PHTY207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Abdominal Surgery, Medical History, Triage
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Easily reproduced with a certain motion or movement. Symptoms may last for a short while following but are not continuous. Indication of there being a chemical / inflammatory process. Clicking or locking joint, tendon or labrum. Grating gh / ac joint (oa inflammation) P and n, numbness or weakness nr< plexus, thoracic outlet, peripheral nerve. Instability anterior / posterior capsule laxity or tear. Dead arm capsule, instability, thoracic outlet: current history: Trauma immediate management, ie ice, rest, sling, medications. Any other treatment ie physio, self treatment. Progress since onset better, worse or the same: past history: Any previous episodes of shoulder pain / symptoms and management at the time. Heart can refer pain to the left shoulder. Lungs can refer pain to the shoulder region. Ca pancoast tumor of the lungs. Is the presentation mechanical or chemical: what kind of pain is it. Regular or irregular pattern: prognostic factors:
