BUZZWORDS

Question 1

Pencil-in-cup X-ray appearance, sausage fingers

Answer 1

Psoriatic arthritis

Question 2

Wrist drop

Answer 2

radial nerve palsy

Question 3

“dinner fork” deformity of wrist

Answer 3

displaced colles fracture

Question 4

pain/tenderness in anatomical snuffbox

Answer 4

scaphoid fracture

Question 5

“feels like walking on pebbles”

Answer 5

advanced RA in feet - subluxation of the MTP joints

Question 6

arthritis + uveitis + urethritis

Answer 6

Reiter’s syndrome (Reactive arthritis)

Question 7

foot drop

Answer 7

common peroneal nerve

Question 8

fracture shaft of humerus

Answer 8

radial nerve damaged

Question 9

fractured neck of humerus

Answer 9

axillary nerve damaged

Question 10

badge patch numbness

Answer 10

axillary nerve palsy

Question 11

malar rash

Answer 11

SLE / mitral stenosis

Question 12

avascular necrosis

Answer 12

proximal scaphoid, intra-capsular femoral, femoral condyles, humeral head, capitellum and proximal talus

Question 13

hanging rope sign

Answer 13

AVN

Question 14

negative birefringent, needle shaped urate crystals

Answer 14

gout

Question 15

mildly positive birefringent, calcium pyrophosphate, rhomboid shaped crystals

Answer 15

pseudo gout

Question 16

positive anterior drawer test

tibia can be pulled forward easily on the femur when knee flexed

Answer 16

ACL tear/rupture

Question 17

pain on internal rotation and extension of knee at 90 degree

Answer 17

lateral meniscal tear

Question 18

painful arc

Answer 18

damaged supra-spinatus tendon, frozen shoulder

Question 19

dry eyes, mouth, skin +ve Schirmer’s test

Answer 19

Sjogren’s (with infiltration)

Question 20

dry eyes, mouth

Answer 20

Sicca (no infiltration)

Question 21

locked knee

Answer 21

bucket handle meniscal tear

Question 22

bamboo spine on x-ray and sacroiliitis

Answer 22

Ank Spond

Question 23

question mark posture

Answer 23

ank spond

Question 24

shorted leg and externally rotated

Answer 24

displaced neck of femur fracture

Question 25

shortened leg and internally rotated

Answer 25

dislocated femoral head

Question 26

“onion-peel” sign

Answer 26

Ewing’s sarcoma

Question 27

“sun ray” spiculation

Answer 27

osteosarcoma

Question 28

“popcorn calcification” on x-ray

Answer 28

chondrosarcoma

Question 29

“soap bubble” appearance on x-ray

Answer 29

giant cell tumour (benign)