Musculoskeletal Flashcards
Polyarthritis
Fever
Rash
Heart murmur
Rheumatic fever
Antalgic gait seen in
stroke patients (hip problem)
Test for lower back pain (ankylosing spondylitis)
Schober’s test
test’s much lumbar can stretch
Bamboo spine
ankylosing spondylitis
Tenderness in lateral aspect of hip region suggests
trochanteric bursitis
Crossing legs is performed to check for
nerve compression
genu varum
common in knee osteoarthritis (lateral angulation)
as opposed to medial angulation of knee – genu valgum
Placing palm on lateral side of knee and pulling the ankle laterally with the opposite hand tests the
medial collateral ligament
Valgus stress test
DIP joint has bony swellling
Heberden’s node (seen in OA)
PIP joint has bony swelling
Bouchard’s node (OA and RA)
Angular deformity of spine seen in Pott’s
tuberculous spondylitis
How to tendon’s of shoulder abduction
drop arm test
patient raises and maintains it, will drop in tears
Test for recurrent dislocation
apprehension test
Arm is abducted to 90 degrees (elbow makes right angle) and laterally rotated.
Testing for tennis elbow
Thomsen’s test
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Cozen’s
test for de Quervains tenosynovitis
Finkelstein’s test
Tinel’s sign tests for
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tests’s collateral circulation
Allen’s test
on ulnar if pink, good
True leg length is measured from
ASIS to medial malleolus
Patrick’s test is for
hip flexion-abduction-external-rotation
Test for severe hip disease
Trendelenburg’s sign
observe the patient from behind as the patient shifts weight from one to the other.
Pelvis tilts towards unaffected side when weight is borne on affected side
Maneuver for developmental dysplasia of the hip
Ortolani’s sign
Abduct hip manually
Click is positive
Barlowe’s tests checks for
congenital hip dysplasia
opposite of ortolani’s
Knee flexion apprehension probably indicates
recurrent patellar dislocation
Patellar ballottement indicates
knee effusion
Squeeze capsule with palm and it will bulge. If there is effusion you will appreciate a dribbling sensation.
Drawer test for ACL
pull
Drawer test for PCL
push
Thompson’s test:
Achilles tendon
Squeeze gastroc-sleus complex. No plantar flexion = disruption of Achilles
Sciatic test
Lasegue
Reverse straight leg raising test
Tests upper lumbar - stertching the femoral
