Lower Limb Examination Flashcards
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Intro
Ask the patient if they have any pain including back pain
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Inspection:
-Posture
-Wasting
-Tremor
-Fasciculations
-Involuntary movements
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Assess the patient’s gait
(Do the 4 different types)
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Romberg’s test
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Tone:
Passively move each joint
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Check for ankle clonus (UMN lesion)
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Power
Hip: abduction, adduction, flexion and extension
Knee: flexion and extension
Ankle: dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, eversion, inversion
Big toe: plantarflexion and dorsiflexion
(Learn myotomes)
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Reflexes
-knee
-ankle
-plantar reflex
-ankle clonus
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Co-ordination
Heel-shin test
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Sensation
Soft touch
Pain / pinprick (OSCE: describe only)
Temperature (OSCE: describe only)
Proprioception
Vibration sense (128Hz tuning fork)
Check the trunk for the sensory level if indicated.
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Completion
