lecture 5: UE scan and CN screen

Question 1

what are the 3 reasons to scan or not to scan

Answer 1

• no obvious MOI
• proximal cause for distal symptoms
• non mechanical sounding symptoms

Question 2

when you are doing cervical ROM what are u looking for

Answer 2

-dizziness
- dysarthria
-dysphasia
-nauseas
-visual disturbances
-extermity sensory changes

Question 3

for cervical provocation testing what should we expect with compression and distraction

Answer 3

compression should causes pain usually and distraction should relieve pain

Question 4

what is the superifical reflex for UE

Answer 4

hoffmann test

Question 5

what nerve is the upper limb tension testing assessing

Answer 5

median never

Question 6

what is the order for the upper limb tensions testing

Answer 6

• C-spine neutral → shoulder depression
→ GH abduction → wrist/finger
extension, forearm supination → GH ER
→ elbow extension → C-spine
contralateral side bending

Question 7

what makes a upper limb tension testing postivie

Answer 7

-difference between limbs in elbow ROM
- reproduction of concordant neurologic symptoms in UE w/ movement of distant components
- different symptoms b/t 2 extermies

Question 8

what is the normla pulse scale

Answer 8

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