Shoulder and Elbow Assessment Quiz

Your patient presents to PT with pain in the shoulder at 85 degrees. Based on the concept of the "total arc of motion," what are you suspecting is involved?

You are evaluating a patient with shoulder pain, and you note scapular dyskinesia upon shoulder elevation. Which of the following would MOST contribute to loss of scapular stabilization?

You note a diminished response testing your patient's triceps reflex. What level is affected?

You are performing an apprehension/relocation test on your patient's shoulder. With relocation, their symptoms decrease. What type of test result is this?

Which of the following is NOT a shoulder impingement test?

Which of the following is not part of the full thickness RC tear test item cluster?

Which of the following lists ALL of the contents of the subacromial space correctly?

A patient is referred to you from an orthopedic surgeon diagnosed with a RC tendinopathy. Based on what you know, which RC tendon is most susceptible to RC tendinopathy?

A 45 year old male presents to PT with shoulder pain. Upon testing, you note that abduction are painful and limited, a painful arc 60-120 degrees, positive Neer's and Hawkin's Kennedy, and pain/weakness with resisted abduction & ER

A hill-sach's lesion is associated with which of the following?

Check of all the following that are associated with a SLAP tear

You are evaluating a patient in an outpatient clinic whose imaging states they have a Grade III SLAP tear. What should you expect physiologically?

You are evaluating a patient who you determine has a frozen shoulder. They ask you how long it should take for their pain to decrease. Based on the stages, what should you tell them?

You are treating a 75 year old female patient who has had a gradual onset of shoulder pain over the past few years, which has worsened in the past few months. When she vacuums her house, she gets pain in the posterior aspect of her shoulder. She reports that her pain is worse in the morning, but loosens up throughout the day. When she elevates her arm, she says she feels a "crunching." What is the most likely diagnosis?

You are treating a pediatric patient who has a Salter Harris Type III fracture. What does this mean?

The primary role of the elbow is:

The closed packed position of the humeroradial joint is:

When testing the strength of your patient's muscles, they seem to be weaker in pronation than they are in supination. Is this normal?

A moving varus stress test assesses laxity of:

You are examining a patient and when testing their peripheral sensation, they report diminished sensation at the medial aspect of the anterior forearm. What nerve is likely affected?

A tendinitis will take ______ to heal, whereas a tendinitis or tendinopathy will take _______ to heal

Which of the following is not a predisposing factor to post-tramautic/immobilization stiffness

The radial nerve passes through which muscle?

You are evaluating a patient who reports having difficulty pinching and has begun to have difficulty pronating, but they have full sensation in the forearm. What might be the cause?

The functional position of the hand is:

A swan-neck deformity consists of the following:

Which of the following are the contents of the 2nd extensor compartment?

A patient presents with morning stiffness in the fourth finger, and has difficulty gripping objects. They are unable to extend their finger, and you note a palpable nodule on the palmar aspect of the fourth finger. What is the most likely condition?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Kienbock's disease?

A Colle's fracture involves which of the following?

A patient presents to PT with a fracture through the proximal pole of the scaphoid. Their doctor educated them that depending on where the fracture is, the bone may become necrotic d/t lack of blood supply. The doctor did not educate them on the level of incidence based on the location of fracture. They ask you what their chance/incidence of AVN is. What should you tell them?

Which of the following is not part of the CPR for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?