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| Has there been a fall/ trauma? | |
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| Has there been an onset of pain following lifting or twisting the arm? | |
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| Is the patient over 60 and affected by increased global joint swelling? | |
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yes |
YES  Osteoarthritis |
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yes, next |
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| Is there a deformity anywhere? | |
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| Feel the outside of the elbow, is it painful? | |
 no, next |
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| Feel the inside of the elbow, is it painful? | |
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| Is increased muscle tension evident? | |
 no, next |
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| Are there any pins and needles or numbness? | |
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 yes, next |
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| Lightly touch both arms, does it feel the same both sides? | |
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 yes |
| Nerve compression |
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no, next |
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no, next |
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| Is the patient over 60 and affected by increased global joint swelling? | |
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no, next |
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| Feel the outside of the elbow, is it painful? | |
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no, next |
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| Feel the inside of the elbow, is it painful? | |
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no, next |
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| Is increased muscle tension evident? | |
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yes, next |
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| Pick up skin and roll it between fingers…does it feel painful and tight? | |
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yes |
| Myofascial tightness |
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no, next |
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| Has there been an onset of pain following lifting or twisting the arm? | |
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yes, next |
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| Is there a deformity anywhere? | |
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no, next |
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| Feel the outside of the elbow, is it painful? | |
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no, next |
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| Feel the inside of the elbow, is it painful? | |
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yes, next |
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| Resist flexion of the wrist, is it painful? | |
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yes |
| Golfers elbow |
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| Has there been a fall/ trauma? | |
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yes, next |
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| Is there a deformity anywhere? | |
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yes, next |
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| Is there a bulge in the middle of the bicep region? | |
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yes |
| Biceps rupture |
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yes, next |
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| Is there a deformity anywhere? | |
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yes, next |
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| Is there a bulge in the middle of the bicep region? | |
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no, next |
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| Is there any obvious bony deformity and bruising? | |
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yes |
| Elbow fracture |
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| Has there been a fall/ trauma? | |
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no, next |
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| Has there been an onset of pain following lifting or twisting the arm? | |
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yes, next |
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| Is there a deformity anywhere? | |
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yes, next |
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| Is there a bulge in the middle of the bicep region? | |
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no, next |
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| Is there any obvious bony deformity and bruising? | |
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no, next |
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| Is there an obvious swelling on the bony back of the elbow? | |
yes |
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| Olecranon bursitis |
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