudden refilling is noted before removal of pressure in communicating vein. Abnl in saphenous vein when sudden additional refilling takes place following removal of pressure.
How to test for ulnar entrapment neuropathy?
- Tinel sign at elbow in ulnar groove (b/w medial epicondyle and olecranon). Reproduces shooting pain/paresthesias in ulnar distribution. This is cubital tunnel syndrome.
What is Patrick’s (FABER) test used for? How is it done?
- Test for SI joint vs hip joint pathology - Figure 4 setup as in treating inflared innominate. Exaggerate the motions at each hand. If pain in lateral and inguinal area, it is likely hip. If posterior, then SI joint issue.
Myelopathy
- any pathological condition of spinal cord
Palpable superficial lymph nodes
- Occipital - Pre-auricular - Post-auricular - Pre/Post-cervical - Superficial cervical - Supraclavicular - Tonsilar - Submandibular - Submental - Subclavian - Axillary - Pectoral - Popliteal - Inguinal
Clonus
- rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscles
Describe CN XII indirect exam in newborn and infact
- Pinch infant’s nose, mouth will open and tip of tongue with rise in midline position
Spurling’s test
- Test for nerve root compression (ie. cervical radiculopathy) - Extend neck back and toward side of pain and push down to decrease foramen side. Positive if radicular pain reproduced. - Opposite of this test is distraction, symptoms are lessened or relieved.
Which CN(s) does taste to the anterior and posterior parts of the tongue?
- CN VII: taste to anterior 2/3rd via chorda tympani - CN IX: taste to posterior 1/3rd
Biceps brachii, brachioradialis and triceps reflex are testing what nerve roots respectively
- Biceps brachii: C5 – C5-6 per O’Shea - Brachioradialis: C6 – C5-6 per O’Shea - Triceps: C7 – C6-7 per O’Shea
Ballottement test
- Intra-articular joint effusion of knee
Fluent aphasia (Wernicke’s/receptive)
- fluent effortless speech. Words are malformed may be totally incomprehensible. Can hear words but cannot relate them to previous eperiences. - Lesion in temporal gyrus
Test for supraspinatus muscle strength
- Empty can or Jobe’s test
Myoclonus
- twitching or colonic spams of muscle or groups of muscles
What vital signs are important to pay attention for in elderly patient?
- Isolated systolic HTN, widened PP, orthostatic HoTN, apical HR, RR, temp, o2 sat, weight and BMI
Name and describe primitive reflexes done on every baby
- Suck reflex: gloved finger in babies mouth and see if sucks. Also by observing a feeding or report of good feeding 2. Plantar/palmar grasp: finger in middle of hand and assess for a grasp, finger touch to sole of foot 3. Moro reflex: releasing arms after pull test OR allowing baby to fall backwards into arm – baby should reach out and grab air
What CN is tested with Dix-Hallpike maneuver?
- CN VIII - Pt taken from upright to supine and further c/o hearing loss and / or dizziness
Common changes in eldery
- Vital signs: systolic HTN with widened PP – concern for orthostatic HoTN - HR decline - A/V ectopy – lead to syncope - Temp – susceptible to hypothermia - Eyes – lens loses elasticity, difficulty with accommodation and near focus, cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration - Presbycusis - Descrease salivary secretions, decreased sense of taste, decreased olfaction - Capacity for exercise decreases, chest wall stiffens, resp muscle weakness, increased risk for atelectasis and pneumonia (particularly after immobility), kyphosis - Systolic bruits in neck vessels - Loss of atrial kick d/t diastolic dysfunction - S3 = heart failure - S4 = normal or impaired ventricular filling - Systolic aortic murmur - Aortic stenosis - Mitral regurg - Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Temporal arteritis - Blunting manifestations of acute abdominal dz - Menopause - BPH - Loss of lean body mass and strength - Decrease in mental status, motor and sensory function
What is Dupuytren’s contracture?
- Fibrous contraction of palmar fascia with flexion contraction of MCP and PIP joints - Non-painful. Unable to extend finger actively or passively.