MSK Flashcards
1
Q
Which drugs are associated with adverse MSK affects?
A
Steroids
Statins
ACE-I
Anti-epileptics (osteomalacia and arthralgia)
2
Q
Describe the colour changes seen in raynauds
A
White
Blue (cyanosis)
Red (hyperaemia)
3
Q
What are common spinal problems?
A
Mechanical back pain Ankylosing spondylitis Prolapsed intertebral disc Spinal stenosis Cervical myelopathy Pathological pain - tumour/osteomyelitis/myeloma
4
Q
What changes to the spine can you see in Ank Spond?
A
Cervical hyperextension, exaggerated thoracic kyphosis and loss of lumbar lordosis
5
Q
Describe a prolapsed intervertebral disc
A
When the nucleus pulposus herniates through the annulus fibrosus and presses on a spinal nerve root
