Midterm Flashcards
Dugas Test - Instruction
Pt seated, examiner instructs pt to place the hand of the affected side on the opposite shoulder and then bring the affected elbow to the chest.
Dugas Test - Positive/Indicates
P: Inability to touch the opposite shoulder and/or inability of the elbow to touch the chest.
I: Acute dislocation of the shoulder (glenohumeral joint).
Anterior Apprehension Test - Instruction
Pt seated, examiner abducts the pt’s shoulder, flexes the pt’s elbow and then gradually externally rotates to the pt’s shoulder.
Anterior Apprehension Test - Positive/Indicates
P: Patient will have a noticeable look of apprehension or alarm on their face with possible pain.
I: Chronic anterior dislocation of the shoulder (glenohumeral joint).
Posterior Apprehension Test - Instruction
Pt supine, examiner flexes pt’s shoulder, flexes pt’s elbow and internally rotates the pt’s shoulder. Examiner places his/her hand on the pt’s distal humerus and gradually applies increasing posterior pressure.
Posterior Apprehension Test - Positive/Indicates
P: Patient will have a noticeable look of apprehension or alarm on their face with possible pain.
I: Chronic posterior dislocation of the shoulder (glenohumeral joint).
Codman Drop Arm Test - Instruction
Pt seated, examiner passively abducts pt’s arm to slightly over 90 degrees and removes support, if pt can maintain arm, then instructs pt to slowly lower their arm.
“Doctor abducts pt’s arm slightly past 90*.”
Codman Drop Arm Test - Positive/Indicates
P: Patient will not be able to lower the arm slowly or the arm drops suddenly.
I: Rotator cuff tear, usually supraspinatus.
Dawbarn Test - Instruction
Pt seated, examiner applies pressure below the affected acromial process with his/her fingertips. Note for pain or tenderness. Examiner continues to apply pressure while abducting the pt’s arm past 90 degrees.
“If pt experiences pain with deep palpation, I would abduct the arm to slightly past 90* and repalpate.”
Dawbarn Test - Positive/Indicates
P: Decrease in pain and/or tenderness.
I: Subacromial bursitis.
Yergason Test - Instruction
Pt seated, examiner flexes pt’s elbow to 90 degrees. Examiner stabilizes pt’s elbow with one hand and exerts slight inferior traction. Examiner uses their other hand and grasps slightly above pt’s wrist. Examiner offers resistance while pt is instructed to externally rotate his/her humerus and slightly supinate the forearm.
Yergason Test - Positive/Indicates
P1: Localized pain and/or tenderness at the bicipital groove.
I1: Bicipital tendinitis.
P2: Audible click or the biceps tendon subluxes or dislocates.
I2: Instability of the biceps tendon possibly associated with a torn transverse humeral ligament.
Abbott-Saunders Test - Instruction
Pt seated, examiner fully abducts and externally rotates the pt’s affected arm. Examiner places his/her fingers on the pt’s bicipital groove and then slowly lowers the pt’s affected arm to their side.
Abbott-Saunders Test - Positive/Indicates
P: Palpable and/or audible click.
I: Subluxation or dislocation of the biceps tendon, rupture of transverse ligament, or tendon subluxation beneath subcapularis muscle belly.
Speed Test - Instruction
Pt seated with forearm supinated and elbow flexed to 45 degrees. Examiner places his/her fingers on pt’s bicipital groove with their opposite hand on the pt’s forearm. Instruct the pt to flex his/her shoulder, maintain supination and completely extend the elbow as the doctor applies resistance.
Speed Test - Positive/Indicates
P: Pain and/or tenderness in the bicipital groove.
I: Bicipital tendinitis.
Apley Test - Instruction
Pt seated. Have him/her place the affected hand behind the head and touch the opposite superior angle of the scapula = Apley scratch superior.
Then pt is instructed to place the hand behind the back to touch the inferior angle of the scapula = Apley scratch inferior.
Apley Test - Positive/Indicates
P: Exacerbation of pain.
I: Degenerative tendinitis of rotator cuff tendons (usually Supraspinatus).
Impingement Sign - Instruction
Pt seated with arms at side, examiner slightly abducts pt’s arm (hand should be pronated) and moves it fully through flexion (will jam greater tuberosity and anterior/inferior surface of the acromion).
Impingement Sign - Positive/Indicates
P: Pain in the shoulder.
I: Overuse injury to the supraspinatus and possibly biceps tendon.
Medial Collateral Ligament Test (Abduction Stress Test) - Instruction
Pt seated, examiner stabilizes the lateral aspect of the arm and places an abduction (valgus) pressure on the medial forearm.
-slight flexion 5-10*
Medial Collateral Ligament Test (Abduction Stress Test) - Positive/Indicates
P: Excessive gapping & pain.
I: Medial collateral ligament instability.
Lateral Collateral Ligament Test (Adduction Stress Test) - Instruction
Pt seated, examiner stabilizes the medial aspect of the arm and places an adduction (varus) pressure on the pt’s lateral forearm.
Lateral Collateral Ligament Test (Adduction Stress Test) - Positive/Indicates
P: Excessive gapping & pain.
I: Lateral collateral ligament instability.
Tinel Elbow Sign - Instruction
Pt seated, with a Taylor reflex hammer, examiner taps over the groove between the medial epicondyle and the olecranon process.
Tinel Elbow Sign - Positive/Indicates
P: Pain and/or tenderness at the site being tapped and paresthesia in the ulnar nerve distribution area (fingers 4, 5).
I: Neuroma of the ulnar nerve.
Cozen Test - Instruction
Pt seated, examiner instructs pt to make a fist and place wrist into extension. Examiner instructs pt to resist as examiner tries to push extended wrist into flexion.
Cozen Test - Positive/Indicates
P: Pain over the lateral epicondyle.
I: Lateral epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow).
Mills Test (Maneuver) - Instruction
Pt seated at rest with forearm supinated. In a smooth continuous motion the doctor passively maximally flexes the pt’s fingers and wrist. While maintaining wrist and figer flexion, the doctor passively extends the pt’s elbow (the forearm is now pronated).