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musculoskeletal (H&P exam)

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Hallux Rigidus   arthritis of the big toe  
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plantar heel pain   most common hindfoot problem  
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pump bump   superficial irritation of the posterior heel  
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sever's disease   5-7 y/o w/ heel pain from starting new sport  
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plantar fascitis   tearing pain in the morning when 1st step out of bed  
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plantar fascistis   tx with injection or surgery as last option  
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morton's neuroma   swelling of small nerve bwt 3/4th toes  
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tarsal tunnel syndrome   pain @ medial aspect of foot, worse as day goes on  
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inversion sprain   most common ankle sprain  
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bony tenderness   when you should order a radiograph for an ankle injury  
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sesamoid palpation   under 1st toe  
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palapation of peroneal tendons   outside at base of 5th metatarsal  
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tarsal tunnel syndrome   sx worse w/ progression of day & pain shoots up foot  
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Dx stress fracture   palpate metatarsal and push up from bottom  
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dx hallux rigidus   reduced dorsiflexion or plantar flexion of great toe  
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sesamoid fracture   pain under 1st metatarsal from a jump/fall  
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resisted inversion   tests strength of posterior tibial tendon  
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resisted eversion   test strength of peroneal muscles  
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L1 intact   patient can push toe down against resistance  
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L5 intact   can resist against toe dorsifelxion  
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ATF   tears first on ankle inverison  
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anterior drawer test   to show anterior instability of talus in ankle mortise  
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Thompson test   sign for Achilles tendon rupture  
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achilles tendinitis   feels like kicked in the calf  
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excessive pronation of the foot   mechanism for posterior tibial tendinitis  
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posterior tibial tendinitis   pain/tenderness just posterior to medial malleolus  
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Low back pain   affects 60-80% of population at some time  
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breast, lung, renal, adrenal, thyroid, prostate cancers   most often metastisize to bone  
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mylopathy or paralysis   most signficant adverse outcome of spinal stenosis  
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cauda equina   pt chg's bowel or bladder function  
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menigomyelocele   outpuching of a nerve  
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causes of <10 y/o back pain   leukemia, congen kyphosis, menigomyelocele  
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cause of teens back problems   spondylolisthesis, kyphosis  
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cause of middle aged back problems   disc injury, C-spine and L-spine herniations  
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cause of older peoples back problems   degen, herniation, instability, tumors  
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low back pain in children   uncommon & always warrants evaluation  
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nerve entrapment   sx: bilateral shoulder pain  
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whiplash from MVA   neck pain & transient numbness in the arm  
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entrapment of C4-C5   pain radiates to lateral shoulder  
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entrapment of C5-C6   pain/numness of thumb & radial aspect of forearm  
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entrapment of C6-C7   pain/numbness in triceps, index finger and long finger  
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herniated cervical disc   most comfortable with hand of symptomatic arm on their head  
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intrinsic should problems   most comfortable with arms at thier sides  
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SI joint or Buttock   common radiation point for low back pain  
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trochanteric bursitis in women   often mimicks sciatica  
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neurofibromatosis   genetic disorder where tumors grow on nerve roots  
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spinal trauma   all must have radiographic exam done  
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spondylolysis   defect of the pars articularis  
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dx spondylolysis   scotty dog wearing a collar  
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sx of spondylolysis   sx worse with extension  
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mechanism for spondylolisthesis   suddent twisting/lifting motion  
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sx of spondylolisthesis   flexion bothers them more  
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dx spondylolisthesis   can palpate step-off deformity  
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first physical sign of spondylolisthesis   tightness in hamstrings  
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low back sprain   feel twinge in back with twisting motion  
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#1 test for chronic low back pain   physical exam  
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lumbar radiculopathy   abrupt onset of pain, prefers to stand up for comfort  
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sciatica   LBP w/ some degree of neurogenic dysfxn in the leg  
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problem w/ L4   quad weakness & decreased knee jerk reflex  
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problem w/ L5   foot drop b/c affects tibialis anterior  
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problem w/ S1   can't toe walk/achilles reflex lost  
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flip sign   pt jerks back when leg raised due to pain  
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what does flip sign test   herniation  
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femoral stretch test   pt prone, then hip extension to ID pain  
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L5-S1 disc herniation   damage to S1 nerve root  
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L4-L5 disc herniation   damage to L5 nerve root  
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spinal stenosis   narrowing of spinal canal  
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lateral recess stenosis   impingement on tract where nerve root exits central canal  
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foramina stenosis   impingement where indiv. nerve roots exit out to the body  
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central stenosis   impingment where spinal cord and cauda equina are located  
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vascular claudication   gets worse w/ activity & not relieved by rest  
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neurogenic claudication   worse w/ activity but relieved by rest  
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improves spinal stenosis   flexion of lumbar spine  
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romberg test   eyes closed & feet together to see if pt can balance  
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scoliosis   rotational deformity >10 degrees  
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forward bending   most sensitive test for scoliosis  
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cobb angle   1st and last degree of curvature in spine  
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brace treatment   curve >30-40 degree range o  
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surgery to fuse vertebra   curve >50 degrees  
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facet arthropathy   pain w/ twisting/extension w/o radiation, just localized  
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cause of myelopathy   spinal stenosis compressing cord leads to degeneration  
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signs of myelopathy   difficulty walking, generalized weakness, poor balance  
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rheumatic disorder of back   ankylosing spondylitis  
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ankylosing spondylitis presentation   stiff in AM, fatigue, young male  
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dx bone tumors   bone scan if x-ray normal but high suspscion  
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HLA B27 is assoc. with this disease   ankylosing spondylitis  
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shoulder shrug   C4  
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deltoid muscle   C5  
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biceps muscle   C6  
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triceps muscle   C7  
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finger flexors   C8  
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finger abd/adduction   T1  
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lateral arm sensation   C5 (sensation testing)  
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lateral fforearm sensation   C6 (sensation testing)  
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3rd dinger sensation   C7 (sensation testing)  
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4th/5th finger sensation   C8 (sensation testing)  
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medial arm sensation   T1 (sensation testing)  
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distraction test   relieves pain due to narrowing  
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compression test   tests neural foramern, facet joints, muscle spasm  
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valsalva test   test for herniated disc/tumor  
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tibialis anterior muscle testing   L4 nerve root-muscle  
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extensor hallicus longus muscle testing   L5 nerve root-muscle  
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peroneus longus & brevis muscle testing   S1 nerve root-muscle  
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patellar relfex (DTRs)   L4 nerve root -reflex  
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achilles tendon relfex (DTRs)   S1 nerve root-reflex  
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medial leg & foot sensation   L4 nerve root-sensation  
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lateral leg & dorsum of foot sensation   L5 nerve root-sensation  
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lateral foot sensation   S1 nerve root-sensation  
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#1` test for disc herniation   straight leg raising test  
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malingerer test   Hoover test  
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what does + SLR test indicate   sciatica  
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+ hoover test   no downward pressure thru heel  
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kernig test   passive forward flex neck w/ pt supine  
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screen for meningitis   kernig test  
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