Musculoskeletal Flashcards
At what age should you begin ordering DEXA scans for male pts? For female patients?
70 for males, 65 for females
Give the DEXA score for osteopenia and osteoporosis
Penia 1-2.4 standard deviations
Porosis 2.5 SD or greater
1 cause of compartment syndrome
Tibial shaft fracture
Pt’s lab work shows positive Smith antibodies and positive double-stranded DNA antibodies. What is most likely dx?
Lupus
Where are Bouchard’s nodes found?
Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP)–RA
What will an X-ray show in acute osteomyelitis?
Nothing. It will show bone destruction in chronic osteomyelitis.
What is the best imaging to dx osteomyelitis?
Either a bone scan or MRI
22yo male pt presents with what is clearly a septic knee. You also notice lesions on his hands & feet. What is the most likely pathogen?
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
What would you expect the WBC count to be in the joint fluid of an infected knee?
> 50,000 at a minimum and probably much higher
A pt presents with a painless mass in her right wrist. What is the most likely dx?
Ganglion cyst
What is the age range for osteosarcoma ? Where are they most typically found in the body?
Usu occur in 15-25yo males
Most commonly found in knee
You think a pt may have an osteoid due to his complaints of severe night pain. You set him up for an X-ray; but in the meantime what med do you start him on?
Ibuprofen will resolve his pain if it is truly an osteoid osteoma.
Clicking or locking of the knee indicates what dx
Meniscal tear
A 65 yo presents c/o severe pain in his great toe that began when he woke up this morning. It is swollen, red and very tender. What is the most likely dx?
Gout would be number one because of the location, but you might also think about an infection.
What Uric acid level helps to confirm a diagnosis of gout?
> 7.5
What is the medical tx for gout?
Allopurinol
Colchicine
A path report comes back w/ positive birefringent crystals. What is the most likely dx?
Pseudogout
Pt w/ a hx of hep B presents c/o bilateral knee pain, fever & wt loss. What is most likely dx?
Polyarteritis nodosa
You suspect a pt has polyarteritis nodosa. What is the test for a definitive dx and what is the tx?
Biopsy
High dose steroids
On PE you notice ulnar deviations and swan neck deformities. What is the most likely dx?
Rheumatoid arthritis
A positive Neer’s test indicates what dx
Rotator cuff impingement
3 meds that may cause lupus
Procainamide
Isoniazid
Quinidine
What test do you do for Sjögren’s syndrome
Schrimer test
A pt w/ RA is heading to the OR for open reduction & internal fixation of the ankle. In addition to ankle films, what other X-rays should you get?
C-spine: anesthesia will want them due to concerns about instability of C1&C2.
Which carpal bone has a high rate of nonunion and occult fracture?
Scaphoid
What medication is used for patients with systemic lupus?
Systemic steroids
Scleroderma limited version has five main characteristics for which the CREST acronym is used. What are they?
Calcinosis Raynaud's Esophageal dysmotility Sclerodactyly Telangiectasis
There is a sunburst appearance on X-ray. What is most likely dx?
Osteosarcoma
Anatomically where are 80% of clavicle fractures located?
Middle third
A path report comes back showing negatively birefringent crystals. What is most likely dx?
Gout