Patient Assessment & Clinical Evaluation Flashcards
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During an AK evaluation, a clinician performs a 'bilateral' muscle test comparison and finds significant asymmetry in the rhomboids. According to AK organ-muscle correlation, this finding directs the clinician to assess:
Answer: Liver function and biliary tract
In AK, the rhomboid muscles correlate with the liver and gallbladder via the hepatic reflexes and corresponding meridians.
A patient presents with a positive therapy localization to the right anterior thigh (Chapman's reflex neurolymphatic point for the cecum). According to AK protocols, this finding primarily suggests:
Answer: Lymphatic congestion associated with cecal or ascending colon dysfunction
Chapman's reflex neurolymphatic points are anterior and posterior body landmarks indicating lymphatic stasis in corresponding organs.
In AK patient assessment, the 'Riddler's reflex' (anterior and posterior reflex points) for the large intestine are located at:
Answer: Anterior: right 5th–6th intercostal space; posterior: T11–T12 area
The neurolymphatic reflex points for the large intestine are located anteriorly at the right 5th–6th intercostal space and posteriorly at T11–T12.
An AK examiner finds that a weak muscle strengthens when the patient's eyes are moved to the right. This ocular lock pattern most directly implicates dysfunction in the:
Answer: Left hemisphere and the right lateral rectus/left medial rectus pathway
Right gaze ocular lock involves the right lateral rectus (CN VI) and left medial rectus (CN III) yoked pair, reflecting left hemisphere involvement.
When evaluating a patient using AK, the clinician finds that the previously strong indicator muscle weakens when the patient says a true statement. This finding is most consistent with:
Answer: Neurological disorganization affecting verbal-motor integration
Weakening to true statements indicates neurological disorganization where expected strong/weak responses are reversed.
In AK, the 'origin-insertion' technique involves manipulating a muscle by:
Answer: Approximating or separating the muscle's attachment points to alter spindle cell tension
Origin-insertion technique moves the muscle's attachments together (to facilitate) or apart (to inhibit) by altering proprioceptive spindle cell input.
A patient assessed with AK demonstrates a weak sartorius muscle. In addition to structural causes, the AK clinician should also evaluate:
Answer: Adrenal gland function via associated neurolymphatic points
The sartorius muscle in AK is associated with adrenal gland function and its related neurolymphatic and neurovascular reflex points.