Thoracic Flashcards
1
Q
Kirksville crunch
A
- pt supine, doc on opp side of df
- pt. crosses arms over chest, with df side on top
- roll pt toward doc, place thenar eminence on PTP
- place other hand and arm under pts head and neck
- can sidebend slightly into the direction of df
2
Q
AT1
A
-Midline on suprasternal notch
3
Q
AT2
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-Midline on manubrium
4
Q
AT3
A
-Midline at the level of the costal cartilage related to the named vertebra
5
Q
AT4
A
-midline …. same as 3
6
Q
AT5
A
-midline about 1 inch superiour to the xyphoid
7
Q
AT6
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-Midline at sternal xiphoid junction
8
Q
AT7
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-at the tip of xiphoid
9
Q
AT8
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-Midline 1.5 inches inferior to xiphoid
10
Q
AT1-8 treatment
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- position: pt supine with feet flat on table, doc at head
- doc places knee under pt.s head or trunk to use as a wedge to flex pt to involved vertebrae
- docs hand supports upper back and fine tunes flexion
- more flexion needed the lower the TP’s
11
Q
AT9
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-midline 1-2 cm superior to umbilicus
12
Q
AT10
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-midline 1-2 cm inferior to umbilicus
13
Q
AT11
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-midline 3-4 cm below umbilicus
14
Q
AT12
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-mid axillary line on the superomedial surface of the iliac crest
15
Q
AT9-12 treatment
A
- pt supine, doc same side of tp with foot on table
- doc uses pt’s legs to cause flexion at waist, so pt’s hips and knees bent to 90 degrees with fine tuning by adding totation towards doc
- flexion can be assisted w/ a pillow under pelvis or thorax