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30 Cards in this Set
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What hand disorder causes the fascia to become thick and contracted, resulting in flexion deformities of the involved digits?
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Dupytren's Disease
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What hand injury involves a rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the MCP joint of the thumb?
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Skier's Thumb (Gamekeeper's Thumb)
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What Upper Extremity Disorder would Stress Loading (wt. bearing and jt. distraction activities, including scrubbing and carrying activities) be an appropriate intervention for?
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
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What is a fracture of the distal radius with dorsal displacement called?
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Colle's fracture
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What is a fracture of the distal radius with volar displacement called?
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Smith's fracture
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What disorder is also known as repetitive strain injuries (RSI), overuse syndrome, and/or muskuloskeletal disorders?
Examples include: DeQuervains, Lateral/Medial Epicondylitis, Trigger Finger |
Cumulative Trauma Disorder
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What hand disorder is caused by stenosing tenosynovitis of the abductor pollicis longus adn the extensor pollicis brevis?
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DeQuervains
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Overuse of the wrist extensors, especially the extensor carpi brevis would cause what hand disorder?
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Lateral Epicondylitis or Tennis Elbow
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A Positive Finkelsteins' Test, a Thumb Spica splint (IP jt. free), gentle AROM, and unrestricted activity all correlate with what hand disorder?
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DeQuervains
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Overuse of wrist flexors causes what hand disorder?
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Medial Epiconsylitis or Golfer's Elbow
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What hand disorder is common with the repetition and use of tools that are placed too far apart?
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Trigger finger
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A pt. complains of numbness and tingling of the thumb, index, middle, and radial half of the ring fingers, as well as complaints of constantly dropping things and paresthesias at night time--what hand disorder does this person likely have?
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CTS--carpal tunnel syndrom
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A person has weakness of the extensors to the wrist, MCPS and thumb along with wrist drop...what hand disorder does this person likely have?
Hint: AKA "Saturday night palsy" |
Radial Nerve palsy
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CTS would have a Positive ____ sign at the wrist and a Postive _____ sign
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Tinel's; Phalen's
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An injury of the distal median nerve which flattens the thenar eminence is known as?
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"Ape Hand"
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A person has suffered ulnar nerve laceration. He will present with a _____ hand.
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Claw
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What is the assessment of thumb adductor while laterally pinching paper?
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Froment's sign
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An inability to extend digits to realease objects, difficulty manipulating objects and wrist drop would all be characteristics of what type of peripheral nerve injury?
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Radial nerve laceration
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What UE injury would a therapist avoid above shoulder level activities?
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Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
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What UE injury is known as frozen shoulder and is linked to DM and Parkinson's disease?
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Adhesive Capsulitis
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What type of arthritis affects small joints of the hands and is systemic?
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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What type of arthritis affects large weight bearing joints and is not systemic?
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Osteoarthritis
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When would silver ring splints be used?
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to prevent boutonnier and swan neck deformities with arthritic patients
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A person recently had a hip fx. How would the type of ambulation device be determined?
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by the person's wt. bearing status
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When wrapping the stump of an amputated limb, what 2 things should you remember?
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wrap distal to proximal
tension should decrease with proximal wrapping |
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To prevent deformity following a burn injury, how should the shoulder be placed?
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Shoulder ABduction 90 degrees and external rotation (airplane splint)
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When should compression garments be applied and for how often following a burn
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applied when wounds are heald; wear 24 hours for 1-2 years until scar is matured
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What injury would require a person to transfer sit to stand with his hip in slight abduction and extended out in front?
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Total Hip Replacement/Total Hip Arthroplasty
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An ulnar nerve compression at the wrist causing numbness and tingling in the ulnar nerve distribution of the hand and a positive Tinel's sign is known as what peripheral nerve injury?
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Guyon's Canal
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An ulnar nerve compression at the elbow causing numbness and tingling along the ulnar aspect of the forearm and hand and a positive Tinel's sign as the elbow is known as what peripheral nerve injury?
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Cubital tunnel syndrome
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