General Physical Examination Flashcards

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What to assess?

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Vitals, body, posture, ROMs, organs, distal pulses, muscles

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Doc position suggested order

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Vitals, standing, seated, supine, side posture, prone

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What should be assessed standing?

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Posture, T-C AROM, Single leg stands, squat/rise, waist/hip circumference

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What should be assessed while seated?

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Cervical AROM, shoulder AROM, elbow and wrist AROM, TMJ AROM, masseter palpation, E-E-N-T, lung/heart exam
Low index Neuro exam

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What is a Low Index Neuro Exam?

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Light touch for LE and UE
DTR: bicep (C5), triceps (C7), patella (L4), Achilles (S1)
Motor: deltoid (C5), finger flexion/grip (C8), hip flexion (L2/3), dorsiflexion (L4)

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What to assess while patient is supine?

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LE pulses
SLR
Abdomen, palpate aorta
Jull's test
Cervical palpation - SCM, scalene, subox, post. cervicals, facets
Cx motion palpation
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What to assess while patient is side posture?

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Hip abduction

Lx motion palpation

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What to assess while patient is prone?

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Hip extension
LLI assessment
Passive internal hip rotation
SI provocation

Muscle palpation [Trapezius, levator scap, thoracic &
lumbar paraspinals, QL, glut max/med, piriformis, hamstrings, long dorsal SI ligament]

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