Hand

Question 1

1

Answer 1

Introduce

Question 2

2

Answer 2

Inspect
nails 
back of hand
front of hand 
elbows

Question 3

3

Answer 3

Palpation

Temp
over joints and skin

Question 4

4

Answer 4

assess for muscular bulk and palmar thickening

Question 5

5

Answer 5

Palpate pulse
both at same time
radial and ulnar

Question 6

6

Answer 6

sensation
Check sensation
close eyes and say yes when you feel me touching

feel palm on thumb area
feel side of palm
TURN OVER
feel back of hand (part on index finger side)

Question 7

7

Answer 7

with hands turned over then assess temp of back of hand joints

Question 8

8

Answer 8

squeeze MCP Joints

Question 9

9

Answer 9

palpate each joint - MCP, distal, proximal
“just going to palpate each joint, let me know if its painful at all”
and thumb

Question 10

10

Answer 10

palpate the wrist

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Question 11

11

Answer 11

palpate snuff box

Question 12

12

Answer 12

palpate elbow

put elbow up for me
palpate inside and go upwards

Question 13

13

Answer 13

MOVE

make fist

Question 14

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Answer 14

Prayer

and lift elbows

and backward prayer

Question 15

15

Answer 15

Passive movement

“I’m now going to move your wrist on both sides, let me know if its painful at all”

wrist flexion and extension (do twice up and down, up and down)

Question 16

16

Answer 16

resistance