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Irene Gold - parts 2 & 3 > Neuro MSK Diagnosis - Diseases > Flashcards

Neuro MSK Diagnosis - Diseases Flashcards

1
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Which disease is associated with an ascending paralysis and sensory symptoms

A

Guillain-Barre

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2
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Snuff box pain

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DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis

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3
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Which disease is associated with cogwheel/lead pipe rigidity?

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Parkinson’s

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4
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Which nerve and muscle is associated with scapular winging?

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Serratus Anterior muscle

Long Thoracic nerve

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5
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Which part of the spine is responsible for balance of the reflexes and postural muscles

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Vestibulospinal Tract

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6
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Which disease is a patholgical longitudinal cyst of the central canal of the spinal cord and presents with a loss of pain and temp in a “cape-like” distribution?

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Syringomyelia

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7
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Which disease is a clinical condition of tertiary syphilis, wasting away of the posterior columns?

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Tabes Dorsalis

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Which nerve is involved with Anterior Compartment Syndrome of the leg?

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Deep Peroneal

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9
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Which disease is a sex-linked recessive disorder, affecting boys age 3 - 7 years old?

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Muscular Dystrophy (MD)

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10
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Which disease is associated with a waddling gait?

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Muscular Dystrophy

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11
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Which part of the gait cycle is slappage gait noted?

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Stance Phase at foot flat

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12
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Which part of the spine is responsible for muscle tone and synergy of the voluntary extensors?

A

Reticulospinal tract

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13
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Which disease presents with a wide based gait?

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Alcohol

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14
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Which disease presents with LMNLs in the arms and UMNLs in the legs?

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ALS (Lou Gehrig’s)

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15
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Which disease is inflammatory polyneuropathy of the PNS linked to recent immunizations or seen after recent illness?

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Guillain-Barre (GB)

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16
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Which cells are responsible for myelinization of the CNS?

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Oligodendrocytes

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17
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Which nerve is involved in meralgia paresthetica?

A

Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve

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18
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Which disease is associated with steppage gait?

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Anterior Compartment Syndrome

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19
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Which disease makes antibodies against acetylcholine receptors?

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Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

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20
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Which part of the spine is responsible for pain and temp?

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Lateral Spinothalamic Tract

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21
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Which disease produces dymelination of the spinal cord and later the brain, with plaques presenting on MRI?

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MS

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22
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Which disease is associated with a festinating gait?

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Parkinson’s

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23
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Which disease is associated with mental deterioration, amnesia, depression, anxiety and rigidity?

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Alzheimer’s

24
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Which nerve is associated with Wrist Drop?

A

DR CUMA

Drop = Radial nerve

25
Q

Which part of the spine is responsible for Flexors of the trunk?

A

Ventral Corticospinal Tract

26
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Which disease presents as an ipsilateral loss of motor function and dorsal columns AND contra loss of pain and temp?

A

Brown Sequard

27
Q

Wasting hypothenar eminence. Flexion of digits 4 & 5.

A

Bishop’s hand

(Median N palsy)

28
Q

Which disease is associated with foot drop and a high-stepped gait?

A

Charcot Marie Tooth

29
Q

Which disease presents with a circumduction/hemiplegic gait?

A

Stroke

30
Q

Which disease is a hemisection of the spinal cord usually caused by an injury?

A

Brown Sequard

31
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Which nerve is involved in Pronator Teres syndrome?

A

Anterior Interosseous Nerve

(branch of Median N.)

32
Q

Which disease is a neurodegenerative genetic disorder that affects muscle coordination, cognitive decline & dementia?

A

Huntington’s Chorea

33
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Which disease is associated with a slappage gait?

A

Tabes Dorsalis

34
Q

Burning paresthesia on soles of the feet aggravated by walking or standing

A

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

35
Q

Which nerve is involved in piriformis syndrome?

A

Sciatic nerve

36
Q

Pain in the dorsum of the foot and the toes. Squeezing the metatarsals is painful.

A

Morton’s Neuroma

37
Q

Which part of the spine is responsible for Voluntary Motor Flexors of the hands and feet?

A

Lateral Corticospinal Tracts (Pyramids)

38
Q

Which disease is a chronic, progressive condition associated with loss of dopamine in the substantia nigra causing basal ganglia dysfunction?

A

Parkinson’s

39
Q

Which disease is a non-progressive motor condition of the cerebral cortex due to anoxia of the brain prenatally or during birth trauma

A

Cerebal Palsy

40
Q

Which part of the spine is responsible for muscle tone and synergy of the proximal flexors of the extremities

A

Rubrospinal Tract

41
Q

Which disease is associated with scissors gait?

A

Cerebal Palsy

42
Q

Which part of the spine is responsible for 2-pt discrimination, vibration, and jt position sense?

A

Posterior Columns

43
Q

Finger locked in a bent position

A

Trigger finger

44
Q

Which disease is associated with a glove and stocking paresthesia?

A

PLS

45
Q

Pain at lateral aspect of the leg. Foot Drop.

Which nerve is involved?

A

Common peroneal

46
Q

Which disease is hereditary condition that affects both motor (atrophy of the peroneals) and sensory nerves?

A

Charcot Marie Tooth

47
Q

Which nerve is associated for Ape Hand?

A

DR CUMA

Median Nerve = Ape Hand

48
Q

Permanent Flexion of hand.

A

Volkmann’s

49
Q

Abnormal thickening underneath the skin of the palm and fingers. Causes the last 2 fingers to curl into the palm.

A

Dupuytren’s Contracture

50
Q

Flaring of the scapula involves which muscles and nerves?

A

Rhomboids

Dorsal Scapular N

51
Q

Which disease is a degeneration of the posterior columns and the corticospinal tracts as a result of a B12 deficiency?

A

PLS (posterolateral sclerosis)

52
Q

Which part of the gait cycle is a steppage gait noted?

A

Swing Phase at Mid Swing

53
Q

Which disease is associated with Gower’s sign?

A

Muscular Dystrophy

54
Q

Which disease presents with a spastic gait?

A

Any UMNL disease

55
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Which nerve is associated with Claw Hand?

A

DR CUMA

Claw = Ulnar

Irene Gold - parts 2 & 3 (24 decks)

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