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Tests/Terms Walden Flashcards

1
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Test MCL

Medial collateral ligament

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Valgus

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Test LCL

Lateral collateral ligament

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Varus

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3
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Best for soft tissues such as tendons and cartilage

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MRI

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4
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Best for bone injuries, fractures

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X-rays

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5
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For knee stability- positive anterior drawer sign test for ACL, the
positive drawers sign test for PCL

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Drawer sign test

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6
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Lower leg pain on dorsiflexion of foot, assess for DVT

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Homan’s sign

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7
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Differentiates fluid filled cyst from a solid mass

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Breast Ultrasound

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8
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Dx breast cancer, US, MRI, fine needle core biopsy

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Mammography

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9
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Tool for measuring how well your diabetes treatment program is working that is somewhere between home blood glucose monitoring and Hemoglobin A1c. Since it measures glycated protein and determines the average glucose over the past 2-3 weeks, 2-4 weeks

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Fructosamine test

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10
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Edema and bruising of the subcutaneous tissue around the umbilicus

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Cullen’s sign

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11
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Bruising/bluish discoloration of the flank area that may indicate
retroperitoneal hemorrhage

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Grey-turners sign

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12
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Supine patient, patient uses resistance against examiners hand on straighten leg,
side lying variation as well, test for pancreatitis/appendicitis

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PSOAS

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13
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Side lying patient, inward rotation of hip, test for

pancreatitis/appendicitis

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Obturator sign

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14
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Used to

- TX Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, sit, lay supine, turn head, turn again, sit up

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Epley’s maneuver

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15
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Heel to toe

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Tandem gait

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16
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Stand in front of examiner feet touching, ask patient to extend arms forward palms facing up, if patient sways and has to move feet it’s a positive test

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Romberg test

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17
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TEST IN ELDERY

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GET UP AND GO

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18
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Screening for Lyme disease and HIV, confirmed by Western blot test

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Elisa test

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19
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Diagnose de quervains tenosynovitis in wrist pain, thumb side.

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Finklestein test

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20
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Tests benign positional vertigo (sitting twist head)

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Dix-Hall pike test

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21
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Tapping wrist for carpal tunnel

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Tinel test

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22
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Upside down praying hands for carpal tunnel

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Phalen’s test

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23
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Gall bladder test (hook during inspiration)

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Murphy sign

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24
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Umbilicus to great trochanter, appendicitis test, knife hand

technique, press and assess pain on rebound effect

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McBurney’s point

25
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Deep palpation over the LLQ with sudden unexpected release of pressure, this causes tenderness on the RLQ which is a positive sign for appendicitis.

A

Roving’s sign

26
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Knee pain and click, injury to medial meniscus, (Knee feels like locking up)
- Dx gold standard test for joint damage is the MRI (supine raise knee twisting knee inward/outward while extending in/out)

A

McMurray test

27
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Knee joint is laxity is positive, suggest ACL damage, more sensitive than anterior drawer test instability of knee

A

Lachman sign

28
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Tests shoulder when anterior instability is suspected, patient lays supine examiner will flex elbow to 90 degrees

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Apprehension test

29
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Test for Morton’s neuroma, squeeze forefoot, positive test is hearing click and pain from patient

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Mulder test

30
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Leg raise while supine/meningitis

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Kernig test

31
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Head lift while supine/Meningitis

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Brudinski test

32
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Check iron level

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RLS

33
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Painful sex

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Dyspareunia

34
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Lymph nodes left supraclavicular are above left clavicle, sign of cancer
in abdomen, gastric cancer

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Virchow nodes

35
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Spoon shaped nails related to IDA

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Koilonychia

36
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Branching filaments make up mycelium of a fungus (tomato

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Hyphae

37
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Screening tool for dementia score 2 is dementia

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Mini-Cog

38
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Foreign body in throat, lump in throat generally from GERD

A

Globus

39
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Bleeding disorder includes easy bruising or prolonged

bleeding but normal platelet count.

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Von Willebrand’s disease

40
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Males born with extra x chromosome, gynecomastia, primary hypogonadism (deficiency in testosterone) small testicle, small penis, tall stature, wider hips,long arms, lack of second sex characterisitcs, reduced facial hair, higher risk of osteoporosis,
-TX testosterone replacement, fertility treatment

A

Klinefelter syndrome

41
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Females with complete or partial absence of second sex chromosome, congenital lymph edema on hands and feet, webbed neck, high arched palate, short fourth metacarpal, short stature, ovarian failure, cardiovascular, renal issues, ear malformation, infertility

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Turner syndrome

42
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Complication from eclampsia, third trimester presents with symptoms of severe preeclampsia,
- Dx AST, ALT, bilirubin, decreased PLT H&H

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HELLP syndrome

43
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Tumors causes stomach to produce to much acid resulting in PUD

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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

44
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Inner ear disorder, episodes of vertigo, avoid caffeine, chocalte, tobacco, low sodium,
- Tx meclizine (antivert), diuretics, diazepam

A

Meniere’s disease

45
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Dementia caused by thiamine vitamin B

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Korsakoff-Wernicke

46
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Avoid antacid, tetracyclines and dairy, absorbed better on empty stomach but not tolerable (grapefruit juice aids in absorption)

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Iron supplementation

47
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A person who, in medicine or other branches of science, relies solely on
observation and experiment.

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Empiric

48
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Hard to control or deal with

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Intractable

49
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Proceeding in a gradual subtle way but with harmful effects

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Insidious

50
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Normal functioning thyroid

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Euthyroid

51
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Disease considered asymptomatic but still carrier for disease or infection

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Subclinical

52
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Sudden or recurrent or intensification of symptoms such as seizures or
spasms

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Paroxysmal

53
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Pinched nerve resulting in pain, weakness, numbness, difficulty controlling specific muscles

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Radiculopathy

54
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Heartburn

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Pyrosis

55
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Slightly raised circumscribed plaque in eyelids due to lipid disorder

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Xanthelasma

56
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15-18 cm midclavicular

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Liver

57
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The point when a stimulus is of sufficient intensity to produce an effect

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Threshold

58
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Contradicted areas are Fingers, nose, penis, toes, ok on scalp

A

Lidocaine/epi

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