MSK Flashcards
Sprains affect which tissue?
Ligaments
Sprains result from what?
Abnormal motion of a joint which injures a joint
Strain affects which tissue?
Musculotendinous unit
How many grades of ankle sprain?
3
Which bacteria in reactive arthritis?
Chlamydia
Tx for ganglion cyst if observation fails?
Needly aspiration
Which BP med class can trigger gout?
Loop and thiazide diuretics
Scoliosis uses which angle?
Cobb angle
Tx for Scoliosis with Cobb angle 10-19 degrees?
Observe and reassess every 6-9 months
Tx for Olecranon Brusitis?
NSAIDs, compression dressing, ice
Tibiofemoral dislocation can damage which nerve?
Common peroneal/fibular nerve
Tibiofemoral dislocation can damage which artery?
Popliteal artery
Ankylosing spondylitis can do what to the eye? (also the MC complication of AS)
Uveitis
Which leg muscle in anserine brusitis?
Gracialis
Which TB med can cause Lupus-like sx?
Isoniazid
Rash shape in Lupus?
Butterfly rash
ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-Smith, and anti-Histone Abs in which condition
SLE
When to repeat xray in FOOSH with snuffbox tenderness and no fx on initial xray?
2 weeks
FOOSH with snuffbox tenderness suspect fx in which bone?
Scaphoid
Type of splint for FOOSH with anatomic snuffbox tenderness?
Thumb spica splint
Patellofemoral pain syndrome short-term tx and long-term tx?
Short-term=NSAIDs, RICE
Long-tern=PT
MC direction of shoulder dislocation?
Anterior dislocation
Does a ganglion cyst transilluminate?
Yes
Ganglion cyst on which aspect of hand?
Dorsal
Spinal stenosis dx?
MRI
Which grade sprain if pain and swelling but can still walk
2
Epiphyseal slip SALTEr type what?
Type 1 SALTEr
Fx above growth plate (physis) extends through metaphysis which type?
Type 2=ABOVE. S.A.L.T.Er
Fx lower than growth plate, through portion of physis (growth plate) and extends through the epiphysis into the joint
Type 3. LOWER. S.A.L.T.Er.
Fx type through growth plate across metaphysis, physis, and epiphysis?
Type 4. Through! S.A.L.T.Er.
Fx type erasure of growth plate, crush injury to physis (growth plate, can cause limb discrepancies.
Type 5. Erasure! S.A.L.T.Er.
MC type SALTEr-Harris injury?
Type 2 “A”=fx above physis
Tx for pseudogout if kidneys are bad?
Corticosteroids. Don’t use NSAIDs or Colchicine.