Course Description
Course Description:
This course will provide an efficient and thorough approach for conducting an upper quadrant medical screening examination. The purpose, indications, and limitations of the upper quadrant screening exam will be presented. This course will provide clinometric properties, when applicable for specific tests, and potential red and yellow flags that may warrant urgent and non-urgent referral. A case study will be presented which will reinforce learned concepts.
Contact Hours: 1 | Video Course Format: Video | Target Audience: |
Instructional Level: Intermediate | BOC Level of Difficulty: Advanced |
Accreditation Information:
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Course Outline:
Hour 1
Purpose of the upper quadrant screening exam
Indications for the upper quadrant screening exam
Components of the upper quadrant screening exam
- Observation/ inspection
- Palpation
- AROM/ PROM/ Overpressure
- Neurological screening
- Special tests
- Vital signs
Sequence of the upper quadrant screening exam
- Standing
- Posture
- Head/ neck
- UE
- Spine
- Gait
Sitting
- Observation
- General survey
- Eyes
- Face
- Trachea
- Palpation
- Cervical AROM /PROM
- UE AROM/ PROM
- Neurological exam
- Special tests
- Vital signs
Supine
- Palpation
- UE PROM
- Special tests
Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional on efficient and thorough approach for conducting an upper quadrant medical screening examination
Professional Objectives:
- List 3 indications for conducting an upper quadrant screening examination
- Recall 2 situations where it is not appropriate to perform an upper quadrant screening examination.
- Recite 3 red flags during lymph node palpation that may warrant a subsequent referral
- List the purpose of the Spurling Maneuver
- Recognize the clinical relevance of sustained passive cervical rotation on symptom provocation that may justify an outside referral.
Disclosures:
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Contact Hours: 1 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant
Instructional Level: Intermediate
BOC Level of Difficulty: Advanced
Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Robert McCabe works for NYU CENTER FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE and receives a salary. He receives royalty payments from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial – No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service.
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