FINAL MUSCULO 2

Question 1

Weakness on thumb abduction is a positive test for

Answer 1

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Question 2

Aching and numbness in the median nerve distribution is a positive test for

Answer 2

Tinel sign

Question 3

Numbness and tingling in the median nerve distribution within ___ seconds is a positive test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome during Phalen Test

Answer 3

60

Question 4

If the proximal tibia falls back, this is a

positive test for

Answer 4

Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL)

Question 5

A palpable click or pop along the medial or lateral joint line is a positive test for

Answer 5

a tear of the posterior portion of the medial meniscus

Question 6

Pain or a gap in the medial joint line is a positive test for

Answer 6

Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) injury

Question 7

Pain or a gap in the lateral joint line points is a positive test for

Answer 7

Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) injury

Question 8

A forward jerk showing the contours of the upper tibia is a positive test for

Answer 8

anterior drawer sign

Question 9

result from knee hyperextension, direct blows to the knee, and twisting or landing on an extended hip or knee.

Answer 9

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries

Question 10

Clinical Findings

• swelling and thickening of the MCP and PIP joints.
• Range of motion becomes limited,
• fingers may deviate toward the ulnar side.
• The interosseous muscles atrophy.
• fingers may show “swan neck” deformities (hyperextension of the PIP joints with fixed flexion of the distal interphalangeal [DIP] joints).
• Less common is a boutonnière deformity (persistent flexion of the PIP joint with hyperextension of the DIP joint).
• Rheumatoid nodules are seen

Answer 10

Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis

Question 11

Absent plantar flexion of the knee is a positive test for

Answer 11

Achilles tendon rupture

Question 12

tenderness and thickening of the tendon, at times with a protuberant posterolateral bony process of the calcaneus, suggests

Answer 12

Achilles tendinitis

Question 13

A palpable fluid wave returning into the pouch is also a positive test for a

Answer 13

major effusion

Question 14

A palpable fluid wave in the knee is a positive test

Answer 14

“balloon sign”

Question 15

• is triggered by excessive kneeling
• from running, valgus knee deformity, or OA
• from distention of the gastrocnemius semimembranosus bursa from under-lying arthritis or trauma.

Answer 15

• Prepatellar bursitis
• anserine bursitis
• popliteal or “Baker” cyst

Question 16

Pain with compression and patellar movement during quadriceps contraction occurs in

Answer 16

chondromalacia

Question 17

pain with quadriceps contraction; pain with squatting; and pain with palpation of the posteromedial/or lateral patellar border.

Answer 17

patellofemoral pain syndrome

Question 18

Stumbling or “giving way” of the knee during heel strike suggests ___ or abnormal patellar tracking.

Answer 18

quadriceps weakness

Question 19

The elbow flexes from

Answer 19

45° to 90°

Question 20

Supination at elbow:

Pronation at elbow:

Answer 20

• 30 degrees

- 45 degrees