Musculoskeletal

Question 1

Grade muscle strength (0-5) - what does each score mean?

Answer 1

0: Unable to contract in a gravity
1: Able to contract muscle slightly
2: Able to move joint but not against gravity
3: Able to move joint against gravity
4: Able to move joint with some resistance
5: Able to move joint with full resistance

Question 2

Bony enlargements on the proximal interphalangeal joints (PIP) joints; commonly seen in osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 2

Bouchard’s nodes

Question 3

Bony enlargements on the distal interphalangeal joints (DIP); commonly seen in osteoarthritis

Answer 3

Heberden’s nodes

Question 4

Increased anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (swayback)

Answer 4

Lordosis

Question 5

The process of wasting or shrinking of a tissue or organ due to a decrease in the size or number of its cells

Answer 5

Atrophy