MSK Flashcards
- straight leg raise- disc prolapse sign
- risk
- paishon the opposite leg when raising the other leg.
- high risk of cauda equina
ottawa rules for ankle injury( 1 main rule +- 1 by rule)
ankle x-ray if:
pain in the malleolar region and:
- bony tenderness at the posterior tip of the medial and lateral malleolus
-unable to weight bear at the time of injury and when seen
hydroxychloroquine- eye side effect
irreversible retinopathy
leflunomide(immunomodulatory drug) side effects(3)
- diarrhoea
- hepatitis
- hypertension
sulfasalazine male side effect
-reversible male infertility
feltys triad
RA, Splenomegaly, Neutropenia
ehlers-danlos syndrome
- inheritance
- statures
autosommal dominant
can be tall and short
sjogrens antibodies
anti-ro
anti-la
anti-phospholipid antibodies
anti-cardiolipin
limited systemic sclerosis antibodies CREST calcinosis raynauds esophageal dysmotility sclerodactyly Telangiectasia
anti-centromere
diffuse systemic sclerosis antibodies
anti-scl70/anti-RNA polymerase
definitive diagnosis of ank spond
radiological criterion- sacroilitis
clinical criteria for ank spond(3)
back pain for 3 months- improved by exercise
limitation of lumbar spine motion -sagittal and frontal planes
limitation of chest expansion relative to normal values for age
raised ALP, normal calcium and phosphates
pagets disease
raised ALP, low calcium and phosphate
osteomalacia(vit D deficiency)
normal calcium, ALP and phosphate
osteoporosis