QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔where is the suprapatellar pouch located? - ✔✔
✔✔where is the popliteal fossa located? - ✔✔the hollow at the back of the knee
✔✔where is the MCL located? - ✔✔medial side of the knee
✔✔Where is the LCL located? - ✔✔External side of the knee
✔✔where is the tibial tubercle located? - ✔✔
✔✔aspects of B/L knee ROM to comment on - ✔✔-ecchymosis
-edema
-erythema
-contour
-genu varum / genu valgum
-pain
-crepitus
✔✔genu varum - ✔✔bow legged
✔✔genu valgum - ✔✔knock knees
✔✔B/L ankle ROM - ✔✔-dorsiflexion
-plantar flexion
-eversion
-inversion
✔✔aspects of B/L ankle ROM to comment on - ✔✔-ecchymosis
-edema
-erythema
-contour
-pain
✔✔B/LLE deep tendon reflex locations - ✔✔-patellar
-anchilles
✔✔aspects of B/LLE deep tendon reflexes to comment on - ✔✔-grade
-significance
✔✔Spine ROM - ✔✔-flexion
-extension
, -lateral bending (R and L)
-rotation
✔✔aspects of spine ROM to comment on - ✔✔-ecchymosis
-edema
-erythema
-contour
-pain
-posture
-alignment of hips, shoulders, feet
✔✔balance and gait tests - ✔✔1. Romberg's test
2. Pronator drift
3. Natural gait
4. tandem walking
5. toes and heels
✔✔aspects of balance and gait to comment on - ✔✔-smoothness of movement
-balance, guarding
-weakness
-stiffness
✔✔Romberg's test - ✔✔standing up with feet together, arms out and eyes closed, see if
they can maintain balance
✔✔Pronator drift - ✔✔hold palms out upwards and look for movement of palms
(rotation)
✔✔tandem walking - ✔✔Assess balance by asking person to walk a straight line in a
heel-to-toe fashion
✔✔toes and heels walking - ✔✔have patient to walk across room on their toes and back
on their heels
✔✔aspects to comment on regarding the thyroid gland - ✔✔
✔✔ aspects of appearance and behavior to comment on - ✔✔-dress, posture,
grooming, hygiene
-stature, build
-nutritional state
-degree of cooperativeness
-state of distress
-affect
-eye contact
-motor activity