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1
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Nerve damage leads to claw hand

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ulnar nerve

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2
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Nerve damage leads to ape hand

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median nerve

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3
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Nerve damage leads to wrist drop

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radial

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4
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Nerve damage leads to scapular winging

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long thoracic

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5
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Nerve damage leads to unable to wipe bottom

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thoracodorsal

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6
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Nerve damage leads to loss of forearm pronation

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median

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7
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Nerve damage leads to cannot abduct or adduct fingers

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ulnar

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8
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Nerve damage leads to loss of shoulder abduction

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axillary

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9
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Nerve damage leads to weak external rotation of arm

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suprascapular, axillary

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10
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Nerve damage leads to loss of elbow flexion and forearm supination

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musculocutaneous

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11
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Nerve damage leads to loss of wrist extension

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radial

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12
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Nerve damage leads to trouble initiating shoulder abduction

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suprascapular nerve

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13
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Nerve damage leads to unable to abduct arm beyond 10 degrees

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axillary

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14
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Nerve damage leads to unable to raise arm above horizontal

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long thoracic, spinal access

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15
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Nerve damage from fracture of shaft of humerus

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radial nerve

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16
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Nerve damage from fracture of surgical neck of humerus

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axillary nerve

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17
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Nerve damage from supracondylar humerus fracture

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median

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18
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Nerve damage from fracture of medial epicondyle

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ulnar

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19
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Nerve damage from anterior shoulder dislocation

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axillary

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20
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Nerve damage from injury to the carpal tunnel

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median

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21
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class symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome

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hand numbness/ tingling, can wake up from sleep, can radiate up arm, wrist pain

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22
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Difference between monteggia and galeazzi?

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monteggia: radial head dislocation, ulnar diaphyseal fracture
galeazzi: distal radial ulnar joint dislocation, radial head fx

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23
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complication from fall on outstretched arm, snuffbox tenderness

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avascular necrosis

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24
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complication from anterior shoulder dislocation

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axillary

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25
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complication from fracture of 5th metacarpal neck

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tendon involvement

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26
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complication from humerus fracture

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radial/axillary

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27
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complication from hip fracture

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avascular necrosis

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28
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complication from femur fracture

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fat embolus

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29
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complication from tibial fracture

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compartment

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30
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complication from pelvic fracture

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blood loss

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31
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how is compartment symndrome diagnosed?

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compartment pressures > 30

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32
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Signs of compartment syndrome?

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6 p’s

pain
pallor
poikilothermia
pulselessness
paresthesia
paralysis
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33
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tx for compartment syndrome

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emergency fasciotomy

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34
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Cause of low back pain where pain increases with passive SLR

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degen disc dx

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35
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Cause of low back pain where pain lessens with flexion at the hips

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spinal stenosis

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36
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Cause of low back pain where elderly, wt loss, pain constant but worse when supine

37
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Cause of low back pain where acute urinary retention

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cauda equina

38
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Cause of low back pain where pain made worse by walking and standing

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spinal stenosis

39
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Cause of low back pain where loss of foot dorsiflexion and pain on crossed SLR

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degen disc dx

40
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Cause of low back pain where pain limited to paraspinal region

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muscle strain

41
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medication used for treatment of acute gout

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NSAID, steroids, colchicine

42
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medication used for treatment of pseudogout

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NSAID, colchicine

43
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Disease where knee xray reveals calcification of menisci

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psuedogout

44
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disease where needleshaped negatively birefringent cyrstals

45
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disease where child with low trauma fractures

46
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disease where narrowing of the marrow cavity results in low H&H

A

osteopetrosis

47
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disease where 55 year old woman trips and sustains distal radius fracture

A

osteoporosis

48
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Most sensitive imaging for paget disease diagnosis?

A

radionuclide bone scan

49
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3 studies used to make diagnosis of osteomyelitis

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CT scan, bone scan, tagged WBC scan

50
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tx for lyme disease?

A

doxy, amox, cefuroxime

51
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tx for rocky mountain spotted fever

A

doxy, chloramphenical

52
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tx for septic arthritis

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surgical I&D, IV vanc, IV cef

53
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most common causes of bony metastasis?

A

BLT with Kosher Pickles

breast
lung
thyroid
kidney
prostate
54
Q

radiological appearance of osteosarcoma

A

sunburst, codman triangle

55
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radiological appearance of ewing sarcoma

A

onion skinning

56
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patient presetns with bone tenderness and is found to have elevated WBC count, CRP, and ESR. Most likely diagnosis?

A

osteomyelitis

57
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Most common organism in osteomyelitis overall?

58
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organism causing osteomyelitis in sickle cell patients

A

salmonella

59
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organism causing osteomyelitis in IV drug users

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pseudomonas

60
Q

Disease associated with arthropathy of DIP and PIP?

61
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Disease associated with arthropathy of PIP and MCP

62
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what disease is associated with anti histone antibodies

A

drug induced lupus

63
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what disease is associated with rheumatoid factor

64
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what disease is associated with anti ds DNA antibodies

65
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what disease is associated with anti sm antibodies

66
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what disease is associated with HLA-DR4

67
Q

skin findings diagnostic of SLE?

A

malar rash
discoid rash
photosensitivity
painless oral ulcers

68
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65 year old AA woman has weakness. Patient has been an active person but now has weakness in her lower extremities. On exam, both are equally weak. She also has a rash on the chest. What labs would be helpful to order initially?

A

CK, LDH, ALT, AST

then: ANA, anti jo, BMP, CBC

69
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67 year old woman with pain in her extremities in shoulders and hips. Hard for her to get out of bed. ESR is elevated. Tx?

70
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serious disease must you look out for in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica?

A

temporal arteritis

71
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Rheumatologic disease associated with proximal muscle weakness and facial rash

A

dermatomyositis

72
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Rheumatologic disease associated with pain and stiffness in hips and shoulders

A

polymyalgia

73
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Rheumatologic disease associated with muscle pain and tenderness in multiple distinct locations

A

fibromyalgia

74
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Rheumatologic disease associated with man in his 20s with low back pain that improves with exercise

A

ankylosing

75
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Rheumatologic disease associated with jaw claudicationa nd pain with standing for a chair

A

polymyalgia

76
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Rheumatologic disease associated with pencil in cup deformities of the DIP and PIP joints

77
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Rheumatologic disease associated with bamboo spine on xray

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ankylosing

78
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Rheumatologic disease associated with arthritis, oral ulcers, proteinuria

79
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HLA B27 positive seronegative spondyloarthropathies

A

PEAR

psoriatic arthritis
enteropathic
ankylosing spondylitis
reactive arthritis

80
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treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip in children younger than 6 months of age?

A

pavlik harness

81
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treatment for SCFE

A

rest, non weight bearing, surgical pinning

82
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treatment for osgood-schlatter disease

A

rest, ice, elevation, NSAIDs

83
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Disease with painful limp and xray reveals femoral head sclerosis

A

legg calve perthes

84
Q

Disease with painful limp and xray reveals ice cream scoop falling off cone

85
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Disease with painful limp and obese male adolescent with dull hip pain and inability to bear weight

86
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Disease with painful limp and acute onset of tibial pain, fever, malaise, elevated ESR, no joint pain

A

osteomyelitis

87
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Disease with painful limp and acute onset of knee pain, fever, elevated ESR, leukocytosis

A

septic arhtritis

88
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Disease with painful limp and 7 year old with growth delay and inner thigh pain

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legg calve perthes

89
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Disease with painful limp and 13 year old boy with pain and swelling at tibial tuberosity

A

osgood schlatter

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