Musculoskeletal: Level 1 and 2

Question 1

Joint pain.

Answer 1

Arthralgia

Question 2

Fracture of a metacarpal bone.

Answer 2

Boxer’s Fracture

Question 3

Visual abnormality of a bone.

Answer 3

Deformity

Question 4

Displacement of a bone from a joint, misalignment of the joint.

Answer 4

Dislocation

Question 5

Blood clot within a deep vein, usually within the lower leg.

Answer 5

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Question 6

Swelling caused by excess fluid collection.

Answer 6

Edema

Question 7

Form of arthritis (joint inflammation) caused by formation of uric acid crystals.

Answer 7

Gout

Question 8

Junction or union of two or more bones.

Answer 8

Joint

Question 9

A tough band of tissue connecting bones together.

Answer 9

Ligament

Question 10

Muscle pain

Answer 10

Myalgia

Question 11

The full movement potential of a joint.

Answer 11

Range of motion (ROM)

Question 12

Pain radiating from the lower back down one or both legs, caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve. A form of radiculopathy.

Answer 12

Sciatica

Question 13

Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints.

Answer 13

Arthritis

Question 14

Tenderness when palpating the calf, may indicate a DVT (deep vein thrombosis).

Answer 14

Calf Tenderness

Question 15

Inflammation of the cartilage which connects a rib to the sternum.

Answer 15

Costochondritis

Question 16

Broken bone.

Answer 16

Fracture

Question 17

Bony projection on each side of the ankle. (Lateral or Medial)

Answer 17

Malleolus

Question 18

Inflammation or infection of bone.

Answer 18

Osteomyelitis

Question 19

Tenderness of the muscles on either side of the spine.

Answer 19

Paraspinal tenderness

Question 20

Pinched or compressed nerve in the spine.

Answer 20

Radiculopathy

Question 21

A triangular indentation seen on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand (back of the hand on the thumb side) when the thumb is extended.

Answer 21

Snuff box

Question 22

What does tenderness over the Snuff Box incidate?

Answer 22

Likely scaphoid fracture

Question 23

Deformity/misalignment of the spine felt on palpation, indicates spinal fracture.

Answer 23

Step-Offs

Question 24

What do Step-Offs indicate?

Answer 24

Spinal fracture

Question 25

Positive when pain is elicited when the provider lifts the patient’s leg above the horizontal level while the patient is laying on their back.

Answer 25

Straight Leg Raise (SLR)

Question 26

What does a positive SLR usually indicate?

Answer 26

Sciatica or herniated disk