MSK 1 Exam 1 with Questions and Answers

MSK 1 Exam 1 with Questions and Answers Purpose of Physical Examination ANSWER to perform a series of tests and measures to collect data. After data is collected, intervention should be applied. What is the purpose of the evaluation and diagnosis? ANSWER to make a clinical judgment based on the data from the tests and measures that results in a diagnostic label for the patient What is the difference between a diagnosis by an MD and diagnosis by a PT? ANSWER -MDs diagnose disease and pathology -Diagnosis by a PT is to diagnose tissue and movement impairments Evaluation ANSWER Dynamic process- The evaluation is the critical thinking aspect of patient/client management. It is the component where the PT comes up with a problem list and a list of tissue-specific impairments. Diagnosis ANSWER the process of the evaluation and the result of evaluating information obtained from the examination, which the physical therapist then organizes into defined clusters, syndromes, or categories to help determine the most appropriate intervention strategies. Prognosis ANSWER the determined level of optimal improvement that might be attained through our intervention and the amount of time required to reach that level.