Ortho Intro Flashcards
PART 1: CLINICAL REASONING INTRODUCTION
PART 1: CLINICAL REASONING INTRODUCTION
Clinical reasoning is collaborative, reflective, and _________ and __________.
conscious and unconscious
The goal of clinical reasoning is to formulate a working __________ and select _________ (examination and intervention).
- diagnosis
- procedures
Clinical reasoning is based on clinical findings, _______ choices, and the clinician’s judgment based on their knowledge, experience, and evidence.
patient
What are the 3 problem solving methods?
- Pattern Recognition (System I)
- Hypothetico-Deductive (System II)
- Mixed (diagnostic reasoning)
Which problem solving method is our “forward reasoning” and is faster, more effecient, and develops “scripts”.
Pattern Recognition
Which problem solving method is our “backward reasoning” and has a heavy reliance in novice practice?
Hypothetico-Deductive
- Which problem solving methods do experts use in familiar instances?
- Which do they use in unfamiliar instances?
- Pattern Recognition (System I)
- Hypothetico-Deductive (System II)
What are 4 different types of reasoning used in the clinic?
- Probabilistic
- Causal
- Case-Based
- Narrative
Probabilistic Reasoning is assessing the likelihood of a clinical hypothesis via either ______ or __________, but the more common is ___________.
- statistic
- approximated
- approximated
Causal Reasoning is based on a _____ and _______ relationship of variables and normal/abnormal physiology.
cause and effect
Case-Based Reasoning is our knowledge stored in a symbolic “_____” that is recalled in subsequent encounters with similar circumstances.
script
Narrative Reasoning concerns the understanding of ________ stories to gain insight into their experiences of disability or pain and their subsequent _______, ________, and ______ behaviors.
- patients’
- beliefs, feelings, and health behaviors
Which reasoning is the source of many assumptions that are made in a clinic?
Causal Reasoning
What are the 2 main strategies used when faced with uncertainty and is used to reduce said uncertainty?
- Elimination Strategy
- Confirmation Strategy
The elimination strategy is seeking data to ______ suspicion of an unlikely hypothesis and uses _________ likelihood ratio.
- reduce
- negative
- What is negative likelihood ratio?
- What are the values of importance and significant importance?
- How many times more likely a negative test will be seen in those with the disorder than those without the disorder.
- Values <0.2 of importance
- Values <0.1 of significant importance
The confirmation strategy is seeking data to ______ a highly likely hypothesis and uses _________ likelihood ratio.
- support
- positive
- What is positive likelihood ratio?
- What are the values of importance and significant importance?
- How many times more likely a positive test will be seen in those with the disorder than those without the disorder.
- Values >5 of importance
- Values >10 of significant importance
We want to administer elimination strategies ______ in the exam and confirmation strategies _______ in the exam.
- early
- later
Both confirmation and elimination strategies aid in narrowing hypothesis.
-Tests with low - Likelihood Ratio (-LR) good to ______ a diagnostic hypothesis
Tests with high + Likelihood Ratio (+LR) good to ______ a diagnostic hypothesis
- refute
- confirm
What is a 3rd strategy used to reduce uncertainty and what is it?
- Discrimination Strategy
- Seeking information to discriminate between likely hypothesis
Ockham’s Razor = ?
“The simplest solution may be the best”
Hickman’s Dictum = ?
“Patients can have as many diseases as they damn well please”
What is the basic process involving the funneling in the differential process of diagnosis? (3 main things)
- ) Initial data gathered and preliminary diagnosis and hypothesis generation
- ) Hypothesis are modified/refined
- ) Hypothesis are verified
What are some elements of Initial Hypothesis Generation?
- Non-Musculoskeletal Health Conditions and Serious Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Potential radicular and referral sources (nerve root, peripheral nerve injury/entrapment, somatic referred pain)
- Screening adjacent joint regions
- Differentiating local MSK conditions
What is the test-retest model?
Involves testing after interventions to assess whether or not the intervention had immediate effects. From this we can see whether or not we should continue said interventions.
PART 2: THE ORTHOPEDIC EXAMINATION
PART 2: THE ORTHOPEDIC EXAMINATION
What is the 1st part of the orthopedic examination?
Chart Review/ Patient Interview
The _______ _______ ________ ________ is an individualized measure intended to reflect functional status.
Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)
With the PSFS, the pt identifies activities which performance has been limited. What is the grading scale they use?
0-10 with 0 being inability to perform activity, and 10 being the ability to perform activity at same level as before injury or problem
- The minimal detectable change score is at least __ points change in the average score of the PSFS.
- The minimal detectable change for a single activity is at least __ point change.
- 2
- 3
What is the difference between red and yellow flags seen in the patient interview?
Red Flags
-S/Sx consistent with a non-musculoskeletal origin or serious musculoskeletal health condition that requires referral to another clinician
Yellow Flags
-Indicate need for more extensive examination or cautions/contraindications to certain tests/interventions
What are some screening questions done during the patient interview?
- Hx cancer
- Smoking Hx
- Weight loss
- Fatigue
- Bowel and bladder dysfunction
- Sexual dysfunction
- LE dysesthesia/ motor impairments (bi v. unilateral)
- Hx infection
- Fever
- Phoresis
- DM
- Immunocompromization
- Trauma Hx
- Other contextual patient-specific risk factors
How many red flag categories are there and what does each mean?
Category I
-Factors that require immediate medical attention
Category II
-Factors that require subjective questioning and precautionary examination and treatment procedures
Category III
-Factors that require further physical testing and differentiation analysis
What is the 2nd part of the orthopedic examination?
Visual Inspection/ Physical Exam
With the visual inspection/physical exam, what are we looking for?
- Status
- Affect
- Anthropometrics
- Preferred positions
- Integumentary
- Posture
When assessing posture, what 3 things are we looking at?
- Symmetry
- Bony/soft contours
- Resting posture vs ability to correct
What is the 3rd part of the orthopedic examination?
Systems Review
In the systems review, we test components that we ______ plan to assess further and ______ other procedures that we plan to test more thoroughly.
- do not
- defer
What is the goal of the systems review?
Identify impairments for continued tests and measures.
- Cardiopulmonary
- Integumentary
- Neuromuscular
- Cognition/Affect
- MSK
What is the 4th part of the orthopedic examination?
Elimination Tests