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1. What rotator cuff structure is primarily responsible for the internal rotation of the shoulder?
2. Which rotator cuff muscle lifts the shoulder up?
3. Which muscle provides strength to lift objects over your head?
4. Where can the examiner palpate the supraspinatus tendon during a physical exam?
5. Which range of motion is tested by having the patient raise their arm forward in front of them?
6. What is the medical terminology for “frozen shoulder?”
7. Where does the long head of the biceps tendon originate in the shoulder?
8. Where can the examiner palpate the supraspinatus tendon during a physical exam?
9. What are the four muscles of the rotator cuff? Supraspinatus,
10. What muscle is tested with a “painful arc” from 120-160 degrees?
11. Tendinopathy of which muscle causes pain on resisted external rotation?
12. Which muscle located on the anterior scapula is responsible for internal rotation?
13. What does the Yergason’s “resistance to supination” test assess for?
14. What does the “cross-body adduction test” check for?
15. What does the passive compression test (done by pushing the humeral head toward the scapula) assess for?
16. Which of the following would foraminal compression test assess for?
17. Which disease process is seen with hand overuse in playing video games? De
18. Which small joints of the hand are affected by osteoarthritis manifesting as Heberden’s nodes?
19. What is an extension of the synovial fluid originating from the carpal bones called?
20. Which nerve is affected with carpal tunnel syndrome?
21. What condition is tested for by Eichhoff’s test? De
22. What condition do Phalen’s and Tinel’s signs test for?
23. Patellofemoral syndrome is a common cause of which type of knee pain?
24. What organism is commonly seen with septic arthritis?
25. Which test involves having the patient lie supine, and flexing their knee 90 degrees with their foot flat on the table, while the examiner sits on their toes and pulls the tibia forward to check for anterior movement that is indicative of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear?
26. What is likely diagnosis in a patient with knee pain, especially with twisting or rotating, which was accompanied by locking or catching with walking, as well as swelling, stiffness, and difficulty extending the knee?
27. What finding is most commonly seen in older patients with osteoarthritis during a knee inspection?
28. What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with warmth, redness, and tenderness about two inches below the medial knee joint line?
29. What is being tested for when an examiner anchors their hand on the medial side of the knee and stresses the opposite side for laxity?
30. For which diagnosis do the patellar ballottement test and the “bulge sign” in a knee examination test?
31. For what diagnosis do the anterior drawer test and Lachman test evaluate?
32. For what diagnosis do the McMurray and Apley test evaluate?
33. What does the patellar apprehension test evaluate for?
34. What might exquisite tenderness on palpation of the anterior tibia indicate?
35. What is the most common structure associated with ankle sprains?
36. What is one of the causes of medial ankle pain from overuse?
37. What are the Ottawa ankle rules?
38. What structure(s) is/are involved in plantar flexion of the ankle?
39. A patient with a foot drop/weakness in dorsiflexion may have which condition? L4
40. What does a “talar tilt test” revealing no hard stop in the inversion of the ankle indicate?
41. What does the “anterior drawer test” in the ankle evaluate for?
42. What is TRUE regarding tarsal tunnel syndrome?
43. Which part of a vertebral body is palpable on physical examination?
44. What is one of the most common levels of the cervical spine to develop disc disease and radiculopathy?
45. Which process can exacerbate radicular pain when doing a physical exam?
46. What type of vertebral fracture is commonly seen in patients with osteoporosis after trauma?
47. Which diagnosis is a common cause of posterior hip pain?
48. The natural kyphosis of the spine is in which area?
49. Which physical exam maneuver tests for scoliosis in the spine?
50. For what disease does the Schober test of limited flexion in the spine evaluate?
51. Palpation of the spinous processes can reveal point tenderness with which condition?
52. Which condition most commonly causes sacroiliitis or pain in the sacroiliac joints?
53. Pain and tenderness over the lateral hip are most commonly seen in which condition?
54. Pain and burning in the anterior and lateral thigh are usually due to what condition?
55. Piriformis syndrome can mimic what other condition?
56. Osteoarthritis of the hip produces pain most commonly with which maneuver?
57. What area is tender with iliopsoas bursitis?
58. Where do upper motor neurons cross over to the contralateral side?
59. What is one cause of lower motor neuron exam findings?
60. What is a physical exam finding seen with lower motor neuron disease?
61. Which cervical nerve root is matched with the correct motor strength test?
62. Which lumbar strength test is matched with the correct nerve root?
63. What does a finding of 3/5 indicate on the motor strength scale?