step 4

Question 1

What happens at step 4

Answer 1

palpate the ankle

Question 2

where is being palpated?

Answer 2

medial and lateral maleolous
Achillies tendon
calcaneus
navicular and cuboid bones
with metatarsal and each metatarsal
phalanges
head of metatarsals
squeeze of metatarsals

Question 3

when palpating the medial and lateral malleolus what are we looking for?

Answer 3

Heat
tenderness
pain

Question 4

what do we do to the Achilles tendon and what are we looking for?

Answer 4

we want to squeeze the Achilles tendon and look for heat, tenderness or pain.

Question 5

What do we do to the calcareous ? and what are we noting ?

Answer 5

squeeze it
not any pain or tenderness

Question 6

What are we doing to the navicular and cuboid bones? and what should we note when doing so?

Answer 6

palpate the bones

notes any heat, pain or tenderness

Question 7

What are we doing to the fifth metatarsals and to each other metatarsal and what should we note?

Answer 7

palpating them sting any pain heat or tenderness

Question 8

what are we doing to the phalanges and heads of the metatarsals ? and what is the final step? what should we note?

Answer 8

palpate the phalanges and heads of metatarsals then squeeze the metertarsals together noting any pain.