8/27 The Examination Process

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What is the purpose of documentation?

legal considerations, validation of care, and communication tool

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What is the goal of an examinations?

  1. rule out differential diagnosis

  2. determine clinical diagnosis

  3. identify impairment or dysfunction

  4. next steps for medical diagnosis or treatment


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What is included in history?

MOI - what happened?
previous history - have you recently been injured?

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What would you include in pain evaluation?

On a scale of 1 to 10, what is your pain level?
Point to where it hurts the most
Does it hurt when you move it?

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When inspecting the injury, what should we look for in the physical appearance?

deformity, swelling, bruising, signs of infection, muscle spasm

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When inspecting the injury, what should we look for in the functional appearance?

gait, posture, function, guarding

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What is the purpose of paplation?

point tenderness, trigger points, change in tissue density, crepitus (popping), temperature

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Arthrokinematics

roll, glide, spin

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Osteokinematics

flexion/extension, internal/external rotation, abduction/adduction

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___kinematics have to happen for ___kinematics to happen.

arthro; osteo

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