Week 4 Flashcards
What are the two main components of a PT examination?
Patient history
Physical examination (systems review, tests and measures)
When using a body chart where do you want to fill out during a subjective exam?
Areas causing pain as well as all asymptomatic areas
Red flags
Serious symptoms that could be life threatening (extremely high blood pressure)
Yellow flags
Mental health (do they believe the PT is going to help them)
What are objectives of a subjective exam?
Establish rapport
Determine SINSS
Identify red and yellow flags
Complete ICF model
Determine if patient is appropriate for PT
Determine if there needs to be referral or consultation
Generate initial hypothesis list
Plan the objective exam
SLOBS
Symptoms clarification (tell me)
Symptom location (show me)
Symptom onset (when and how)
Behavior of symptoms (what aggravates)
Special questions (red and yellow flags)
SINSS
Severity
Irritability
Nature
Stage
Stability
Severity
Level of symptoms
Level of disability
Irritability
Time to aggravate and time to ease
Nature
The type (inflammation)
Stage
How long they have had the problem
Stability
Making a comparison of yesterday to today
What are the 4 habits of the four habits model?
Invest in the beginning
Elicit the patients perspective
Demonstrate empathy
Invest in the end
Review of symptoms
Questions about each body system with the purpose of identifying unusual symptoms
