A patient presents to your office that appears to have four…
A patient presents to your office that appears to have four joints in her arm. In addition to the wrist, elbow and shoulder, she also appears to have a mid-humeral joint. When obtaining her medical history you learn that she fractured her humerus many years ago and it has been like that ever since. Physical exam reveals motion between the proximal and distal ends of the humerus, but with some stability that seems to be a result of fibrous tissue in the same area. This is an example of:
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When performing a physical exam on a patient with shoulder pain, it is important to determine whether or not there is loss of either active or passive range of motion, or both. Loss of both active and passive ROM (especially with loss of external rotation) is indicative of what diagnosis?
Read DetailsA patient presents with medial elbow pain that includes ting…
A patient presents with medial elbow pain that includes tingling in the ring and little finger. There is no history of trauma and you suspect cubital tunnel syndrome. If your diagnosis is correct, what nerve is being compressed and what physical exam technique could you perform to confirm your diagnosis?
Read DetailsYou are caring for a 55 year old male patient with COPD and…
You are caring for a 55 year old male patient with COPD and hypertension. While taking his medical history, you learn that he had an unstable pelvic fracture (from high-energy trauma) over 3 years ago. How might this history affect your current care?
Read DetailsOsteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that can occur in t…
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that can occur in the spine as well as other joints. When it occurs in the spine it may be referred to as spondylosis, which can then progress to spinal stenosis. What radiographic findings can indicate the nonspecific degenerative diagnosis of spondylosis?
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