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Diagnosing and Managing Shoulder Pain in Primary Care
FromReal World NP
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
As a new nurse practitioner, I used to find shoulder pain pretty overwhelming. While you can *see* all the musculoskeletal structures and how they work together, there’s a lot more going on beneath the surface and dealing with orthopedics can require a real depth of knowledge. But I’m going to help give you a jump start on that! In this week’s video, I’m taking a high-level view of diagnosing and managing shoulder pain for new nurse practitioners. We’ll talk about:Which history questions are most valuable to askWhy traumatic vs. non-traumatic presentation differentiates treatmentThe four steps to treatment used to treat *most* musculoskeletal issues in primary care (and why you might to reconsider them)And one clinical pearl that blew my mind when I learned it!Want to follow up on the resources I mentioned? Find them ?Shoulder Anatomy Animated TutorialShoulder Exam ManeuversRead the full blog post here._______________________________© 2022 Real World NP. For educational and informational purposes only, see realworldnp.com/disclaimer for full details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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