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Musculolskeletal Flashcards

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At what age should you begin ordering dexa scans on male patients? female patients ?

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70 males, 65 females

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Give the Dexa score for osteopenia and osteoporosis?

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1-2.4 SD - osteopenia

>= 2.4 SD for osteoporosis

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What fracture is the #1 cause of compartment syndrome?

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tibia shaft fracture

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A patient’s lab work shows + Smith antibody and + double stranded DNA antibiotidies. What is the most likely diagnosis>

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Lupus

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5
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Where are Bouchard’s nodes found?

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PIP

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What will an Xray show in acute osteomyelitis?

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Nothing - it will show destruction in chronic osetomyelitis

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What is the best imaging to diagnosis osteomyelitis?

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Bone scan or MRI

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A 22 yo male patient present with what is clearly a septic knee. You also notice lesions on his hands and feet - what is the most likely causative agent?

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Neiserria gonorrhea

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What would you expect the WBC count to be in a septic knee?

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> 50,000 at minimum - maybe higher

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A patient present with a painless mass in her right wrist - what is the most likely diagnosis?

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ganglion

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What is the age range for osteosarcoma?? where ar they typically found in the body?

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15-25 you males

most are found around the knee

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You think a patient may have an osteoid osteoma due to his complaints of severe night pain. =You set I’m up for and Xray but in the meantime what medication do you start him on?

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IBU. (if it is truly an osteoid sarcoma)

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13
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Clicking or licking of the knee indicates what diagnose

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Meniscal tear

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A 65 yo presents complaining of severe pain in the great toe that began when he woke up this am. It is swollen red and very tender. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Gout most likely due to locations - may also be infection.

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What uric acid level helps to confirm diagnosis of gout?

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> 7.5

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16
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What is the medical treatment for gout?

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Allopurinol, colchicine

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Apathology report comes back whit + birefringent crystals. What is the most leaky diagnosis?

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Pseudogout

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A patine tiwh a history of hepatitis B present complaining of bilateral knee pain., fever and weight loss. what is the most likely diagnosis?

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Polyarteririts nodosa

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You suspect a patient has polyarteritis nodes. What is the test for a definitive diagnosis and what is the treatment?

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Biopsy and high dose steriods

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On physical exam, you notice ulnar deviations and swan neck deformities. what is the most likely diagnosis?

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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21
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A positive Need sign indicates…

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a rotator cuff inpingment.

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22
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List 3 medications that may cause lupus

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Procainaminde
INH(isoniazid)
Quinidine

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23
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What test do you do for Sjorgen’s syndrome?

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Schirmer test

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24
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A patient with rheumatoid arthritis is heading to the OR for and open reduction and internal fixation of the ankle. In addition to ankle films - what other X-rays should be obtained

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C-spine - for anesthesia - to concerns about instability at C1 and C2

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25
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Which carpal bone has a high rate of nonunion and occult fracture?

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scaphoid

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26
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what medication is used for patients with lupus?

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systemic steroids?

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27
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Scleroderma limited version has 5 main characteristics for which the CREST acronym is often used. what are this 5 things?

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Calcinosis
Raynauds
esophagal dysmotility
Sclerodactyly
Telengectasia
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28
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There is a sunburst appearance on Xray. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Osteosarcoma

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29
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Anatomically - where are 80% of clavicle fractures located?

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middle third.

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30
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A pathology report come back showing negatively birefringent crystals. What is the most likely diagnosis

31
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What are the 4 muscles of the rotator cuff?

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Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres Minor
Subscapularis

32
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Describe the characteristics of a lytic lesion on Xray

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Spiculated,
elevated periosteum,
bone destruction
(bad bad things)

33
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What ligament is the most commonly injured in and ankle sprain?

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Anterior talolfibular ligament (AFTL)

34
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Vasculaitis with a hepatitis B history should make you think of what diagnosis?

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Polyarteritis nodosa

35
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What is the most common fracture in children?

36
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A fat pad sign on a lateral Xray of the elbow has what significance?

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It is blood in the joint indicating a fracture even if the fracture line cannot be easily seen.

37
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A patient present with progressive neck and proximal muscle weakness. On physical exam you see a reddish purple maculopapaular rash. He labs work shows an anti-Jo-1 antibody. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Polymyositis

38
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Which way does a Colles fracture angulate - dorsal or volar? what a bout a smith fracture?

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Colles = Dorsal angulation
Smith = volar angulation
39
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Tenderness over the anatomic snuffbox is indicative of what type of fracture?

40
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What is the most common fracture in a patient with osteoporosis?

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A compression fracture of a vertebral body

then a hip fracture

41
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A 15 yo boy presents complaining of night pain in the pelvis. Since you have no idea what to do, you order awn Xray. The report comes back with a description of a mass with an onion skin apprearance” what is the most likely diagnosis

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Ewing Sarcoma

42
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What is the name for the 4th and 5th metacarpal fractures resulting from throwing a punch?

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Boxer’s fracture

43
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A new mother presents with pain over the radial wrist. She has a + fincklestein’s test; What is the most likely diagnosis?

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deQuervains tenosyovitis

44
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A + McMurray indicates what diagnosis?

A

meniscal tear

45
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What is the first line treatment for carpal tunnel?

A

wrist night splints

46
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What is the most common cause of C-spine fractures?

A

MVC accidents

47
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What is the medical term for “hunchback”

48
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What is another tern for podagra?

49
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A patient presents to the ED with saddle anesthesia and lowss of bowel and bladder function. What is th e most likely diagnosis?

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Cauda Equina syndrome

50
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A patient with HIV present with severe groin pain. What is the most likely dignosis?

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AVN of the femoral head. Antiretroviral meds put patients at an increase risk of AVN.

51
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A 95 yo female presents to the ER after a fall in her home. Her left leg is shortened and eternally rotated. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Hip fracture

52
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You recommend bisphosonates for a patient with osteoporosis. What instruction do you give her for immediately after taking the medication?

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Remain upright for 30 minutes

53
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What is the most common cause of a hip dislocation? is it usually anterior or posterior?

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MVC, posterior

54
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Which rotator cuff muscle is the most commonly injured?

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supraspinatus?

55
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What is the first line treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis?

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methotrexate

56
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A patient presents to the ED after taking a baseball bat to the knee. He is unable to actively extend his knee. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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patella fracture.

57
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Are most shoulder dislocations anterior or posterior?

58
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What is the most useful physical exam test for diagnosing and ACL tear?

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Lachman’s followed by anterior drawer

59
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What is the most common knee injury?

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meniscal tear

60
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Where are HErbendens nodes found>

61
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A patient presents withe knee pain following a soccer game 2 days ago. HE has joint line tenderness medially and feels a locking sensation in the knee from time to time. What 2 physical exam tests should you do?

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McMurray and Apply tests are appropriate

62
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A patient presents with conjunctivitis, urethritis and oral lesions. Wha tis the most likely diagnosis?What test might you expect to be positive?

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reactive arthritis

HLA - B27`

63
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a 46 yo make comes into the ED limping a little on the right. he states that it feels as though he was kicked in the back of the leg during a soccer game but clearly no-one was behind him. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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achilles tendon rupture.

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Anti-Jo1 antibodies should make you think of what diagnosis?

A

Polymyositis

65
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A positive crossover test indicates what diagnosis

A

AC joint injury

66
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A positive Hawkins indicates what diagnosis?>

A

Rotator cuff impingement

67
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A bamboo spine indicates what diagnosis?

A

Anklyloising spondylitis

68
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a postive SLR test indicates what diagnosis?

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lumbar disc herniation

69
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An African American female present with malaria rash and positive double stranded DNA antibiotdy. What is the most likely diagnosis?

70
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Caral tunnel effects that nerve and what parts of the hand?

A

thumb, pointer and ring. Thenar wasting is a sign of advanced disease

71
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A patient has a silver fork deformity on Xray - what is the most likely diagnosis?

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colles fracture

72
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A postive Apley test indicates what diagnosis?

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meniscal tear.

73
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What is the most commonly herniated disc?

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L4-5 followed by L5-S1

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