Back Pain, GALS Exam
Activity
Clinical Skills Sessions
Discuss and practice the components of the history and physical exam for the Back and GALS Exam. Demonstrate a focused musculoskeletal examination.

Curriculum Block

Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Part 4 / Week 4
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Assessments

Objectives Structured Clinical Examination
End-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment

Tags

AFMC National Clinical Skills
Musculoskeletal Examination
Basic Sciences
Diagnosis
Curriculum Block
Medical Foundation 4 Musculoskeletal Medicine Part 4 Week 4
Curriculum Week
Part 4 Week 4
Discipline
Orthopedics Rheumatology
General MCC Objectives
Physical Examination
MCC Presentations
Ataxia (Gait) Back Pain and Related Symptoms (e.g., Sciatica) Oligoarthralgia (Pain in One to Four Joints) Polyarthralgia (Pain in More Than Four Joints)
McMaster Professional Competency
Clinical Skills
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests. 1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice 2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare 3.1 Solicit and respond to feedback from peers, teachers, supervisors, patients, families, and members of health care teams regarding one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours 3.2 Integrate feedback, external measures of performance and reflective practices to identify strengths, deficiencies, and limits in one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours 3.3 Set learning and improvement goals 4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds 4.99 Other interpersonal and communication skills
MeSH
Low Back Pain [C10.597.617.152.400] Low Back Pain [C23.888.646.172.500] Back Pain [C10.597.617.152] Back Pain [C23.888.592.612.107] Back Pain [C23.888.646.172] Clinical Competence [I02.399.630.210] Low Back Pain [C23.888.592.612.107.400] Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C05.660]

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