Palpation at Stance

Question 1

Palpate elbows for….

Answer 1

Swellings (firm/ soft)

Question 2

Hindlimb palpation at stance order (6)

Answer 2

1. Dorsal Ilial Wings
2. Greater Trochanter + Ischial Tubercles
3. Femoral Shafts
4. Stifles
5. Tibial Shafts
6. Tarsus + Digits (lateral recumbency)

Question 3

What three landmarks of the hindlimb should form a triangle

Answer 3

1. Ilium
2. Ischium
3. Greater Trochanter

Question 4

What do you palpate on the tibial shafts

Answer 4

1. Muscle mass
2. Tarsal angle
3. Calcaneal Tendon

Question 5

What two landmarks on the hindlimb do you palpate for muscle mass in the distance between

Answer 5

Greater Trochanter and Ischial Tubercles

Question 6

What problem is possible if the Illum, Ishium, and Greater Trochanter do not form a triangle

Answer 6

Could mean a dislocated hip

Question 7

Palpation of the spine in stance is done _________ to __________ as opposed to a neurological exam which is done ___________ to _________.

Answer 7

Spinal palpation: Neck to Tail
Neurological exam: Tail to Neck

Question 8

Both sides of the back and spine are palpated in stance to assess (3)

Answer 8

1. Muscle Mass
2. Tense Areas
3. Pain

Question 9

Which test is performed at the beginning of the exam while the animal is relaxed to locate potential problem areas?

Answer 9

Kibler Test (skin fold rolling)
-Grasp skin and lift
-Caudal to Cranial
-Assess for ease of elevation

Question 10

Pain localization of the back or spine is performed with (2)

Answer 10

1. Deep muscle pressure (paraspinal
   muscles neck to tail)
2. Grasping & Displacing the Spinal
   Processes (vertically & laterally)