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Musculoskeletal Flashcards

1
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arthralgia

A

pain in a joint

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2
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arthritis

A

inflammation of the joints

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3
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atropic

A

showing signs of tissue degradation or breakdown

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4
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avulsion fracture

A

fragment of bone chipped away from the main bone

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5
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bony tenderness

A

tenderness of the bone, indicative of a fracture

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6
Q

boxer’s fracture

A

5th metatarsal fracture

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7
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comminuted fracture

A

splintered and crushed bone broken into multiple fragments

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8
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compartment syndrome

A

compression of the nerves and blood vessel

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9
Q

compound fracture

A

open fracture; a fracture that penetrates the skin

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10
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costochondritis

A

inflammation of the rib cartilage (connecting the ribs to the sternum)

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11
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deformity

A

visual abnormality of a bone or anatomical structure

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12
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dislocation

A

disconnected joint; complete misalignment of the joint

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13
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fascia

A

fibrous membrane of connective tissue supporting and separating muscles and body organs

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14
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fracture

A

broken bone

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15
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gout

A

type of arthritis; diagnosed by ordering uric acid level

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16
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greenstick fracture

A

bone partially breaks and bends

17
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impacted fracture

A

broken bone smashed into another bone

18
Q

intertrochanteric fracture

A

fracture at the proximal end of the femur

19
Q

joint

A

articulation or junction between two or more bones or cartilate

20
Q

ligament

A

fibrous tissue binding bones together

21
Q

malleolus

A

boney prominence on each side of the ankle

22
Q

multiple sclerosis

A

autoimmune disease affecting the brain and spinal cord

23
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myalgia

A

muscular pain

24
Q

olecranon

A

large bony projection of the ulna forming the point of the elbow

25
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osteomyelitis

A

bone infection

26
Q

paraspinal tenderness

A

tenderness of the muscles beside the spine; not indicative of a fracture

27
Q

radiculopathy

A

compressed nerve in the spine

28
Q

sciatica

A

compression of the sciatic nerve causing back pain with radiation to posterior leg

29
Q

shaft

A

long, slender segment of a long bone

30
Q

straight leg raise

A

SLR; maneuver testing for sciatica

31
Q

snuff box

A

triangular indentation of the radial dorsal aspect of the hand

32
Q

spiral fracture

A

bone is broken in a twisting manner

33
Q

step-offs

A

misalignment of the spine, indicative of a spinal fracture

34
Q

subluxation

A

partial dislocation

35
Q

tenosynivitis

A

inflammation of the tendon sheath

36
Q

transverse fracture

A

perpendicular break across the bone

37
Q

vertebral point-tenderness

A

tenderness directly over the spine (vertebrae), increased likelihood of fracture

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