Reference: School of Physiotherapy, University of South Australia Page 1 of 15 CLINICAL REASONING REFLECTION FORM NAME..........................DATE..............PATIENT'S NAME.................................... PERCEPTIONS / INTERPRETATIONS ON COMPLETION OF THE SUBJECTIVE EXAMINATION It is important to recognise that the patient’s presentation and factors affecting it (eg physical, environmental, psychosocial and health management via physiotherapy or other means) can be characterised in pain language/mechanisms by the dominant Input, Processing or Output pain mechanisms that appear to be affected. This should be considered when forming judgements regarding the other hypothesis categories as interpretations of the patient’s symptoms, psychosocial status and signs will vary with the dominance of pain mechanisms present. BODY CHART: 1. ACTIVITY CAPABILITY/RESTRICTION Identify key abilities and difficulties the patient has in executing activities: Abilities ………………………………………………………………… Restrictions………………………………………………………………. 2. PARTICIPATION CAPABILITY/RESTRICTION Identify abilities and restrictions the patient has with involvement in life situations (work, family, sport, leisure): Abilities............................................................................…......................Restric tions.................................................................................................. 3. PATIENT’S PERSPECTIVES ON THEIR EXPERIENCE Identify the patient’s perspectives (positive and negative) on their experience (e.g. Cognitive – patient understanding, beliefs, attributions and Affective – patient feelings/emotions regarding the problem and its management): ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………
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PERCEPTIONS / INTERPRETATIONS ON COMPLETION OF THE SUBJECTIVE EXAMINATION
It is important to recognise that the patient’s presentation and factors affecting it (eg physical, environmental, psychosocial and health management via physiotherapy or other means) can be characterised in pain language/mechanisms by the dominant Input, Processing or Output pain mechanisms that appear to be affected. This should be considered when forming judgements regarding the other hypothesis categories as interpretations of the patient’s symptoms, psychosocial status and signs will vary with the dominance of pain mechanisms present. BODY CHART:
1. ACTIVITY CAPABILITY/RESTRICTION Identify key abilities and difficulties the patient has in executing activities: Abilities ………………………………………………………………… Restrictions……………………………………………………………….
2. PARTICIPATION CAPABILITY/RESTRICTION Identify abilities and restrictions the patient has with involvement in life situations (work, family, sport, leisure): Abilities............................................................................…......................Restrictions..................................................................................................
3. PATIENT’S PERSPECTIVES ON THEIR EXPERIENCE
Identify the patient’s perspectives (positive and negative) on their experience (e.g. Cognitive – patient understanding, beliefs, attributions and Affective – patient feelings/emotions regarding the problem and its management): ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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4. PATHOBIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS 4.1 Tissue Mechanisms At what stage of the inflammatory/healing process would you judge the principal disorder
List the subjective evidence which supports each specific mechanism of symptoms. Remember that all mechanisms are operating in every presentation but in different ways. The key is to identify the dominant mechanism and potential risk factors for normal mechanism involvement to become pathological (ie counterproductive to recovery):
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4.3 Draw a “pie chart” on the diagram below that reflects the proportional involvement of the pain mechanisms apparent after completing the subjective examination.
4.4 Identify any potential risk factors (e.g. yellow, blue & black flags) for normal mechanism
involvement to become maladaptive (i.e. counterproductive to recovery). …………………………………………………………………………………
4.5 From your subjective examination, identify any features in the patient’s presentation that may
reflect dysfunction in the neuroendocrine and neuroimmune systems. Neuroendocrine:………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………… Neuroimmune:…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………
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5. THE SOURCE(S) OF THE SYMPTOMS 5.1 List in order of likelihood all possible structures at fault for each area/component of
symptoms. Source Area 1: Area 2: Area 3: Area 4: Somatic Local Somatic referred Neurogenic (peripheral and/or central) Vascular Visceral
5.2 Highlight with * those structures which must be examined DAY 1 5.3 Do the symptoms appear to fit those commonly associated with a particular physical syndrome/disorder/pathology?...................................………….. ........................................................................................................................ If not, does this suggest the need to examine other factors (eg yellow flags, sinister
posture, etc.). ............................................................................................……… Environmental/Ergonomic……….......................................................................... Psychosocial (e.g. patient’s perspectives/understanding of problem and requirements for
recovery/management, feelings regarding problem and its management, attributions, health beliefs,
etc…………….………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… 6. THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE SYMPTOMS 6.1 Give your interpretation for each of the following.
Severity |————————|————————| low high Irritability symptom 1 |————————|————————| non-irritable very irritable Irritability symptom 2 |————————|————————| non-irritable very irritable Give example:
What are the implications of this answer to your physical examination? (see 8.3, 8.4)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Relationship of patient’s activity/participation restrictions and/or symptoms to each other
Behavioural (eg can symptoms occur alone or are they linked via aggravating and easing
factors)......................................................................................................…… ......................................................................................................................... Historical (eg what is the relationship of the symptoms over time – biomechanically, motor
control, pathophysiological processes?)…................…….………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. Precautionary questions (eg general health, [red flags: e.g. spinal cord, vertebrobasilar
insufficiency, cauda equina, weight loss], medications, investigations, yellow flags and
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6.2 Is the nociceptive component predominantly inflammatory or mechanical? Inflammatory |————————|————————| Mechanical List those factors that support your decision. Supporting Evidence
Inflammatory
Mechanical
What are the implications of this answer to your physical examination? (see 8.3,
.................................................................................................................. What are the implications for the physical examination (specifically, how do your
priorities change for day 1 physical examination?....................................…………….
…………………………………………………………………………. Progression since onset (including stage & rate of impairment & stability of the
.................................................................................................................. Are the patient’s symptoms consistent with the history?....................................…
Explain if not, why not: ..…………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………………………….
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8. PRECAUTIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS TO PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION AND MANAGEMENT 8.1 Does the subjective examination indicate caution? (e.g. highly irritable condition, rapidly
worsening, progressive neurologically, general health, potential vertebrobasilar or spinal cord
........................................................................................................................ 8.2 Do the symptoms indicate the need for specific testing as a day 1 priority (e.g. instability tests,
peripheral or central nervous system neurological, vertebral artery tests, further medical
8.3 At which points under the following headings will you limit your physical examination? Circle the
relevant description. Local symptoms (consider each component)
Referred symptoms (consider each component)
Dysthesias Symptoms of Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency Other VBI Symptoms
Visceral symptoms
Short of P1 Short of Production Point of onset/ increase in resting symptoms
Point of onset/ increase in resting symptoms
Point of onset/ increase in resting symptoms
Point of onset/ increase in resting symptoms
Point of onset/ increase in resting symptoms
Partial reproduction Partial reproduction Partial reproduction Partial reproduction Partial reproduction Total reproduction Total reproduction Total reproduction Total reproduction 8.4 Considering your answers to Question 8.1, and in addition to your answer to Qquestion 8.3, at which
point will you limit the extent of your physical examination? (ie, if there are no red flag issues to take into account, is there any reason why you should not examine a particular movement fully if it does not provoke the symptoms outlined above?) Tick the relevant description.
Active examination Passive examination •Active movement short of limit •Passive movement short of R1 •Active limit •Passive movement into •Active limit plus overpressure moderate resistance •Additional tests •Passive movement to full over- pressure
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If the dominance of the presentation is central as opposed to peripherally evoked, how will that influence your approach to the physical examination for this particular patient?…………………………………………………………………………………
8.7 What are the clues (if any) in the subjective examination to management and specific treatment
techniques that may be used?...........................……………………………… .................................................................................................................. ..............…………………………………………………………………
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PERCEPTIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, IMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND FIRST TREATMENT
9. CONCEPT OF THE PATIENT’S ILLNESS/PAIN EXPERIENCE 9.1 What is your assessment of the patient’s understanding of his/her problem (Have you asked the
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10. Identify the key PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS from the physical examination that may require management/re-assessment (e.g. posture, movement patterns/motor control, soft tissue/muscle/joint/neural mobility/sensitivity, etc.).
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11.0 THE SOURCES AND PATHOBIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF THE PATIENT’S SYMPTOMS
11.1 List the components of symptoms and pathobiological mechanisms identified in Sections 5.
& 4. and number in order of likelihood the possible structure(s) at fault for each apparent component. Then identify supporting and negating evidence from the PHYSICAL EXAMINATION for each structure and pathobiological mechanism
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11.2 Indicate your principal hypothesis regarding the primary syndrome/disorder and the dominant pathobiological mechanism(s)..............................................................…………
....................................................................................................................... ...........……………………………………………………………………… 11.3 Tissue Mechanisms - Healing Mechanisms Do your findings on Physical Examination change your interpretation related to Question 4.1
regarding the stage of the inflammatory/healing process? Explain………………………
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.......................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................... 11.4 Based on your understanding of the nature of the disorder (eg inflammatory, degree of
irritability, worsening, rate of impairment, and other indicators of the need for caution), the pathobiological mechanisms operating, the patient’s perceptions of their experience and possible contributing factors, list the favourable and unfavourable prognostic indicators:
Favourable Unfavourable
IMPLICATIONS OF PERCEPTIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS ON ONGOING MANAGEMENT
12. MANAGEMENT 12.1 Do the physical signs fit with the symptoms? If not, how might this influence your management
and treatment prognosis….................................................................. ……………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………… 12.2 Is there anything about your physical examination findings which would indicate the need for
caution in your management?...............................................................…………………
........................................................................................................................ 12.4 What was your management on day one (eg explanation/advice, exercise, passive mobilisation,
referral for further investigations, etc.)?…………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Why was this chosen over the other options? …………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………… If passive treatment was used, what was your principal treatment technique(s)? ...........................................................………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
What physical examination findings support your choice? (Include in your answer a movement
diagram of the most comparable passive sign). .....................................................…………………………………………...
What was the patient’s perception of the effect of the first treatment and his/her expectation
over the next 24 hours?………………………………………………………..
......................................................................................................................................…… What is your expectation of the patient's response over the next 24 hours?
How has the patient’s perceptions of his/her problem and management changed since the third
session?………………………………………………………………………………
................................................................................................................…. 13.7 In hindsight, what were the principal source(s) and pathobiological mechanisms of the patient's