Tests/Terms Walden

Question 1

Test MCL

Medial collateral ligament

Answer 1

Valgus

Question 2

Test LCL

Lateral collateral ligament

Answer 2

Varus

Question 3

Best for soft tissues such as tendons and cartilage

Answer 3

MRI

Question 4

Best for bone injuries, fractures

Answer 4

X-rays

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Drawer sign test

Question 6

Lower leg pain on dorsiflexion of foot, assess for DVT

Answer 6

Homan’s sign

Question 7

Differentiates fluid filled cyst from a solid mass

Answer 7

Breast Ultrasound

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Mammography

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Fructosamine test

Question 10

Edema and bruising of the subcutaneous tissue around the umbilicus

Answer 10

Cullen’s sign

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Grey-turners sign

Question 12

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

Answer 12

PSOAS

Question 13

Side lying patient, inward rotation of hip, test for

pancreatitis/appendicitis

Answer 13

Obturator sign

Question 14

Used to

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

Answer 14

Epley’s maneuver

Question 15

Heel to toe

Answer 15

Tandem gait

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Romberg test

Question 17

TEST IN ELDERY

Answer 17

GET UP AND GO

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Elisa test

Question 19

Diagnose de quervains tenosynovitis in wrist pain, thumb side.

Answer 19

Finklestein test

Question 20

Tests benign positional vertigo (sitting twist head)

Answer 20

Dix-Hall pike test

Question 21

Tapping wrist for carpal tunnel

Answer 21

Tinel test

Question 22

Upside down praying hands for carpal tunnel

Answer 22

Phalen’s test

Question 23

Gall bladder test (hook during inspiration)

Answer 23

Murphy sign

Question 24

Umbilicus to great trochanter, appendicitis test, knife hand

technique, press and assess pain on rebound effect

Answer 24

McBurney’s point

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Roving’s sign

Question 26

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)

Answer 26

McMurray test

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Lachman sign

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Apprehension test

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Mulder test

Question 30

Leg raise while supine/meningitis

Answer 30

Kernig test

Question 31

Head lift while supine/Meningitis

Answer 31

Brudinski test

Question 32

Check iron level

Answer 32

RLS

Question 33

Painful sex

Answer 33

Dyspareunia

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Virchow nodes

Question 35

Spoon shaped nails related to IDA

Answer 35

Koilonychia

Question 36

Branching filaments make up mycelium of a fungus (tomato

Answer 36

Hyphae

Question 37

Screening tool for dementia score 2 is dementia

Answer 37

Mini-Cog

Question 38

Foreign body in throat, lump in throat generally from GERD

Answer 38

Globus

Question 39

Bleeding disorder includes easy bruising or prolonged | bleeding but normal platelet count.

Answer 39

Von Willebrand’s disease

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Klinefelter syndrome

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Turner syndrome

Question 42

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

Answer 42

HELLP syndrome

Question 43

Tumors causes stomach to produce to much acid resulting in PUD

Answer 43

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Question 44

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

Answer 44

Meniere’s disease

Question 45

Dementia caused by thiamine vitamin B

Answer 45

Korsakoff-Wernicke

Question 46

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

Answer 46

Iron supplementation

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Empiric

Question 48

Hard to control or deal with

Answer 48

Intractable

Question 49

Proceeding in a gradual subtle way but with harmful effects

Answer 49

Insidious

Question 50

Normal functioning thyroid

Answer 50

Euthyroid

Question 51

Disease considered asymptomatic but still carrier for disease or infection

Answer 51

Subclinical

Question 52

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

Answer 52

Paroxysmal

Question 53

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

Answer 53

Radiculopathy

Question 54

Heartburn

Answer 54

Pyrosis

Question 55

Slightly raised circumscribed plaque in eyelids due to lipid disorder

Answer 55

Xanthelasma

Question 56

15-18 cm midclavicular

Answer 56

Liver

Question 57

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

Answer 57

Threshold

Question 58

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

Answer 58

Lidocaine/epi