MSRA MSK Flashcards
1
Q
deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals - describes what condition?
A
Pseudogout/Calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease
2
Q
Chondrocalcinosis is a feature of what condition
A
Pseudogout
3
Q
Soft tissue tophi are pathognomonic for what condition?
A
Gout
4
Q
what is the first line investigation in suspected prostate cancer?
A
TRUS guided biopsy
5
Q
patients with ankylosing spondylitis have loss of lumbar lordosis and accentuated thoracic kyphosis - true or false
A
True
6
Q
what is the earliest sign of ankylosing spondylitis?
A
reduced lateral flexion of lumbar spine