2MBChB Rheumatology + Orthopaedics Flashcards
Most common bone tumour?
Osteosarcoma
A painful arc suggests damage to which rotator cuff muscle?
Supraspinatus
Nerve supply to trapezius?
Spinal accessory nerve
What is used to treat shaft of femur fractures?
Thomas splint
Which biologic causes reactivation of latent TB?
Infliximab
Tingling in ring + pinky finger suggests what?
Cubital tunnel syndrome
What is 1st line treatment of necrotising fasciitis?
Surgical debridement
Which rheumatoid drug causes black, tarry stool?
NSAID
Which rheumatoid drugs are nephrotoxic?
Gold
Penicilliamine
Visual loss, mouth and genital ulcers suggests what disease? In a Turkish guy perhaps?
Behcet’s syndrome
Which fracture typically produces a dinner fork deformity?
Colles fracture
Which structures may be damaged in Colles fracture?
Median nerve
Extensor pollicis longus
Carpal bones
Which fingers feel ‘funny’ in carpal tunnel syndrome?
Thumb
Index finger
Middle finger
Half of ring finger
How many XRAY views are taken for scaphoid fracture?
Two obliques
AP
Lateral
A patient presents with bone pain, deformity and deafness. What’s the likely differential?
Paget’s disease
Side effects of methotrexate?
Bone marrow suppression
Liver cirrhosis
Pneumonitis
Contraindicated in pregnancy
Side effects of sulfasalazine?
Rash
Oligospermia
Side effects of hydroxychloroquine?
Retinopathy
Corneal deposits
Side effects of prednisolone?
Cushing’s syndrome
Osteoporosis
Impaired glucose tolerance
Cataracts
Side effect of gold and penicillamine?
Proteinuria/nephropathy
Pencil in cup XR
Psoriatic arthritis
Wrist drop
Radial nerve palsy
Arthritis + uveitis + urethritis
Reiter’s syndrome
Foot drop
Common fibular/peroneal nerve
Intracapsular hip fracture Rx
Hemiarthroplasty
Sagging rope sign
AVN
Onion-peel sign
Ewing sarcoma
Sunray spiculation
Osteosarcoma
Popcorn calcification
Chondrosarcoma
Soap bubble XR
Giant cell tumour
Rosary bead sign
Polyarteritis nodosa
Shepherd’s crook deformity
Fibrous dysplasia
