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Musculoskeletal Flashcards

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You think a patient may have an osteoid osteoma due to his complaints of severe night pain. You set him up for an x-ray, but in the meantime what medication do you start him on?

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Ibuprofen, if it is truly an osteoid osteoma ibuprofen will resolve his pain.

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

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Biopsy, high dose steroids

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You recommend bisphosphonates 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

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Which way does a Colles fracture angulate dorsal or volar? What about a Smith fracture?

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Colles = Dorsal, Smith = Volar

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Which type of arthritis RA or OA do patient complain about stiffness that improves as the day goes on?

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Osteoarthritis

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Which of the four rotator cuff muscles is most commonly injured?

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Supraspinatus

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Where are Heberden’s nodes found?

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DIP joints

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Where are Bouchard’s nodes found?

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PIP joints

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What would you expect the WBC count to be in the joint fluid of an infected knee?

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> 50,000 at a minimum and probably much higher

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What will an x-ray show in acute osteomyelitis?

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Nothing - it will show bone destruction in chronic osteomyelitis

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What uric acid level helps to confirm a diagnosis of gout?

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7.5

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What test do you do for Sjogren’s syndrome?

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Schirmer test

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What medication is used for patients with lupus?

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Systemic steroids

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What ligament is most commonly injured in an ankle sprain?

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ATF

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What is the treatment for gout?

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Allopurinol, Colchicine

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What is the name for a 4th and 5th metacarpal fractures that typically occur secondary to punching a wall.

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Boxer’s fracture

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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

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What is the most common knee injury?

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Medial meniscal tear

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What is the most common fracture in children?

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Clavicle

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

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Vertebral bodies, compression fracture followed by hip fracture

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

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MVA

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

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MVA, posterior

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What is the medical term for tennis elbow?

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Lateral epicondylitis

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What is the medical term for hunchback?

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Kyphosis

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What is the medical term for golfer’s elbow?

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Medial epicondylitis

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What is the first line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis?

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Methotrexate

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What is the first line treatment for carpal tunnel?

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Night splint

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What is the best imaging to diagnose osteomyelitis?

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Bone scan or MRI

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What is the age range for osteosarcoma? Where are thy most typically found in the body?

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15-25 year old males, most commonly found around the knee

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What is another term for podagra?

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Gout

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What fracture is the #1 cause of compartment syndrome?

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Tibial shaft fracture

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

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What are the Four muscles of the rotator cuff?

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Commonly referred to as th SITS muscles they are Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis

35
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Vasculitis related to hep B history

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Polyarteritis Nodosa

36
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There is a sunburst appearance on x-ray. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Osteosarcoma

37
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Tenderness over the anatomical snuffbox is indicative of what fracture?

38
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Scleroderma limited version has five main characteristics for which the CREST acronym is often used. What are those five things?

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Calcinosis, Raynaud’s, Esophageal motility, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia

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Rheumatoid arthritis patient heading to the OR for open reduction and internal fixation of the ankle. In addition to ankle films what other x-rays should you get?

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C-spine, anesthesia will want them due to concerns about instability of C1 & C2

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Patient with HIV presents with severe groin pain. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Antiretroviral put patients at an increased risk of AVN.

41
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Patient with a history of hep B presents c/o of bilateral knee pain, fever and weight loss. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Polyarteritis Nodosa

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Patient presents with progressive neck and proximal muscle weakness. They also have a reddish purple maculopapular rash. It is also noted that she has anti Jo 1 antibodies. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Polymyositis

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Patient presents with painless mass in her right wrist. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Ganglion cyst

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Patient presents with knee pain following a soccer game two days ago. He has joint line tenderness medially and feels a locking in the knee from time to time. What two physical exam tests should you do?

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This is probably a medial meniscal tear. Mcmurry and Apply tests would be appropriate.

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Patient presents with conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis and oral lesions. What diagnosis should you be thinking of? What other lab might you expect to be positive?

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Reactive arthritis, HLA B-27

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Patient presents to the ER after taking a baseball bat to the knee. He is unable to actively extend his knee. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Patella fracture

47
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On physical exam you notice ulnar deviations and swan neck deformities. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Rheumatoid arthritis

48
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List three medication that may cause lupus.

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Procainamide, Isoniazid, Quinidine

49
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Give the dexa score for osteopenia? Osteoporosis?

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Osteopenia = 1 to 2.4 standard deviations, osteoporosis = 2.5 standard deviations

50
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Describe the characteristics of a lytic lesion on x-ray

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

51
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Clicking or locking of the knee indicates what diagnosis?

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Meniscal tear

52
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Carpal tunnel affects what nerve and what parts of the hand?

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Median nerve. Thumb, pointer and ring fingers. Thenar wasting is sign of advanced disease.

53
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At what age should you begin ordering dexa scans for male patients? Female patients?

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70 for males, 65 for females

54
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Are most shoulder dislocations anterior or posterior?

55
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Anti jo antibodies should make you think of what diagnosis?

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Polymyositis

56
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Anatomically where are 80% of clavicle fractures located?

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Middle third

57
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African American female presents with malar rash and a positive double stranded DNA antibody. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

58
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A positive straight leg test indicates what diagnosis?

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Herniated disc

59
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A positive Phalen and Tinel’s sign indicates what diagnosis?

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Carpal tunnel

60
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A positive Neer’s test indicates what diagnosis?

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Rotator cuff tear

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A positive Mcmurry indicates what diagnosis?

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Meniscal tear

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A positive Hawkin’s test indicates what diagnosis?

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Rotator cuff tear

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A positive Finkelstein’s test indicates what diagnosis?

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de Quervain’s tenosynovitis

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A positive cross over test indicates what diagnosis?

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AC joint injury

65
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A positive Apley indicates what diagnosis?

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Meniscal tear

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A patient’s lab work shows positive smith antibody and positive double stranded DNA antibodies. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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A patient presents to the ER with saddle anesthesia and loss of bowel and bladder function. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Cauda equina

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A patient has a silver fork deformity on x-ray. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Colles fracture

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A pathology report comes back with positive birefringent crystals. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Pseudogout

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A pathology report comes back showing negatively birefringent crystals. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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A new mother presents with pain over the radial wrist. She has a positive Finkelstein’s test. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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de Quervain’s tenosynovitis

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A fat pad sign on a lateral x-ray has what significance?

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Blood in the joint indicating a fracture even if the fracture line cannot be seen.

73
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A bamboo spine indicates what diagnosis?

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Ankylosing Spondylitis

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A 65 year old presents complaining of severe pain in his great toe. It is swollen, red and very tender. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Gout would be number one because of the location, but you might also think about an infection.

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95 year old female presents to ER after a fall in her home. Her left leg is shortened and externally rotated. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Hip fracture

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46 year old male comes into ER limping a little on the right side. He states that it felt as though he was kicked in the back of the leg during a soccer game, but clearly know one was behind him. What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Achilles rupture

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22 year old male patient presents with what is clearly a septic knee. You also notice lesions on his hands and feet. What is the most likely pathogen?

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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15 year old boy presents complaining of night pain in the pelvis. Since you have no idea what to do you order an x-ray. The report comes back with a description of a mass with “onion skin.” What diagnosis should you be thinking of?

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Ewing Sarcoma

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