BUZZWORDS Flashcards
Pencil-in-cup X-ray appearance, sausage fingers
Psoriatic arthritis
Wrist drop
radial nerve palsy
“dinner fork” deformity of wrist
displaced colles fracture
pain/tenderness in anatomical snuffbox
scaphoid fracture
“feels like walking on pebbles”
advanced RA in feet - subluxation of the MTP joints
arthritis + uveitis + urethritis
Reiter’s syndrome (Reactive arthritis)
foot drop
common peroneal nerve
fracture shaft of humerus
radial nerve damaged
fractured neck of humerus
axillary nerve damaged
badge patch numbness
axillary nerve palsy
malar rash
SLE / mitral stenosis
avascular necrosis
proximal scaphoid, intra-capsular femoral, femoral condyles, humeral head, capitellum and proximal talus
hanging rope sign
AVN
negative birefringent, needle shaped urate crystals
gout
mildly positive birefringent, calcium pyrophosphate, rhomboid shaped crystals
pseudo gout
positive anterior drawer test
tibia can be pulled forward easily on the femur when knee flexed
ACL tear/rupture
pain on internal rotation and extension of knee at 90 degree
lateral meniscal tear
painful arc
damaged supra-spinatus tendon, frozen shoulder
dry eyes, mouth, skin +ve Schirmer’s test
Sjogren’s (with infiltration)
dry eyes, mouth
Sicca (no infiltration)
locked knee
bucket handle meniscal tear
bamboo spine on x-ray and sacroiliitis
Ank Spond
question mark posture
ank spond
shorted leg and externally rotated
displaced neck of femur fracture
shortened leg and internally rotated
dislocated femoral head
“onion-peel” sign
Ewing’s sarcoma
“sun ray” spiculation
osteosarcoma
“popcorn calcification” on x-ray
chondrosarcoma
“soap bubble” appearance on x-ray
giant cell tumour (benign)
