SE&OE Flashcards
T/F: The diagnosis, problem, and prognosis all fall under the P portion of the SOAP note.
False, under A (assessment)
Term: related to the pt’s functional ability, reported by the pt., and/or detected during the objective exam
Problem
Term: The amount of activity to produce an exacerbation of symptoms and the time to subside or ease.
Irritability
Content: Parts of present history (4)
- Length of time
- Onset of symptoms (stage)
- Progression (stability)
- Comparison symtpoms now with inital stage
Defn: Spasm end feel
Abrupt end
Content: 6 intervention categories to consider for your treatment plan
- Education
- Modalities
- TherEx
- Manual therapy
- Assistive device
- Home Exercise Program
Content: Chief complaint (7)
- Pain
- Stiffness
- Stability
- Sensation of instability
- Weakness
- Loss of function
- Surgery/trauma/immbolization
Diagram: Progress and reasses - Clinical problem solving
Term: reversing impairments
Remediation
Q: What is the purpose of a special testing during the OE?
To confirm your hypothesis
Term: conditions that may change with the intervention
Problem
Q: What are important non-verbal communication skills to have during an examination? (2)
- eye contact 2. body language
Content: 3 things that can be assessed from PROM during the OE
- AROM was limited
- Apply gentle overpressure
- End feel
Term: management of anticipated problem
Prevention
Defn: Restricted PAM
Joint surface and/or surrounding tissues are implicated
Content: Parts of past history (4)
- Episode frequency
- Possible treatments and outcomes
- Comparison with the current problem
- Activity limiation
Content: Normal End feel (according to Cyriax) (4)
- Capsular
- Bony
- Elastic
- Soft tissue approximation
Term: symptoms that come and go, could be related to sport or work activities.
Over 7 days
Q: Full and pain free ______ suggests normalcy.
AROM
Defn: Empty end feel
Limitation without tissue resistance but with pain
Content: Using the scanning examination (7)
- No history or trauma
- Radicular signs present
- Trauma with radicular signs
- Altered sensation in limb
- Spinal cord (“long track”) signs
- Pt. presents with abnormal patterns
- Suspected psychogenic pain
Q: What are the parts of the SOAP note?
Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Prognosis, Plan of Care
Term: Information with regards to previous episodes of the same or similar disorders
Past history
Term: combination of symptoms and signs that determine a particular condition.
Clinical syndrome
Q: What are the 3 stages of symptoms?
- Acute or inflammatory
- Subacute or tissue formation
- Chronic or remodeling
Q: What are the two time frames for behavior of symptoms?
- Over 24 hrs 2. Over 7 days
Content: 4 types of abnormal end feel
- Springy
- Boggy
- Spasm
- Empty
Term: changes in the environment and tasks
Compensation or adaptation
Defn: Excessive PAM
Instability or joint laxity
Content: 5 parts of the objective examination
- Determine structure(s) involved
- Confirm/refute hypothesis
- Est. baseline
- Identify impairments
- Determine effect on function
Q: What 3 things can be measured with goniometry?
- AROM
- PROM
- Flexibility
Defn: Compression that is painful
Joint surface implication
Defn: Boggy end feel
Squishy sensation
Content: Types of nociceptive pain (3)
- visceral - diffuse and difficult to locate
- Deep somatic
- Superficial somatic
Q: What 4 vital signs are important to take note of?
- Temperature
- HR
- BP
- RR
Q: What does the following MMT finding imply? Strong and painless
Normal finding
Term: pain that is burning, tingling, electrical, stabbing, or pins and needles
Peripheral nervous system
Q: What is SINSS used for?
The base for the assessment
Q: What are the two key components to severity?
- Intensity 2. Functional ability
Term: intensity of symptoms and the effect on functional ability
Severity
Q: What are important verbal communication skills to have during an examination? (5)
- ask one question at a time 2. speak slowly 3. avoid medical jargon 4. make no assumptions 5. belief and empathy
Term: pain that is superficial, sharp, and well defined
Superficial somatic
Q: What part of the SOAP note contains information on function?
Objective