Pages: 1-21 (Neuromusculoskeletal Diagnosis) Flashcards
This ossifying hematoma is found in the adduction magnus muscle and is common in horseback riders. Which condition does this represent?
a. Pseudosarcoma
b. Prussian’s disease
c. Paget’s disease
d. Multiple myeloma
b. Prussian’s disease
Dawbarn’s sign has an indication of _____?
a. posterior shoulder dislocation
b. subacromial bursitis
c. rotator cuff tear
d. lateral disc protrusion
b. subacromial bursitis
Rotator cuff tear is a positive indication in which of the following?
a. Codman’s test
b. Dugas test
c. Yergason’s test
d. Mill’s test
a. Codman’s test
Which muscle is usually torn in a positive Drop Arm’s test?
a. subscapularis
b. teres minor
c. infraspinatus
d. supraspinatus
d. supraspinatus
Which test does not have indications of bicep tendon instability?
a. Abbott Saunders
b. Lundington’s
c. Yergason’s
d. Lewin’s
d. Lewin’s
Perceptible click in the bicipital groove area is a positive finding in?
a. Yergason’s test
b. Speed’s test
c. Lundington’s test
d. Allen’s test
a. Yergason’s test
Which can indicate DeQuervain’s disease?
a. Retinacular test
b. Phalen’s test
c. Finkelstein’s test
d. Allen’s test
c. Finkelstein’s test
Knock knees are referred to as?
a. genu varum
b. genu valgum
c. genu recurvatum
d. all the above
b. genu valgum
Which has a positive sign of the leg staying in abduction?
a. McMurray’s
b. Allis test
c. Ober test
d. Lachman’s test
c. Ober test
Achilles tendon rupture is an indication of which of the following?
a. medial collateral ligament test
b. Thomas test
c. Thompson test
d. Patella Apprehension test
c. Thompson test
Which artery is checked for bruits in the vertebrobasilar maneuver?
a. basilar
b. carotid
c. common iliac
d. aorta
b. carotid
Which artery is checked for bruits in the vertebrobasilar artery functional maneuver?
a. subclavian
b. basilar
c. vertebral
d. femoral
a. subclavian
Which test would have the patient in a cervical flexion position?
a. Adson’s
b. Wright’s
c. Halstead’s
d. Eden’s
d. Eden’s
On x-ray, there is a cervical rib. Which of the following tests should be performed to rule out compression of the neuromuscular bundle?
a. Codman’s
b. Halstead’s
c. Adam’s
d. Maigne’s
b. Halstead’s
Hip joint pathology is suspected. Which test should be performed?
a. Patrick’s test
b. Bracelet test
c. Shrivel test
d. Patella grinding
a. Patrick’s test
What reflex should be performed for L5 neurological package?
a. patella
b. achilles
c. tibialis posterior
d. no reflex
c. tibialis posterior
- This is a tricky question… There is an actual reflex for L5. Although most chiropractic curriculums teach that there is no reflex here, questions like this can appear on the test.
C5 disc is injured, which nerve will be affected?
a. C5
b. C6
c. C7
d. T1
b. C6
What nerve is being tested in the L4 dermatome?
a. deep peroneal
b. femoral
c. superficial peroneal
d. sciatic
a. deep peroneal
Which is not consistent with a lower motor neuron lesion?
a. Muscle weakness
b. Flaccid paralysis
c. Hypoactive deep tendon reflex
d. No fasciculations
d. No fasciculations
The ability to tell the difference between two different weights is called?
a. graphesthesia
b. vibration
c. barognosis
d. stereognosis
c. barognosis
Upper motor neuron lesions do not have?
a. muscle flaccidity
b. muscle spasticity
c. hyperactive deep tendon reflex
d. fasciculations
a. muscle flaccidity
Which of the following is not always considered a pathological reflex?
a. Trommer’s
b. Hoffman’s
c. Babinski’s
d. Ankle clonus
c. Babinski’s
A Babinski response is obtained upon stroking of the tibia:
a. Oppenheim’s
b. Gordon’s
c. Schaffer’s
d. Chaddock’s
a. Oppenheim’s
Lack of elbow extension may show injury of the _____ nerve.
a. radial
b. ulnar
c. axillary
d. peroneal
a. radial
The _____ nerve is compressed in carpal tunnel syndrome.
a. radial
b. ulnar
c. median
d. axillary
c. median
Yergason’s test is positive. What is the indication?
a. shoulder dislocation
b. lateral epicondylitis
c. bicipital tendon instability
d. meniscus tear
c. bicipital tendon instability
Which of the following has a positive sign of non-palpable biceps tendon?
a. Dugas
b. Lundington’s
c. Yergason’s
d. Dawbarn’s
b. Lundington’s
Which of the following can test for lateral epicondylitis?
a. Cozen’s
b. Golfer’s elbow test
c. Dawbarn’s
d. Apley Scratch
a. Cozen’s
Bow-legged is also known as?
a. genu varum
b. genu valgum
c. Dawbarn’s test
d. Codman’s test
a. genu varum
The doctor flexes the patient’s neck to his chest and there is pain down the sciatic pathway of knee flexion is present. What does this indicate since this is Linder’s test?
a. meningeal irritation
b. sciatica
c. multiple sclerosis
d. malignering
a. meningeal irritation
The classic test for meningitis is?
a. Lhermitte’s sign
b. Linder’s
c. Brudzinksi
d. Thompson
c. Brudzinksi
Which of the following have indications associated with multiple sclerosis?
a. Linder’s
b. Brudzinksi
c. Kernig
d. Lhermitte’s
d. Lhermitte’s
Which of the following can test for a possible T10 nerve root lesion?
a. Kernig
b. Beevor’s sign
c. Lhermitte’s sign
d. Adam’s sign
b. Beevor’s sign
Stroke victims will most commonly have this type of paralysis?
a. diplegia
b. hemiplegia
c. paraplegia
d. quadriplegia
b. hemiplegia
Degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons is associated with?
a. tabes dorsalis
b. AS
c. Huntington’s chorea
d. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
d. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Which is a sign of Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
a. Meryon’s sign
b. Enlargement of the calves
c. Waddling gait
d. all the above
a. Meryon’s sign
Which is included in the case history of a patient?
a. sex of patient
b. chief complaint
c. site of pain
d. all the above
d. all the above
Which is a reflex of the L4 neurological package?
a. Patella
b. Achilles
c. No reflex
d. Tibialis posterior
a. Patella
Paralysis of the long thoracic nerve will cause?
a. inability to flex latissimus dorsi
b. winged scapula
c. hemiplegia
d. inability to walk
b. winged scapula
Which muscle is not affected in Erb Duchenne Palsy?
a. Soleus
b. Biceps
c. Brachialis
d. Deltoid
a. Soleus
Which condition in newborns during the birth process which is characteristic of a waiter’s tip?
a. Meralgia paresthetica
b. Marfan’s syndrome
c. Erb Duchenne paralysis
d. Neurofibromatosis
c. Erb Duchenne paralysis
Stenosis or compression of the vertebral, carotid or basilar arteries are all indications for all of the following except?
a. Dekleyn’s test
b. Hauntant’s test
c. Barre-Leiou sign
d. Adson’s test
d. Adson’s test
Which artery is not auscultated in the vertebrobasilar artery functional maneuver?
a. Carotid
b. Subclavian
c. Vertebral
d. none of the above
c. Vertebral
Occlusion of the radial or ulnar artery is an indication in which test?
a. Hoover’s
b. Allen’s
c. Adson’s
d. Libman’s
b. Allen’s
Positive indicator of tenosynovitis of the abductor pollicis longus is found in which test?
a. Hoover’s
b. Tinel’s
c. Golfer’s elbow
d. Finkelstein’s
d. Finkelstein’s
Carpal tunnel syndrome is suspected in a 28 year old computer operator. Which test is most relevant?
a. Tinel’s
b. Finkelstein’s
c. McMurray’s
d. Magnuson’s
a. Tinel’s
21 year old college football player has hurt his knee in an unfortunate tackle. Which test would be most relevant to use?
a. Apley’s compression
b. Burn’s Bench
c. Buerger’s
d. Dugas
a. Apley’s compression
Pain over the lateral epicondyle is found in which of the following tests?
a. Cozen’s
b. McMurray’s
c. Gofer’s Elbow
d. Bounce Home
a. Cozen’s
The corneal reflex is of which type?
a. visceral
b. superficial
c. pathological
d. deep tendon
b. superficial
Which does not test arterial insufficiency?
a. Allen’s
b. Buerger’s
c. Mill’s Test
d. all the above
c. Mill’s Test