wk2 intro to physical exam techniques & musculoskeletal assessment

fingertips

best for fine tactile discrimination; skin texture, swelling, pulsation, + determinining presence of lumps

grasping action bw finger + thumb

best for detecting the position, shape, + consistency of an organ or mass

dorsa of hands + fingers

best for determining temp

base of fingers or ulnar surface

best for vibration

HCCA

Health Care Consent Act. HCW hv no authority to make treatment decisions on behalf of clients except in an emergency when no authorized person is available to make decisions

SDA

Substitute Decicions Act. an indiv (sub decision-maker) who can make decisions on behalf of an incapable

hematopoiesis

producing red blood cells

functions of the musculoskeletal system

support, movement, protection of organs, produce, reservoir

atrophy

dec in muscle size

myalgia

cramping or aching muscles

dislocation

one or more bones out of position

subluxation

partial dislocation of a joint

contracture

shortening of muscle (limited ROM)

ankylosis

stiffness or fixation of a joint

articular disease

disease inside joint capsule

extra-articular disease

injury to specific tendon or ligament

SOAP documentation

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan