Week 1 (intro)

Question 1

What is Pathology?

Answer 1

The study of disease/injury/impairments to the function of the body

Question 2

What is Health?

Answer 2

The absence of disease.
Homeostasis/balance

Question 3

Why study pathology? (5 answers)

Answer 3

1. Board exam prep
2. Safety as an LMT
3. Prognosis (know how their progress should go)
4. Ability to speak w other professionals
5. Know when to refer client

Question 4

Etiology

Answer 4

The origin or cause of a disease/injury

Question 5

Symptoms

Answer 5

Physical or mental evidence. What the patient tells you.

Question 6

Signs

Answer 6

What you observe.
Ex: Postural evaluation. A limp. Swelling. Lumps

Question 7

Diagnosis

Answer 7

Process of determining a specific disease or injury

Question 8

Treatment

Answer 8

Intervention used to manage, resolve, or reduce the illness/injury

Question 9

Scope of Practice

Answer 9

Legal. What a provider may or may not do professionally. By state law.

Question 10

LMTs may not diagnose. They may, however: (3 things)

Answer 10

1. Assess
2. Provide treatment
3. Make referrals

Question 10

Why document? (4 answers)

Answer 10

1. For your records of HEALTH HISTORY
2. For insurance claims (paid in 15 min increments)
3. Malpractice protection
4. Info about client

Question 11

SOAP Notes.

Answer 11

SUBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
ACTION/APPLICATION
PLAN/PROGRESS

Question 12

SUBJECTIVE

Answer 12

What the client tells you is happening.
EX: Headache. Painful scalenes

Question 13

OBJECTIVE

Answer 13

What you observe (signs). Ex: Hypertension of scalenes

Question 14

ACTION/APLICATION

Answer 14

What you did. Muscles worked. What happened in the session. Before and After treatment.
Ex: Scalenes were 9/10, after they were 3/10

Question 15

PLAN/PROGRESS

Answer 15

Short/long term goals. Referrals. Self-care homework.

Question 16

CARE notes

Answer 16

CONDTION (Subjective and Objective)
ACTION (What you did, length of session)
RESPONSE (Client’s sub + obj response)
EVALUATION (plan, treatment, LMT’s eval of session)

Question 17

Assessment. LOPQRST

Answer 17

LOCATION (where it hurts)
ONSET (when and how)
PALLIATIVE/Provocative (what makes worse/better)
QUALITY of pain (burning, throbbing, deep…)
REFER/Radiate (no connection vs follows nerve)
SEVERITY (scale of 1-10)
TIME (how much of day, time of day)

Question 18

Assessment LOPQRST

Answer 18

Location
Onset
Palliative/Provocative
Quality
Refer/Radiate
Severity
Time

Question 19

Qualities of Pain. Throbbing

Answer 19

Vascular (blood vessels) (cardiovascular system)

Question 20

Qualities of Pain. Boring pain

Answer 20

Bone

Question 21

Qualities of Pain. Grawing, burning, itching

Answer 21

Organs

Question 22

Qualities of Pain. Sharp, stinging, electric, burning

Answer 22

Nerve

Question 23

Qualities of Pain. Intractable.

Answer 23

Cancer. Obstructed duct. Chronic pain

Question 24

Qualities of Pain. Colicky, cramping

Answer 24

Associated w peristalsis/hallow organs

Question 25

Qualities of Pain. Achy

Answer 25

Muscle

Question 26

Classification of Disease. LODNP

Answer 26

LOCATION
ONSET
DURATION
NATURE of Condition
Patterns of Presentation

Question 27

Location

Answer 27

Local (one area. Ex: A boil, broken bone, sinus infection)
Systemic (Whole body. Ex: Chicken pox, heart disease)

Question 28

Onset

Answer 28

1. Sudden. Car accident. A fall
2. Insidious. Slowly developing. Cancer

Question 29

Duration

Answer 29

1. Acute (0-48 hours)
2. Subacute (48 hours - 2 weeks)
3. Chronic (2 weeks +)

Question 30

Nature of Condition

Answer 30

1. Structural. Visual
2. Functional. No visual appearance of abnormality

Question 31

Patterns of Presentation

Answer 31

1. Exacerbation. Made worse.
2. Remission. Getting better
3. Relapse. Falling back into again
4. Syndrome. Group of symptoms identifying the disorder