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Special Tests Indications Flashcards

1
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CVA Tenderness

A 
pyelonephritis
musculoskeletal pain (rib/fractured vertebrae)
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2
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Shifting dullness

A

Ascites

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3
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Fluid Wave

A

ascites

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4
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cutaneous hyperesthesia

A

appendicitis

peritoneal inflammation

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5
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rebound tenderness

A

appendicitis

peritoneal inflammation

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6
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referred rebound tenderness (Rovsing’s sign)

A

appendicitis

peritoneal inflammation

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7
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psoas sign

A

appendicitis

peritoneal inflammation

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8
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obturator sign

A

appendicitis

peritoneal inflammation

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9
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Murphy’s sign

A

cholecystitis

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10
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Phalen’s Test

A

carpal tunnel syndrome

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11
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Tinnel’s Test

A

carpal tunnel syndrome

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12
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Finkelstein’s test

A

carpal tunnel syndrome

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13
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Straight leg raise

A

lumbosacral radiculopathy- herniated disc/sciatica

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14
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Valgus Stress Test

A

MCL tears

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15
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Varus Stress Test

A

LCL tears

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16
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Lachman Test

A

ACL tears

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17
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Anterior Drawer sign (knee)

A

ACL tears

18
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Posterior Drawer sign (knee)

A

PCL tear

19
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McMurray Test

A

Medial/Lateral meniscus

20
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Patrick or Faber test

A

SI Joint pathology

21
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Brudzinski Sign

A

meningitis

22
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Kernig Sign

A

meningitis

23
Q

Neer’s Sign

A

rotator cuff tear/nerve impingement

24
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Hawkin’s Impingement sign

A

rotator cuff tear/nerve impingement

25
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Drop Arm sign

A

rotator cuff tear

26
Q

Crossover test

A

acromioclavicular joint inflammation/arthritis

27
Q

Anterior Drawer Test

A

anterior talofibular ligament tear/sprain

28
Q

Talar tilt test

A

ATF or deltoid ligament tear

29
Q

Allen test

A

patency of ulnar and radial blood supply

30
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evaluating aortic insufficiency

A

AI murmur: will be diastolic decrescendo murmur

31
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jugular venous pressure

A

right sided heart failure

32
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orthostatic hypotension

A

history of syncope, suspected dehydration, suspected autonomic dysfunction

33
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Weber tests

A

conductive vs. sensorineural hearing loss

34
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Rinne test

A

conductive vs. sensorineural hearing loss

35
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Screen for narrow angle glaucoma

A

eye pain and glaucoma

36
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Cover-uncover test

A

strabismus

37
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swinging flashlight test

A

suspected optic neuritis (CN II dysfunction)

38
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bronchophony

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assess voice sounds in the setting of abnormal fremitus/percussion due to consolidation

39
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egophony

A

assess voice sounds in the setting of abnormal fremitus/percussion due to consolidation

40
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whispered pectoriloquy

A

assess voice sounds in the setting of abnormal fremitus/percussion due to consolidation

41
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diaphragmatic excursion

A

pleural effusion, atelectasis, diaphragmatic paralysis

-you may get an indication to do this from abnormal results from thoracic expansion, or percussion of unequal sounds

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