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| 05/13/2008 A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. Did You Know: Abduction (Valgus stress) test is a test designed to identify medial instability of the knee. The examiner applies a valgus stress to the patient's knee while the patient's ankle is stabilized in a slight lateral rotation. The test is first conducted with the knee fully extended and then repeated with the knee at 20-30 degrees of flexion. Excessive movement of the tibia away from the femur indicates a positive test. Positive findings with the knee fully extended indicate a major disruption of the knee ligaments. A positive test with the knee flexed is indicative of damage to the medial collateral ligament. |
| 05/06/2008 There is a common rumor about the US military dog tags issued between 1941 and the early 70s. The rumor states that the notch on the dog tag is meant to be placed between the front teeth of a deceased soldier, and forcefully jammed between the teeth for later identification of the body. The real, and only, purpose of this notch was to hold the blank tag in the machine that punched the letters onto the tag. Current machines do not need the notch to hold blank tags. Therefore, current tags do not have the notch. Did You Know: Later this week, you will start to see the first of many new, exciting items that are happening at QME. This Friday, QME will launch its new, updated website at www.qmeval.com. We welcome you to view the latest website and offer feedback. If you have any questions, please contact QME at 508-898-9009 or info@qmeval.com. |
| 04/30/2008 The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year. Did You Know: Side-lying Iliac Compression Test is a test designed to identify the presence of sacroiliac joint dysfunction. The patient lies on his or her side. The examiner stands above the patient and, with elbows fully extended, interlocks her or his palms and places them over the most cephalad margin of the iliac crest. The examiner then exerts a downward and cephalad directed force on the crest. The test is positive if the patient's painful symptoms in the sacroiliac, gluteal, or crural regions are reproduced. |
| 04/22/2008 Ironically, the fear of long words is a phobia by the name of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Did You Know: Inferior Sulcus sign tests for global instability of the gleno-humeral joint. To perform this test the examiner stands beside the patient with the patient's arm hanging at his side. The examiner then gives inferiority directed traction to the shoulder (pulls down on the elbow). A positive test would be one where there is a noticeable inferior slide of the humeral head or where there is a marked increase in the space between the humeral head and the acromion. |
| 04/15/2008 A porcupine has 30,000 quills. Did You Know: Kernig's sign is a test designed to identify meningeal irritation, nerve root involvement, or dural irritation. The patient lies in the supine position with hands cupped behind the head. The patient flexes his or her head into the chest (Brudzinski's sign) and raises the lower extremity with knee extended (Kernig's sign). The test is positive if radiating pain is elicited. |
| 04/08/2008 For many years, the globe on the NBC Nightly News spun in the wrong direction. On January 2, 1984, NBC finally set the world spinning back in the proper direction. Did You Know: Wilson Test is a test designed to identify osteochondritis dissecans. The patient is seated with the lower leg in a dependent position. The patient extends the knee with the tibia medially rotated until the pain increases. The test is repeated with the tibia laterally rotated during extension. The test is positive if the pain does not occur when the tibia is laterally rotated (pain should be felt near 30 degrees). |