bone palpation

Bone palpation is a clinical diagnosis method used by doctors to systematically palpate the patient's bones and reveal the normal and abnormal signs of the body. Skeletal palpation examination process: Check the tenderness, extent, and extent of the tenderness, whether there is abnormal activity or abnormal feeling in the affected part, such as bone friction, bursting, and tendon bounce. Fresh fractures are not intentionally done this check. Basic Information Specialist classification: growth and development check classification: physical examination Applicable gender: whether men and women apply fasting: not fasting Analysis results: Below normal: Normal value: no Above normal: negative: The results showed no tenderness and no lumps. Positive: There are other sensations such as painful swelling and other indications that other diseases require further diagnostic investigation. Tips: Check your relaxation, you should face it positively and actively cooperate with the inspection. Normal value The results showed no tenderness and no lumps. Clinical significance Abnormal results: 1. The tenderness is palpated from the normal area to the lesion area. The technique should be light and heavy first to judge the depth of tenderness. Determining the tenderness site is important for diagnosis. 2. The shape, size, texture, tenderness, depth, hardness, mobility (relationship with surrounding tissue) of the mass of the mass, and the presence or absence of lobulation, fluctuations and tremors on the surface. Whether the regional lymph nodes are swollen. 3. Skin temperature, humidity, tension, elasticity, capillary filling, with or without edema, scar tissue and deep tissue with or without adhesion. 4. Abnormal feelings such as bone rubbing, subcutaneous snoring, bouncing tendon, and joint capsule thick and tough. People who need to be examined: people with swelling, soreness, tingling, burning pain, numbness, radiation pain, and jumping pain. Positive results may be diseases: metatarsophalangeal joint pain, knee varus, foot valgus, myofasciitis, tibia fatigue fracture, joint dislocation precautions Taboo before inspection: no special contraindications. Requirements for inspection: Check the feelings of relaxation, should face positively, and actively cooperate with the inspection. Inspection process Check the tenderness, extent, and extent of the tenderness, and whether the affected part has abnormal activity or abnormal feeling, such as bone friction, bursting, and tendon bounce. Whether there is a lump, and pay attention to its size, hardness, mobility, wave sensation, boundary, local skin temperature, etc., whether the mark of the bony point is normal. Not suitable for the crowd There are no taboos. Adverse reactions and risks Nothing.

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