PACES: Musculoskeletal - Shoulder and Hand examination Flashcards
Shoulder and Hand examination
What is the set up of a Shoulder Examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the main features of look for on inspection in a Shoulder Examination?
- Skin
- Shape
- Deformity
Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the key Skin feature to look out for on inspection in a Shoulder Exam?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the key Shape feature to look out for on inspection in a Shoulder Exam?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the key Deformity feature to look out for on inspection in a Shoulder Exam?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the signs on Palpation in a Shoulder Exam?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the main movement considerations in a Shoulder Exam?
- Functional Screen
- Abduction and adduction
- Flexion and extension
- Internal and external rotation
Shoulder and Hand examination
What are is the functional screen in a shoulder exam?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the abduction and adduction features in a shoulder exam?
What muscles are responsible for each part of abduction movement?
What are the palpation signs?
What does pain at different angles inducate?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the Flexion and extension, Internal and external rotation features in a shoulder exam?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the special tests in a shoulder exam?
- Jobe’s Empty Can Test
- Infraspinatus + Teres Minor
- Gerber’s Lift Off
- Scarf test
- Hawkin’s Test
- Shoulder Apprehension Test
Shoulder and Hand examination
What is the Jobe’s Empty Can Test?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What is the test for Infraspinatus + Teres Minor?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What is Gerber’s Lift Off test?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What is the scarf test?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What is the Hawkin’s Test Shoulder?
(Subacromial impingement)

Shoulder and Hand examination
What is the Apprehension Test?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What is needed to complete a Shoulder exam?
- Examine the cervical spine and elbow
- Perform a neurovascular assessment
Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the features of Winging of the Scapula?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the differentials for Shoulder pain and reduced range of movement?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What is needed to set up a Hand examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What is are the main features of inspection in a Hand examination?
- Dorsum and palms
- Skin
- Muscle Wasting
- Joints Swellings
Shoulder and Hand examination
What is are the skin signs on inspection in a Hand examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What is are the Muscle Wasting signs on inspection in a Hand examination specific to nerves?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the joint swelling signs on inspection in a Hand examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the palpation signs in a Hand examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the wrist, thumb and finger movement signs in a Hand examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the key functional signs in a Hand examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the Special Tests in a Hand examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What is needed to complete a Hand examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the deformities in a hand examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the nail signs in a Hand examination?
- Onycholysis
- repetitive trauma
- Pitting
- Inflammatory (Psoriasis)
- Subungal Hyperkeratosis
- Fungal infection

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the extra signs in a Hand examination?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the autonomous sensory areas?

Shoulder and Hand examination
What are the autonomous motor areas of the hand?
