Tools Flashcards
Which device should you not find in the patient’s fitting room?
a. standing mirror
b. cloth measurement tape
c. Brannock device
b. cloth measurement tape Measuring tapes used should be disposable or plastic that you can wipe clean.
Brannock Device is a measuring instrument invented by Charles F. Brannock for measuring a person’s shoe size.
ML gauges are used to measure for a lumbar corset.
a. true
b. false
b. false
Measurement tape required for corset.
If you are using a grinder you should always:
a. wear eye protection
b. wear a lab coat
c. wear ear protection
d. None of the above
A. Eye protection required for grinders.
A specialized set of calipers used to measure the thickness of sections of the human body is known as:
a. Tape Measure
b. Brannock device
c. Goniometer
d. AP/ML Gauge
d. AP/ML Gauge
This is used to take circumference and length measurements of body segments:
a. Goniometer
b. AP/ML Gauge
c. Tape Measure
d. Brannock
c. Tape Measure
This is an instrument that either measures the angle of the range of motion of body segments, or angles of deformities of body segments:
a. AP/ML Gauge
b. Goniometer
c. Tape Measure
d. Brannock
b. Goniometer
Which of these tools would be used during a foot examination to assess the circulation of the patient’s foot?
a. Thermometer
b. Tuning Fork
c. Goniometer
d. Monofilament
a. Thermometer
Tuning Fork - to identify whether a bone is fractured or not. Doctors do this by simply striking a tuning fork and placing the vibrating fork close to the affected area.
Goniometer - to measure the range of motion
Monofilament -an inexpensive, easy-to-use, and portable test for assessing the loss of protective sensation, and it is recommended by several practice guidelines to detect peripheral neuropathy in otherwise normal feet.
Loss of protective sensation in the diabetic foot can be assessed via:
a. Assessment of pedal pulses
b. Pedograph
c. 10gram 5.07 Monofilament
d. Exergen thermometer
c. 10gram 5.07 Monofilament
pedal pulses - assessing peripheral circulation
b. Pedograph - a medical device used at our hospitals to determine the way a patient’s foot was placed on the ground. It was patented in 1923 by podiatrist Dr. William Mathias Scholl
Exergen thermometer - Exergen temporal thermometer works by capturing naturally emitted heat over the temporal artery through the skin.
What would be the best tool to adjust the metal bars of a CASH brace?
Select one:
a. Dremel Tool
b. Bending Irons
c. Heat Gun
d. Stay Bender
b. Bending Irons
You need to measure the thickness of your patient’s knee. Which of these would be the best tool to do so?
Select one:
a. AP/ML Gauge
b. Brannock Device
c. Tape Measure
d. Goniometer
a. AP/ML Gauge
Your patient comes to you with an orthotic that needs some adjusting. Which of these tools would an Orthotic Fitter not have in their shop?
Select one:
a. Bending Irons
b. Vacuum Former
c. Heat Gun
d. Dremel Tool
b. Vacuum Former
