BLOCK 8: Musculoskeletal

Question 1

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Question 2

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Question 3

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Question 4

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Question 5

List 3 common causes for foot drop, outlining the mechanism for each. (3 marks)

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Question 6

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Question 7

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Question 8

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Question 9

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Question 10

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Question 11

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Question 12

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Question 13

A 19 year old male presents with burning micturition, pain in his right knee and left ankle and redness in his left eye. His past medical history reveals he had unprotected sex with multiple partners three weeks ago. Physical examination confirms arthritis and conjunctivitis. What is the most likely diagnosis?

• A. Ankylosing spondylitis
• B. Osteomyelitis
• C. Reactive arthritis
• D. Rheumatoid arthritis
• E. Viral arthritis

Answer 13

= C. Reactive arthritis

Question 14

• A. Ankylosing spondylitis
• B. Osteomyelitis
• C. Reactive arthritis
• D. Rheumatoid arthritis
• E. Viral arthritis

Answer 14

= E. Viral arthritis

Question 15

• A. Double-stranded DNA
• B. Fab2 portion of IgM
• C. Fc portion of IgG
• D. Ribonucleoprotein
• E. Topoisomerase 1

Answer 15

= C. Fc portion of IgG

Question 16

Answer 16

= D. Limited medial rotation

Question 17

What is the best study type to provide information about why people with arthritis attending a pain management clinic do not take their medications?

Answer 17

= C. Qualitative study

Question 18

• A. B9
• B. B19
• C. B27
• D. B31
• E. B37

Answer 18

= C. B27

Question 19

Answer 19

= E. Sartorius

Question 20

Answer 20

= B. Femoral nerve

Question 21

The femoral nerve takes roots from which spine levels?

• A. L1-L2
• B. L2-L4
• C. L2-S1
• D. L4-S1
• E. T12-L3

Answer 21

= B. L2-L4

Question 22

Which muscle fibre is located in the posterior compartment of the thigh but is innervated by a different nerve to the other posterior muscles?

Answer 22

= C. Biceps femoris short head

Question 23

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E. Internal iliac artery

Question 24

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= D. Posterior

Question 25

• A. Deep branch of median nerve
• B. Deep branch of ulnar nerve
• C. Radial nerve
• D. Superficial branch of median nerve
• E. Superficial branch of ulnar nerve

Answer 25

= B. Deep branch of ulnar nerve

Question 26

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Question 27

Answer 27

= D. Thenar eminence

Question 28

• A. Axillary
• B. Musculocutaneous
• C. Radial
• D. Suprascapular
• E. Ulnar

Answer 28

= A. Axillary

Question 29

Answer 29

= D. Radial

Question 30

• A. Axillary
• B. Median
• C. Musculocutaneuos
• D. Radial
• E. Ulnar

Answer 30

= B. Median

Question 31

Answer 31

= E. Stimulates the activity of osteoblasts