Symptoms Investigating Flashcards

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Low back pain

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Can. Be mechanical problem
Cancer, infection, fracture,visceral disease

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Pain form

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Pain from visceral structure = located anterior chest wall or abdominal region
Retro peritoneal visceral organs = belly pain- determine back pain
Pain generation = dull ache, stiffness, mild or moderate

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3
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Joint hyper mobility symptoms

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Widespread and persistent pain with repetition stiffness fatigue sleep deprivation

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Pain characterized

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Bone= dull deep persistent
Muscle = blunt dull pain
Nerve= sharp widespread electric shock
Symphatetic nerve = burning, pinching,ache, pressure
Vascular = throbbing pulsating,pounding
Visceral = cramps ,dull ache

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5
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Nociceptive pain

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Mechanical
Inflammatory
Ischemic

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Mechanical

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Localized pain , pain with stretching,compression movement
No pain when you wake up but pain when getting out of the bed, mild or moderate response to basic drugs

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Inflammatory pain

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Persistent unstable pain
Getting worse when you move
Night pain
Restricted movement due to pain
Response to non steroid anti inflammatory drugs

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Ischemic pain

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Intermittent pain
Prolonged static posture- aggressive the pain
Changes of position- relieve the pain

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Behavior of symptoms visceral pain

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Complaining about intermittent thoracic pain
Reduces pain after eating = duodenal ulcer
Increase pain after eating = gallbladder
Symptoms that move from one place to another = neurological, endocrine, rheumatic disorders

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Night pain

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Is the pain wakes you up from sleep it’s serious disease maybe cancer or infection but if the patient says the can go back to sleep then it’s not serious

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The flag system

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Red flag = very sever problem
Yellow flags = psychological problems
Blue flag = social problems

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Red flag

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Pain increases no change, wight lost, weakness if it getting worse, for neck pain loss if sensation worsens at night , for back pain urine problems caud equina syndrome
Also if Hoffman and Babaeski is positive we cannot treat the patient

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Pt asess L.4 L.5 S.1 Dermatones

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L4 motor integrity = quadriceps, tibialis anterior
L5 motor internal = extensor hallucis longus, evertor
S1 motor integrity = ankle plantar flexors

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Compartment syndrome

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Pain that occurs due to pressure within the muscles that will cause decreasing blood flow

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Sight and symptoms of compartment syndrome

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Swelling and bleeding
Pain
Palpable tenderness
Numbness
Weakness of the movement
Faint pulse

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16
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Spinal accessory nerve

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Weakness of shoulder abduction
Lack of scapular stabilization
Dull pain, weakness and dropping shoulder

17
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Axillary nerve

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Weakness of shoulder abduction and flexion
Lack of sensation in the lateral aspect of upper arm

18
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Long thoracic nerve

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Serratus anterior weakness
Winging scapula

19
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Suprascapular nerve

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Weakness of shoulder abduction and ER
pain is deep and poorly localized

20
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Fracture

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Pain , tenderness, swelling, ecchymosis

21
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Reynoud’s phenomenon

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  • Hands or feet that blanch go blue and turn red when exposed to cold or emotional stress
  • Pain and tingling in hands when they turn red
  • Past medical history for rheumotid arthritis, occlusive vascular disease, smoking
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Complex regional pain syndrome

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  • Trauma, fracture
  • Severe aching, cutting, boring pain  hypersensitivity
  • Area swollen, warm and erythematous
  • Pain not response to typical analgesics