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Purpose of a musculoskeletal exam: correct answers Assess function for activities of daily living and to screen for abnormalities Ability to move and complete ADLs require that the musculoskeletal and neurological systems both be intact and coordinating with each other How should a patient b...

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Purpose of a musculoskeletal exam: correct answers Assess function for activities of daily living
and to screen for abnormalities

Ability to move and complete ADLs require that the musculoskeletal and neurological systems
both be intact and coordinating with each other

How should a patient be positioned for this assessment correct answers Sit up and dangle legs off
the bed

Keep the gown on and drape over the lap

What order should you assess body parts in correct answers From the head to the toes and from
the proximal outward to the distal end of the extremities

Inspect upper extremities from fingertips to shoulder and inspect lower extremities from
groin/buttocks to feet

Active ROM: correct answers When the person's muscle tone and strength is able to support each
movement with minimal effort and without assistance

Passive ROM: correct answers Performed when the person is unable to perform ROM on their
own

The nurse/PT will move the muscle for the patient

When doing this, do not extend a muscle any further than the point of resistance or if the patient
gives indication of pain

Contractures: correct answers Joint deformity that primarily affect one side (unilateral) and result
in a limited range of motion

Result of disuse, atrophy, and shortening of the muscles caused by injury or neurological damage

Seen a lot in stroke patients

Circumduction: correct answers Ball and socket joint in full ROM

Flexion: correct answers Bending

Extension: correct answers Straighten

Returning to normal position

, Pronation: correct answers Down

Supination: correct answers Up

Abduction: correct answers Away from the midline or other reference point

Away from body

Adduction: correct answers Toward midline or other reference point

Toward the body

Internal rotation: correct answers Turning inside reference point

External rotation: correct answers Turning outside reference point

Eversion: correct answers Sole of foot out

Inversion: correct answers Sole of foot in

Dorsal flexion: correct answers Flexed toward dorsum or upper surface

Plantar flexion: correct answers Flexed toward sole

What type of joint is the neck correct answers Pivotal

What type of joint is the shoulder correct answers Ball and socket

What type of joint is the elbow correct answers Hinge and pivot

What type of joint is the wrist correct answers Hinge and gliding

What type of joint are the fingers correct answers Condyloid

What type of joint is the hip correct answers Ball and socket

What type of joint is the knee correct answers Hinge

What type of joint is the ankle correct answers Hinge and gliding

What type of joint are the toes correct answers Condyloid

Go over ROM head to toe sequence!!!! correct answers

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