CHT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
Active Compression Test of O'Brien - correct
answer- test for SLAP lesion
Place pt's arm in 10º H Add with thumb down, pt resists
downward force from examiner
Positive = painful click
Allen test - correct answer- determining the
patency of the radial and ulnar arteries by compressing
one artery site and observing return of skin color as
evidence of patency of the other artery
AROM - correct answer- Muscular ability to
move a joint
Limitation due to edema, contracture, denervation,
adhesions, subluxations, fractures
, Aspects of clinical inspection - correct answer-
atrophy, edema, congruency of bony landmarks,
nodules/wrinkles/calluses/contractures/deformities,
cascade of metacarpals, redness, skin changes
Ballottment sign - correct answer- tests for
stability between lunate and triquetrum
Positive = pain, clicking, or laxity when lunate is stabilized
and examiner displaces triquetrum dorsally
Carpal Compression Test - correct answer-
compression over proximal edge of carpal ligament,
positive test produces paraesthesia in median nerve
distribution
CMC Grind test - correct answer- tests for CMC
OA, axial pressure applied with rotation
Components of a vasomotor exam - correct
answer- Cap refill and pulses
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
Active Compression Test of O'Brien - correct
answer- test for SLAP lesion
Place pt's arm in 10º H Add with thumb down, pt resists
downward force from examiner
Positive = painful click
Allen test - correct answer- determining the
patency of the radial and ulnar arteries by compressing
one artery site and observing return of skin color as
evidence of patency of the other artery
AROM - correct answer- Muscular ability to
move a joint
Limitation due to edema, contracture, denervation,
adhesions, subluxations, fractures
, Aspects of clinical inspection - correct answer-
atrophy, edema, congruency of bony landmarks,
nodules/wrinkles/calluses/contractures/deformities,
cascade of metacarpals, redness, skin changes
Ballottment sign - correct answer- tests for
stability between lunate and triquetrum
Positive = pain, clicking, or laxity when lunate is stabilized
and examiner displaces triquetrum dorsally
Carpal Compression Test - correct answer-
compression over proximal edge of carpal ligament,
positive test produces paraesthesia in median nerve
distribution
CMC Grind test - correct answer- tests for CMC
OA, axial pressure applied with rotation
Components of a vasomotor exam - correct
answer- Cap refill and pulses
