musculoskeletal 4; skeletal muscle disorders Flashcards
muscle atrophy
decrease in muscle mass
loss of protein
11/18 pressure points are hypersensitive and remember pain
always in pain
middle age
fibromyalgia
becker’s
dystrophin deficiency
slower progression
child is clumsy with walking
chondrosarcoma
malignant tumor of cartilage
decrease of muscle mass
loss of protein
muscle atrophy
small bony tumor on bone surface
osteoma
protein that helps layer muscle fibers to make strong muscles
distrophin
meaning hardening
sclero
cartilage-capped tumor with bony stalk
osteochondroma
connective tissue hardens instead of being flexible
first sign is frowning and smiling is less evident
organs will eventually stop from lack of expansion
no tx, have 20 years
dx on middle age women
scleoderma
inflammation in the spine
kyphosis
ankylosing spondylitis
malignant tumor of cartilage
chondrosarcoma
malignant bone tumors include
osteosarcoma
ewing sarcoma
chondrosarcoma
most common
found on tibia/femur (fast growing bones)
found in 10yro
osteosarcoma
chondroma
tumor made of cartilage
secondary metastatic bone tumors
presence of a mass; pain
neoplasm