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Musculoskeletal Flashcards

1
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At what age should you begin ordering DEXA scans for male pts? For female patients?

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70 for males, 65 for females

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Give the DEXA score for osteopenia and osteoporosis

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Penia 1-2.4 standard deviations

Porosis 2.5 SD or greater

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1 cause of compartment syndrome

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Tibial shaft fracture

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Pt’s lab work shows positive Smith antibodies and positive double-stranded DNA antibodies. What is most likely dx?

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Lupus

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5
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Where are Bouchard’s nodes found?

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Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP)–RA

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What will an X-ray show in acute osteomyelitis?

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Nothing. It will show bone destruction in chronic osteomyelitis.

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What is the best imaging to dx osteomyelitis?

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Either a bone scan or MRI

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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?

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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What would you expect the WBC count to be in the joint fluid of an infected knee?

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> 50,000 at a minimum and probably much higher

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A pt presents with a painless mass in her right wrist. What is the most likely dx?

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Ganglion cyst

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What is the age range for osteosarcoma ? Where are they most typically found in the body?

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Usu occur in 15-25yo males

Most commonly found in knee

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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?

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Ibuprofen will resolve his pain if it is truly an osteoid osteoma.

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13
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Clicking or locking of the knee indicates what dx

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Meniscal tear

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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?

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Gout would be number one because of the location, but you might also think about an infection.

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What Uric acid level helps to confirm a diagnosis of gout?

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> 7.5

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16
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What is the medical tx for gout?

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Allopurinol

Colchicine

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17
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A path report comes back w/ positive birefringent crystals. What is the most likely dx?

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Pseudogout

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Pt w/ a hx of hep B presents c/o bilateral knee pain, fever & wt loss. What is most likely dx?

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Polyarteritis nodosa

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19
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You suspect a pt has polyarteritis nodosa. What is the test for a definitive dx and what is the tx?

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Biopsy

High dose steroids

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20
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On PE you notice ulnar deviations and swan neck deformities. What is the most likely dx?

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

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21
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A positive Neer’s test indicates what dx

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Rotator cuff impingement

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22
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3 meds that may cause lupus

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Procainamide
Isoniazid
Quinidine

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23
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What test do you do for Sjögren’s syndrome

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Schrimer test

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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?

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C-spine: anesthesia will want them due to concerns about instability of C1&C2.

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25
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Which carpal bone has a high rate of nonunion and occult fracture?

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Scaphoid

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26
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What medication is used for patients with systemic lupus?

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Systemic steroids

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27
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Scleroderma limited version has five main characteristics for which the CREST acronym is used. What are they?

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Calcinosis
Raynaud's
Esophageal dysmotility
Sclerodactyly
Telangiectasis
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28
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There is a sunburst appearance on X-ray. What is most likely dx?

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Osteosarcoma

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29
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Anatomically where are 80% of clavicle fractures located?

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Middle third

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30
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A path report comes back showing negatively birefringent crystals. What is most likely dx?

A

Gout

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31
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What are the 4 muscles of the rotator cuff?

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Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis

32
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Describe the characteristics of a lytic lesion on X-ray

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Spiculated
Elevated periosteum
Bone destruction (think bad, very bad things)

33
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What ligament is most commonly injured in an ankle sprain

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Anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL)

34
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Vasculitis w/ a hx of hep B should make you think of what dx

A

Polyarteritis nodosa

35
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What is the most common fx in children

36
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A fat pad sign on a lateral X-ray of the elbow has what sig?

A

It is blood in the joint indicating a fx even if the fx line cannot be seen

37
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A pt presents w/ progressive neck and proximal muscle weakness. On PE, you see a reddish purple maculopapular rash. Her lab work shows anti-Jo-1 antibodies. What is the most likely dx?

A

Polymyositis

38
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Which way does a Cooles fx angulate dorsal or volar? What about a Smith fx?

A 
Colles= dorsal
Smith= volar
39
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Tenderness over the anatomical snuffbox is indicative of what fx?

40
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What is the most common fx in a pt w/ osteoporosis?

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A compression fx of a vertebral body followed by hip fx.

41
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A 15yo boy presents c/o night pain in the pelvis. Since you have no idea what to do, you order an X-ray. The report comes back with a description of a mass with an “onion skin appearance.” What is the most likely dx?

A

Ewing sarcoma

42
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What is the name for the 4th and 5th metacarpal fxs that often result from throwing a punch?

A

Boxer’s fx

43
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A new mom presents with pain over the radial wrist. She has a positive Finklestein’s test. What is the most likely dx?

A

de Quervain’s tenosynovitis

44
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A positive McMurry indicates what dx?

A

Meniscal tear

45
Q

First line tx for carpal tunnel

A

Night splint

46
Q

Most common cause of C-spine fractures

47
Q

Medical term for hunchback

48
Q

Another term for podagra

49
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A pt presents to ED with saddle anesthesia and loss of bowel & bladder fxn. What is most likely dx?

A

Cauda equina

50
Q

A pt with HIV presents with severe groin pain. What is the most likely dx?

A

AVN

Antiretroviral meds put pts at an increased risk of AVN

51
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A 95y female presents to the ED after a fall in her home. Her left leg is shortened and externally rotated. What is the most likely dx?

52
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You recommend biphosphonates for a pt c osteoporosis. What instruction do you give her for immediately after taking the med?

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Remain upright for :30

53
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What is the most common cause of a hip dislocation? Is it usually anterior or posterior?

A

MVA, posterior

54
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Which of the 4 rotator cuff muscles is most commonly injured?

A

Supraspinatus

55
Q

What is the medical term for tennis elbow?

A

Lateral epicondylitis

56
Q

What is the first line tx for rheumatoid arthritis?

A

Methotrexate

57
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A pt presents to the ED after taking a baseball bat to the knee. He is unable to actively extend his knee. What is the most likely dx?

A

Patella fx

58
Q

Are most shoulder dislocations anterior or posterior?

59
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What is the most useful physical exam test for diagnosing an ACL tear?

A

Lachman’s, followed by anterior drawer

60
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What is the most common knee injury?

A

Medial meniscal tear

61
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Where are Heberden’s nodes found?

62
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A pt presents with knee pain following a soccer game 2 days ago. He has joint Line tenderness medially and feels a locking in the knee from time to time. What 2 PE tests should you do?

A

Probably a medial meniscal tear. Mcmurry & apply tests would be appropriate.

63
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A pt presents with conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis and oral lesions. What is the most likely dx? What other lab might you expect to be positive?

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Reactive arthritis

HLA B-27

64
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A 46 yo male comes into the ED limping a little on the right side. He states that it felt as though he was kicked in the back of the leg during a soccer game, but clearly no one was behind him. What is the most likely dx?

A

Achilles’ tendon rupture

65
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Anti-Jo antibodies should make you think of what dx?

A

Polymyositis

66
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A positive crossover test indicates what dx?

A

Acromioclavicular joint injury (AC joint)

67
Q

A positive Hawkins test indicates what dx?

A

Rotator cuff impingement

68
Q

A positive Finklestein’s test indicates what dx?

A

de Quervain’s tenosynovitis

69
Q

A positive Phalen and Tinel’s sign indicates what dx?

A

Carpal tunnel

70
Q

A bamboo spine indicates what dx?

A

Ankylosing spondylitis

71
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A positive straight leg test indicates what dx?

A

Herniated disc

72
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An African American female presents with malar rash and a positive double-stranded DNA antibody. What is the most likely dx?

73
Q

Carpal tunnel affects what nerve and what parts of the hand?

A

Median nerve. Thumb, pointer and ring fingers. Thenar wasting is sign of advanced disease.

74
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A pt has a silver fork deformity on X-ray. What is the most likely dx?

75
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A positive Apley indicates what dx

A

Meniscal tear

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