OSCE 3- tests Flashcards
apley scratch
patient puts hands over thier head and touches the opposite scapula. Then put hand below-behind her back
significance of apley scratch
if there is a difference in how far they can reach then it could be degenerative tendonitis (supraspinatus)
apprehension
doctor abducts and externally rotates shoulder
significance of apprehension
anterior shoulder dislocation
codman’s
patient’s arm is passively abducted. remove support above 90 degrees, makes deltoid contract suddenly
significance of codman’s
rotator cuff/supraspinatus injury
dawbarn’s
arm at side, deep palpation of shoulder, lift arm all the way up
significance of dawbarn’s
evaluates subacromial bursitis
dugas
place affected hand on opposite shoulder and attempt to touch elbow with chest
significance of dugas
cannot touch elbow to chest (anterior shoulder dislocation)
impingement
arm is slightly abducted and moved fully through flexion by doctor
impingement significance
pain could mean DJD, supraspinatus/bicipital irritation
speed’s
resistance to flexion of the shoulder
speed’s significance
pain in bicipital groove (bicipital tendinitis
supraspinatus press
shoulder abducted to 90 degrees, doctor provides resistance, shoulder then rotated and angled 30 degrees, patient’s thumb to the floor, resistance
supraspinatus press significance
weakness/pain means a supraspinatus tear
yergason’s
patient flexes elbow, doctor attempts to supinate hand, patient resists
yergason’s significance
pain or pop means transverse humeral ligament rupture or bicipital tendinitis
load and shift
push humeral head forward and backward
grab elbow, press down
load and shift significance
loose ligaments of the shoulder
lift off test
patient puts hand on back and lifts it off their back
lift off test significance
loose ligament of shoulder