musculoskeletal Flashcards
What is helpful in preventing gout attacks?
uloric
what is helpful for acute gout attack?
colchicine
when is the finkelstein test performed?
de quervains tenosynovitis
What test is done for possible ACL tear?
lachman
What test is done for possible meniscus tear?
mcmurrays
What does the drop arm test look for?
rotator cuff
what are symptoms of reiter’s syndrome?
can’t see can’t pee can’t climb a tree-tx with NSAID and antibiotic
What is normal T score?
within 1 SD of young normal adult (-1.0 and up)
what does a T score between -1.0 and -2.5 indicate?
osteopenia?
What T score indicates osteoporosis?
at or below -2.5
When do heberden’s nodes appear and where?
DIP-osteoarthritis (Heberden’s-Hair)
When do bouchard’s nodes appear and where?
PIP-osteoarthritis (Bouchard’s-Bat)
What joints are enlarged in RA?
PIP, MCP, wrist joints