Musculoskeletal Assessment

History taking is not
important when
assessing the Musculoskeletal system.

• A. TRUE

• B. FALSE

_____ helps assess limb length discrepancies, measure girth for muscle wasting or swelling, and monitor changes in body size and composition

• a.Tape measure

• b.Goniometer

• c.Gonometer

• d.No equipment needed

 _____ measure angles to assess joint range of motion

• a.Tape measure

• b.Goniometer

• c.Gonometer

• d.No equipment needed

It is the accentuated Lumbar curve

• a.Dowager’s hump

• b.Kyphosis

• c.Scoliosis

• d.Lordosis

It usually occurs in elderly patients.

• a.Dowager’s hump

• b.Kyphosis

• c.Scoliosis

• d.Lordosis

IDENTIFY the gait:

• a.Ataxic gait

• b.Scissor gait

• c.Diplegic gait

• d.Parkinsonian gait

IDENTIFY the gait:

• a.Ataxic gait

• b.Scissor gait

• c.Diplegic gait

• d.Parkinsonian gait

IDENTIFY the gait

• a.Ataxic gait

• b.Scissor gait

• c.Diplegic gait

• d.Parkinsonian gait

IDENTIFY the gait

• a.Ataxic gait

• b.Scissor gait

• c.Diplegic gait

• d.Parkinsonian gait

IDENTIFY the gait

• a.Ataxic gait

• b.Scissor gait

• c.Diplegic gait

• d.Parkinsonian gait