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MSK Assessment Flashcards

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Six Types of Joints

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  1. Hinge
  2. Ball and Socket
  3. Gliding
  4. Pivot
  5. Condylar
  6. Saddle
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Examples of Hinge Joints

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  • elbow
  • knee
  • ankle
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Examples of Ball and Socket Joints

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  • shoulder

- hip

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Examples of Gliding Joints

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  • intercarpal
  • intertarsal
  • subcalar
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Examples of Pivot joints

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  • radio-ulnar
  • atlas
  • axis
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Examples of Condylar

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  • wrist
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Examples of Saddle Joints

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  • base of thumb
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Flexion

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bending limb at joint

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Extension

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straightening limb at joint

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Abduction

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moving limb away from midline

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Adduction

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moving limb toward midline

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Pronation

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turning forearm so the palm is down

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Supination

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turning the forearm so that the palm is up

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Circumduction

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moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder

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Inversion

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moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle

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Eversion

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moving sole of the foot outward at the ankle

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Rotation

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moving the head around it’s central axis

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Protraction

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moving a body part foreward and parallel to the ground

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Retraction

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moving body part backward and parallel to the ground

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Elevation

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raising a body part

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Depression

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lowering a body part

22
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Osteoperosis

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  • usually occurs after 40
  • more common in females (lack of estrogen)
  • physical exercise increases skeletal mass
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6 P’s of Compartment Syndrome

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  1. Pain
  2. Pallor
  3. Paralysis
  4. Paresthesia
  5. Pulselessness
  6. Poikilothermia (cool limb)
24
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Chemicals Causing Damage to Tissues

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  • Ck
  • LDH
  • ALT
  • aspirate aminotransferase
  • ALP
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Subluxation
an incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint or organ
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Contractures
muscles or tendons that have remained too tight for too long, thus becoming shorter
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Crepitation
a crackling or rattling sound

NURS 252 (11 decks)

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