Red flags Flashcards
1
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General special questions
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General health RA Weight loss Osteoparosis Diabetes X-ray Neurological symptoms - Spinal cord compression - Cauda equina (especially for T, L and Pelvis) Athsma Medication (sterioids)
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Specific red flags for the C-spine
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CRANIAL NERVE ISSUES
5D / 3N - Cervical artery dysfunction
Dizziness, drop attacks, dysarthria, disoplia, disphagia
Numbness, nastagmus, nausea
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Red flags for the thoracic spine
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TB Breathing issues Ligs Degen joint disease T4 Syndrome T outlet syndrome Pagets - can impinge on nerve and cause pain Ank Spon Spondyloarthritis OA / Spondylosis
4
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Red flag lumbar
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cauda equina Compression of spinal cord (same thing?) Metabolic - Osteomalacia / Paget's (excessive bone growth - fracture..) TB, HIV Cancer RA - Axial spondyloarthritis Trauma - spondylolysis
5
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Red flags pelvis
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Axial spondyloarthritis
Osteoparosis
Pagets disease
PGP /PSD - pregnancy
6
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Intro sentence
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Name - prefered? Student PT under supervision Consent to touch - is that ok? Shoes and socks for saftey May have to get you to take your top off if thats ok?
