Musculoskeletal tests Flashcards

1
Q

while feeling radial pulse, move arm back, turn head toward arm

A

Adson test

to test for occlusion of subclavian artery

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2
Q

measure from ASIS to medial malleolus

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True leg length

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3
Q

to determine if meniscus is torn - patient supine

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McMurray test

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4
Q

look from side at knee heights

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Femur length discrepancy

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5
Q

bend forward; observe for asymmetry of ribs or spine (e.g. scoliosis)

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Adams test

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6
Q

put your hands under heels and ask them to raise one leg - feel heel pressure

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Hoover test

test for faking

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7
Q

patient lying supine, puts one foot on knee; you push on opposite ASIS and knee

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Patrick or Fabere test

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8
Q

to test medial and lateral collateral ligaments

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valgus/varus stress on knee

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9
Q

for shoulder dislocation

A

apprehension test

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10
Q

lateral epicondylitis

A

tennis elbow

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11
Q

hold arm out to side, will drop

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Drop arm test

to assess for rotator cuff tears

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12
Q

measure from umbilicus to medial malleolus

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apparent leg length

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13
Q

standing, lift one foot; look for hip drop on side with weak hip abductors

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Trendelenburg test

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14
Q

“pour out beer cans”

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supraspinatus test

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15
Q

look from front at knee heights

A

tibial length discrepancy

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16
Q

externally rotate forearm while palpating bicipital groove

A

Yergason test

17
Q

to test for arthritis in thumb

A

grind first CMC joint

18
Q

squeeze foot from sides

A

MTP squeeze test

Morton’s neuroma

19
Q

occlude radial & ulnar arteries; to check palmar arch patency

A

Allen test

20
Q

drive head of humerus against acromion

A

Hawkins test

21
Q

tap over median nerve; for carpal tunnel

A

Tinel test

22
Q

hold thumb in fist and move fist down

A

Finkelstein’s test

for DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis

23
Q

press backs of hands together; for carpal tunnel

A

Phalen’s test

24
Q

scaphoid fracture; HPI of fall onto outstretched hand

A

snuffbox tenderness

25
Q

to determine if meniscus is torn - patient prone

A

Apley’s compression test

26
Q

medial epicondylitis

A

golf elbow

27
Q

to test for ligament damage - patient prone

A

Apley’s distraction test

28
Q

push down on patella and it pops back up like a buoy

A

ballottement test

test for effusion

29
Q

improvement on anterior drawer test for anterior cruciate ligament tear

A

Lachman’s test

30
Q

have patient kneel on chair with one leg, then you squeeze their calf to observe for heel movement

A

Thompson test, for Achilles integrity