The Evaluation Process Pt. 1 Flashcards

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4 parts of the evaluation process:

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  • recognition
  • evaluation
  • rehabilitation
  • re-evaluation
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_____ is the foundation of rehabilitation.

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evaluation

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3
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2 things to determine in the evaluation process:

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  • a client’s chief complaint (CC)

- a client’s needs

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4
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The evaluation must be…

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  • systematic
  • valid & reliable
  • reproducible
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Common _______ _______ techniques is useful in helping the examiner to solve a problem.

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assessment recording

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Recognize consists of:

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  • identify the physical basis for the symptoms that have caused the client’s pain or limited function/abilities
  • to fully and clearly understand the client’s problem
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Evaluate consists of:

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accurately diagnose or gather an index of suspicion (IOS)

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When determining rehabilitation plan, consider…

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  • severity
  • irritability
  • nature
  • stage of injury
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Re-evaluation consists of:

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monitor progress at every visit

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10
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3 types of evaluations:

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  • pre-participation physical evaluation
  • primary and secondary survey
  • health care provider notes and evaluations
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Pre-participation physical evaluations include:

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  • medicals for sport

- examination for MV operators

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Primary and secondary survey includes:

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HOPS (for first aider or first responder, done at time of injury) (History, Observation, Palpation)

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Health care provider notes and evaluations includes:

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  • in clinic involving detailed history, assessment, and rehab notes
  • SOAP (MSK)
  • progress notes
  • mental health assessment
  • pain assessment
  • psychological assessments
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Documentation must be _____, _____ and _____.

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  • clear
  • concise
  • accurate
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15
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Common assessment recording technique:

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medical records

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Why are medical records helpful?

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  • legal reasons

- for insurance, for third party billing

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Challenges of documentation:

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  • cumbersome and time consuming
  • becoming proficient
  • generate accurate records (inter, intra evaluator reliability)
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18
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4 keys to successful evaltation:

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  • sequential approach (thorough)
  • systematic approach
  • reproducible
  • correct diagnosis
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19
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Why generate differential diagnosis?

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  • even if the diagnosis is obvious, use valuable information to decrease assumptions
  • asking “what else could it be?”
  • treatment plans vary depending on proper diagnosis
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SOAP is a _____, _____, _____ and ______ evaluation process.

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  • systematic
  • sequential
  • developing
  • differential
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SOAP stands for:

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  • subjective
  • objective
  • assessment
  • plan
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SOAP is an _____ ____ technique and a method of _____.

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  • assessment recording

- documentation

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Subjective (of SOAP) includes:

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  • understanding the client
  • understand the demands or stresses, training schedules, functional requirements
  • allows patient to explain in their own words the CC
  • primary history info of CC
  • perceptions: severity, pain, MOI
  • demographics
  • level of functional activity
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Objective (of SOAP) includes:

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  • the evaluator’s findings
  • findings that are observable and measurable
  • observation (looking for)
  • ROM
  • palpation
  • tests
  • functional ability
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25
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Assessment (of SOAP) includes:

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  • the evaluator’s impression of the injury

- develops a probable impression of problem, including site of injury, structure involved, and severity rating

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Plan (of SOAP) includes:

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  • the treatment plan
  • can include: first aid, referral, treatment, rehab
  • goals (short and long term)
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27
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3 parts of subjective assessment:

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  1. injury history
  2. personal history
  3. sport/activity history
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In the subjective assessment, we establish …

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  • the patient’s problem or CC
  • a probable impression of the injury (site, structure, severity)
  • comfort and trust through sequential dialogue
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29
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Subjective assessment requires…

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effective and efficient communication techniques

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30
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The medical history is actually a story of the individual, where we are the journalist and are meant to…

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edit and organize the patient’s spontaneous report into a formal, organized presentation

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31
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7 parts of part 1 (injury history):

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  • CC
  • MOI
  • sounds and sensations
  • at the time of onset
  • pain
  • management (treatment) to date
  • past medical history = previous injuries
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32
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3 parts of chief complaint (CC):

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  • client’s impression of the problem
  • date of injury (DOI)
  • location of the injury
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Client’s impression of the problem consists of:

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  • asking what’s the problem
  • what brings you in today?
  • who/what/when/where/why
34
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DOI consists of:

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  • did injury occur immediately (acute)
  • was injury brought on overtime (chronic)
  • don’t know? (insidious onset)
35
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Location of the injury consists of:

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  • where does the pain hurt? site, location
  • local: can point with 1 finger
  • global: generally area or region or joint
  • left or right
  • anterior or posterior or lateral
  • superficial or deep
36
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2 parts of mechanism of injury (MOI):

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  • asking questions to understand the exact method the patient got injured
  • how did the injury occur?
37
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Asking questions to understand the exact methods of injury includes:

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  • identify the nature of forces acting on the body

- how this relates to anatomical tissue stress = yield point

38
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Figuring out how the injury occurred includes:

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  • identify body position and limb position
  • direction of applied force
  • magnitude of applied force and point of application
  • was it a single traumatic force (macrotrauma) vs an accumulation of repeated forces (microtrauma)
39
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Injury results from ….

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forces acting on the anatomical structures causing tissue stress or failure (structure)

40
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Sounds and sensations include:

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  • unusual sounds/sensations
  • pop
  • crack
  • snap
  • grating
  • clicking
  • cracks
  • creaking
  • grinding
  • crepitus
  • tearing
  • locking
  • giving way
  • buckling
  • shifting
41
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At time of onset (when happened) includes questions on:

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  • swelling?
  • bruising?
  • altered or limited function?
  • pain?
42
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Pain is _____. It’s manifestations are …

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  • subjective

- unique to each individual

43
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Pain should be described based on….

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  • history of pain
  • use the same pain scale to record and document every time
  • # /10
44
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OPQRST stands for:

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  • onset
  • provocation & pallative
  • quality
  • region
  • refer pain or radiate
  • severity
  • time
45
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Onset of pain:

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date of injury (may have already asked)

46
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Provocation & pallative of pain:

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  • what aggravates or provokes?
  • what eases or alleviates?
  • understanding the functional movements that cause pain
  • inc./dec. with activity
  • constant, periodic, episodic
  • associated with rest, activity
47
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Quality of pain:

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  • sensation
  • description of pain
  • sharp
  • dull
  • aching
  • burning
  • stabbing
  • pins & needles
48
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Region of pain:

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  • site or location
  • deep or superficial
  • left or right
  • anterior or posterior
49
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Refer pain or radiate:

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  • pain travelling to different parts of the body
  • pins/needles
  • changes in sensation, lack of sensation
50
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Severity of pain:

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  • intensity of pain (rating scale 1-10)
  • at time of injury?
  • now?
  • before, during, after sport/activity?
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Time of pain:

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  • time of/since onset (how long has the pain been going on)
  • time of day (am, pm, night pain, all the time)
  • timing of pain (intermittent or constant, activity related, increases with movement)
52
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Activity related pain examples:

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  • pain but reduces with activity
  • pain that worsens with activity
  • pain at rest and worst at beginning of activity
  • pain is not influenced by activity
53
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Pain that increases with a movement includes…

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at the joint, or within the kinetic chain (ie. spinal flexion, extension, or rotation)

54
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4 parts of management (treatment) to date:

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  • type of injury management to date (ice, heat, massage etc.)
  • any & type of medications (prescribed or OTC, last taken)
  • any health care professional consulted (HCP)
  • any diagnostics or any laboratory tests
55
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Past medical history =

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previous injuries

56
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2 parts of past medical history:

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  • to the joint of the CC

- previous injury to other joints

57
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Previous injury to other joints include 3 relevant areas:

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  • from same side (ipsilateral) extremity, joints above and below CC
  • from other side (contralateral) extremity, all joints
  • from spine
58
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Follow up questions for previous injury to relevant areas:

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  • DOI
  • previous diagnosis
  • treatment, care & management
  • full return to activity?
59
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Which joints are relevant for previous injuries?

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  • same side: ipsilateral
  • other side: contralateral
  • look at joints above or below
60
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7 parts of part 2 - personal history:

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  • patient profile
  • red flags
  • previous surgeries, MVA
  • allergies
  • medications (OTC, prescribed)
  • activity pattern & ADL
  • lifestyle behaviours
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Patient profile consists of:

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  • name
  • age
  • gender vs sex
  • occupation/jobs
  • dominant limbs (arms, legs)
  • overall general health status currently or recently
  • personal history of illness (or injury if needed)
  • family history of illness and injury (specific to CC)
62
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What are red flag questions?

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  • personal history questions related to health
  • need to know if there is something else going on that is unrelated to CC
  • not your job to determine what the sum of those symptoms mean
63
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Flag findings are S/S that….

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  • indicate the problem is not a musculoskeletal one or a more serious problem that needs referral
  • may denote problems that may be more severe, involve more than 1 area requiring more examination
  • may relate to cautions and contraindications to treatments that might have to be considered
64
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Activity pattern and ADL includes:

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  • daily activity
  • sports
  • recreation
  • hobbies
  • physical job
65
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Lifestyle behaviours includes:

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  • smoking
  • sleep habits
  • nutrition
  • stress/workload
66
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ADLs =

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  • BATTED
  • Bathing
  • Ambulation
  • Toileting
  • Transfers
  • Eating
  • Dressing
67
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Components of part 3: activity history:

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  • identify type of activity of participation
  • how long have they been participating in activity
  • position = specificity of movements
  • level of participation
  • identify functional movements required for needed for activity, concerns
  • volume of activity
  • equipment
  • activity surface and training surface
68
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Identify type of activity of participation:

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  • sport
  • play
  • recreation
  • leisure
  • hobby
  • exercise
69
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Level of participation:

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  • work of job
  • fun
  • casual
  • competitive
  • high performance
70
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Identify functional movements required or needed for activity, concerns:

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  • what can’t they do?
  • pain?
  • what are restrictions or limitations?
71
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Volume of activity:

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  • FITT
  • frequency (in and out of season, next competition)
  • intensity of activity
  • time or how often
72
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Equipment used:

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  • shoes
  • footware
  • sport or protective equipment
73
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Activity surface and training surface:

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  • indoor
  • outdoor
  • trails
  • clay/dirt
  • tracks
74
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Part 3 - sport/activity history: changes or alterations to…

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  • volume of training (changes to FITT)
  • activity surface
  • anthropometrics
  • equipment
  • biomechanics
75
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Part 3 - sport/activity history: goals:

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  • ask what client wants from treatment
  • what does the client want to do that can’t currently do?
  • short term/long term
76
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IOS =

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index of suspicion

77
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IOS is not a _____ until….

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  • diagnosis

- objective is completed

78
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____ ____ is especially important for making a correct diagnosis.

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history taking

79
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To improve the diagnostic reasoning skills, medical students should be trained in methods for….

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inferring the correct diagnosis from the case history

80
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Correct history assessment:

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  • even if the diagnosis is obvious, take time
  • will help determine the cause
  • provides valuable info
  • decrease assumptions
  • establishes relationship with client