Musculoskeletal

Question 1

Long bones lengthen where?

Answer 1

at the epiphyses

Question 2

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Answer 2

Autoimmune disorder

Question 3

Osteoarthritis

Answer 3

Wear and tear DJD

Question 4

Muscular issue symptoms

Answer 4

burning pain and sensations

Question 5

Joint issues

Answer 5

limited motions

Question 6

Bone pain

Answer 6

symptomatic of cancer

Question 7

Subluxation

Answer 7

slight misalignment of vertebrae

Question 8

ankylosis

Answer 8

abnormal stiffening and immobility due to bone fusion

Question 9

joint effusion

Answer 9

abnormal amounts of fluids around the joints

Question 10

crepitus

Answer 10

grading/friction felt between bones

Question 11

Occupations prone to injury

Answer 11

Computers
dentists
nurses

Question 12

Phalen’s test

Answer 12

pain when pushing the back of hands together

Question 13

Tinels sign

Answer 13

taping over wrist production of pain numbness or tingling is a positive sign

Question 14

genu varum

Answer 14

outward bowing of the thigh

Question 15

genu valgum

Answer 15

inward bowing of knees

Question 16

bulge sign

Answer 16

fluid waves under the knee when patella is moved

Question 17

ballottement

Answer 17

pushing patella upwards against the femur to feel for excess fluid

Question 18

hallux valgus

Answer 18

(bunion) pain and stiffness in the big toe

Question 19

hammer toes

Answer 19

abnormal bend in the middle joint of the toe

Question 20

scoliosis

Answer 20

abnomal lateral curvature of the spine

Question 21

kyphosis

Answer 21

abnormal thoracic curvature

Question 22

lordosis

Answer 22

abnormal lumbar curvature

Question 23

LaSegues test

Answer 23

Pain with upward motion of the leg in the supine positive, indicative of herniated disc or sciatica

Question 24

Medial wrist pain is common in

Answer 24

golfers

Question 25

lateral wrist pain is common in

Answer 25

tennis players

Question 26

Allis test

Answer 26

bring both knees up and look for a height difference

Question 27

polydactyly

Answer 27

too many digits

Question 28

syndactyly

Answer 28

webbing of digits

Question 29

spina bifida

Answer 29

neural tube defect
abnormal development of a babys spine
tested for after birth (can see some bulging near the spine)

Question 30

Osgood schlatter disease

Answer 30

inflammation of patella and fibia, common in adolescents

Question 31

rotator cuff tears

Answer 31

can’t abduct glenohumoral joint

Question 32

adhesive capulitis

Answer 32

frozen shoulder

Question 33

olecranon bursitis

Answer 33

swelling of the bursa in the elbow

Question 34

gouty arthritis

Answer 34

hot and swollen elbow

Question 35

epicondylitis

Answer 35

irritation of the muscle that connects the forearm to the elbow
Lateral epicondylitis- tennis
Medial epicondylitis- golfers

Question 36

Ganglion Cyst

Answer 36

pain in the wrist shouldn’t hurt but it can press on a nerve

Question 37

thenar eminence

Answer 37

muscles in the hands in pain due to carpal tunnel

Question 38

Synovitis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis

Answer 38

all due to overuse

Question 39

Gout

Answer 39

due to increased levels of uric acid
due to familial traits
high consumptions of organ meat
high consumptions of alcohol

Question 40

Tophus

Answer 40

deposits of crystalline uric acid crystals at the surface of joints/muscles/skins

Question 41

goniometer

Answer 41

degree of flexion, used by PTs and OTs

Question 42

Rheumatoid

Answer 42

Autoimmune disorder
Swan necking
ulnar deviation 
boutonniere deformities
proximal interphalangeal (fusiform spindal shaped nodules)

Question 43

Osteoarthritis

Answer 43

Degenerative joint disorder
Heberdens nodes and Bouchard nodes (bony overgrowth)
Distal interphalangeal