Shoulder Red Flag Screening

Question 1

During the Review of Systems, what 3 things should you check and why?

Answer 1

Cardiovascular
Pulmonary
Hepatic: Liver and Gallbladder

They all refer pain in the shoulder

Question 2

With Shoulder screening, what arteries may cause Peripheral Vascular Disease?

Answer 2

• Axillary Artery
• Subclavian Artery
• Anterior Humeral Circumflex Artery
• Brachial Artery

Question 3

What symptoms will you typically see with vascular conditions?

Answer 3

Numbness, Heaviness and Coldness

Question 4

With shoulder screening, what UMN lesions should we look out for?

Answer 4

• Cervical Myelopathy
• GBS
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Question 5

With shoulder Screening, what cancers should we look out for?

Answer 5

• Chondrosarcoma
• Osteosarcoma
• Ewing’s Sarcoma