MSK Flashcards
What are the Ottawa rules?
Bony tenderness at the posterior tip of the mallelous
Unable to weight bear at time of injury AND when seen
What is osteomalacia?
Chronic low vit D in adults. Causes bony pain/ tenderness/ muscle weakness.
First line treatment of acute gout?
NSAIDS (or Colchicine)
What is the inheritance of Elhers Danos syndrome and what are the features?
Autosomal dominant
Hyperelastic skin and atrophic scars
Anti centromere is a/w?
Sclerosis
Drug induced lupus is caused by which drugs?
Chlorpromazine, Minocycline, Methyldopa, Hydralazine, Isoniazid, D-penicillamine.
What are some complications of Paget’s?
High output cardiac failure, deafness, bone sarcoma, skull thickening.
Calcium/ ALP/ Phosphate. What happens in Pagets/ Oestemalacia/ Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis- normal bloods
Pagets- Raised ALP - (isolated)
Osteomalacia- Raised ALP. Low calcium/ low phosphate
What drug is used after initial therapy for Lupus?
Hydroxychloroquinine
What monitoring is required for hydroxychloroqunine?
Yearly eye check
What is the normal range for calcium (corrected)
2.2-2.7
What are the blood results for Osteomalacia and how does it present?
Treatment
Raised ALP
LOW calcium
Presents with bony pain/ potential for fractures (femoral)
Tx: high dose vitamin D
Median nerve supplies?
Thumb and first 2 fingers
Simmonds test - tests for?
Achilles tendon rupture.
What is Feltys syndrome?
RA/ Neutropenia/ Splenomegaly
What is Caplands syndrome?
RA and pulmonary fibrosis in coal miners
P-ANCA is positive in x2
Both small vessel vasculitis
1. Churg Strauss (EGPA)
2. Microscopic Polyangitis (MPA)
C- ANCA is positive in?
Wegners
Granulomatosis with polyangitis
How does eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis present? Classic triad
‘Churg Strauss’
Asthma
Vasculitis
Eosinophilia
What are the features of Polyarteritis Nodosa?
Aneurysm formation
Associated with Hep B
Constitutional symptoms/ Rash/ Renal failure
What is Galeazzis Test
Used to test for DDH when >3-4 months old.
Knees are a different height.
What is the most common bone tumour?
Osteosarcoma
How does Ewings Sarcoma present and what are the Xray findings?
Lots of pain
Long bones and pelvis
Children and adolescents
Xray- onion skin appearance.
(Small round blue tumour)
Wrist drop = palsy of which nerve?
Radial nerve palsy.
Associated with sensory loss over back of hand