CH 6 SIGNS,SYMPTOMS,TREATMENTS

Question 1

arthralgia

Answer 1

condition of joint pain,usually 1st symptom of joint or bone disease

Question 2

ataxia

Answer 2

inability to coordinate muscles during a voluntary activity

Question 3

atrophy

Answer 3

reduced muscle size due to disuse

Question 4

bradykinesia

Answer 4

abnormally slow movement, sign of an underlying bone, muscle or nervous disorder

Question 5

decalcification

Answer 5

abnormal reduction of calcium in bone, a sign often caused by hormonal disorder upsetting calcium balance between bloodstream & bone

Question 6

dyskinesia

Answer 6

difficulty in movement, sign of musckuloskeletal disorder.

Question 7

dystrophy

Answer 7

A general symptom of progressive muscle weakness that is inherited.

Question 8

tenodynia

Answer 8

tendon pain, common symptom of “weekend athletes” usually minor injury to one or more tendons lasting weeks or months, if its intense may indicate tearing of the tendons that reqire medical intervention

Question 9

achondroplasia

Answer 9

abnormal lack of growth of long bones, dwarfism abnormally short limbs & stature

Question 10

ankylosis

Answer 10

condition of crooked, joints are abnomally stiff & movement is difficult, may follow another disease such as arthritis

Question 11

DJD degenerative joint disease

Answer 11

general term describing disease of joints in which the cartilage undergoes degeneration, progressive gets worse articular cartilage degrades & often replaced w/ bone Arthritis is the most common form of DJD.

Question 12

Arthritis

Answer 12

inflammation & degerneratiion of a joint

Question 13

osteoarthritis (OA)

Answer 13

common condition as people age, the joint strucutures become worn over time and gradually replaced by bone

Question 14

rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Answer 14

an autoimmune disease in which joint structures become eroded by the action of the body’s own white cells

Question 15

arthrochondritis

Answer 15

joint disease,the articular cartilage w/in synovial joints inflames resulting in joint pain during movements, usually temporary, caused by local infection.

Question 16

bunion

Answer 16

an abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe caused by inflammation of a bursa near the big toe.

Question 17

bursitis

Answer 17

inflammation of a bursa (purse or sac)

Question 18

carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

Answer 18

repetitive stress injury of the wrist

Question 19

carpoptosis

Answer 19

aka “wrist drop”, weakness of the wrist resulting in difficulty supporting the hand.

Question 20

cramps

Answer 20

prolonged, involuntary muscular contractions cause pain wherever they occur

Question 21

Duchenne muscular dystrophy DMD

Answer 21

a condition that causes skeletal muscle degeneration, which results in progressive muscle weakness and deterioration,

Question 22

epicondylitis

Answer 22

the epicondyles are small bony elevations on the humerus near the elbow joint, this area becomes inflamed, usually due to injury.

Question 23

fibromyalgia

Answer 23

disease of unknown origin that produces widespread pain of musculoskeletal structures of the limbs, face, trunk. some evidence may be due to sleep deprivation.