MSK - Liam Flashcards
I band
Zone of filament that is not superimposed by thick filament
A band
Contains entire length of single thick filament
H zone
Zone of thick filament not superimposed by thin filament
Titin
Connects Z line to thick filament
First line for raynauds phenomenon
Calcium channel blockers - nifedipine
Tendons involved in De Quervains tenosynovitis
Extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus
Joints in RA
3+ joints
Symettrical
Spares distal IPJ
Pulled elbow in children cause
Subluxation of radial head
Osler nodes
Painful red raised lesions on hands and feet, due to deposition of immune complexes
Bouchards nodes
Hard bony outgrowths on PIPJ
Sign of IA
Heberdens nodes
Chronic swelling of affected joints, leaving permanent bony outgrowths
Ganglion
Swelling in association with tendon sheath near a joint
Blood test for SLE
Antinuclear antibodys (ANA) positive 99% time
What syndrome is associated with gout
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Common joints in gout
70 % with MTP joint
Ankle
Wrist
Knee
Signs of hip fracture
Pain
Shortened and externally roated leg
Garden system for hip fracture
1 - stable fracture with impaction in valgus
2 - complete fracture but not displaced
3 - displaced fracture but still has bony contact
4 - complete bony disruption
Target for pANCA
Myeloperoxidase (MPO)
Barlows test
For development dysplasia hip
Attempts to dislocated articulated femoral head
Ortolani test
Test for developmental dysplasia of hip
Attemps to reclocated a disloated femoral head
Typical joints affected by RA
MCP, PIP
Typical joints affected by OA
Large weight bearing joints
Lift off test
Internal roation - subscapularis
Scarf test
Examines acromioclavicular joint