Your Monthly OT Summary for Medicare Is Due on Velma

Multiple Choice

Your monthly OT summary for Medicare is due on Velma, your 89-year-old patient with a diagnosis of generalized weakness. You must measure her shoulder flexion. How will you position the goniometer to complete this measurement?

A) Axis of the goniometer positioned over the lateral aspect of the head of the humerus approximately 1 inch below the acromion process, stationary arm of the goniometer parallel to the midaxillary line of the trunk, movable arm parallel to the longitudinal axis of the humerus pointing toward the lateral epicondyle.
B) Axis of the goniometer positioned over the anterior aspect of the head of the humerus approximately 1 inch below the acromion process, stationary arm of the goniometer parallel to the midaxillary line of the trunk, movable arm parallel to the longitudinal axis of the humerus pointing toward the medial epicondyle.
C) Axis of the goniometer positioned over the posterior aspect of the head of the humerus approximately 1 inch below the acromion process, stationary arm of the goniometer parallel to the midaxillary line of the trunk, movable arm parallel to the longitudinal axis of the humerus pointing toward the lateral epicondyle.
D) Axis of the goniometer positioned over the lateral aspect of the head of the humerus approximately 1 inch below the acromion process, stationary arm of the goniometer parallel to the longitudinal axis of the humerus pointing toward the lateral epicondyle, movable arm parallel to the midaxillary line of the trunk.