pathology lower ext + spine

Question 1

Gout

Answer 1

Uric acid appears in excessive quantities in the blood and may be deposited in joint and tissues.

Question 2

Osteomalacia

Answer 2

“Bone sofetening” A lack of bone mineralization. A deficiency in Calcium, Phosphorus, and vitamin D

Question 3

Pagets Disease

Answer 3

A chronic skleletal disease thats starts by bone destruction, then an overproduction of dense soft bones.

Question 4

Osteomyelitis

Answer 4

Disorder that starts as a bone abscess thats travels through the medullary cavity and outward to lift the peristenum

Question 5

Ewing Sarcoma

Answer 5

A malignant bone tumor in the bone marrow of children and young adults. Bone has Stratified new bone looks like an onion peel.

Question 6

Chondrosarcoma

Answer 6

Tumor of the cartilage

Question 7

Osteopetrosis

Answer 7

Marble bone, hereditary abnormally dense bone.

Question 8

Osteoarthritis

Answer 8

aka Degenerative Joint disease a non inflammatory joint disease. A deterioration of joint’s cartilage with an overgrown bone formation

Question 9

Osteomalacia (Rickets)

Answer 9

bone softening

Question 10

Enchondroma

Answer 10

A slow growing benign cartilaginous tumor

Question 11

Joint effusions

Answer 11

accumulated fluid synovial or hemorrhagic in joint cavity signs of fx dislocation, and soft tissue damage.

Question 12

Fracture

Answer 12

break in the bone

Question 13

scoliosis

Answer 13

A lateral curvature in the spine

Question 14

multiple myeloma

Answer 14

cancerous bone tumors affect 40-70yr olds

Question 15

coup

Answer 15

labored breathing, harsh dry cough

Question 16

epiglottis

Answer 16

inflammation of epiglottis from bacterial infection

Question 17

kyphosis

Answer 17

An abnormal spinal curvature (humpback) (movie-Quasimodo)

Question 18

Ankylosis spondylitis

Answer 18

inflammation begins in S.I Joints, the vertebral column. Spine is rigid as intervertebral foramen and costovertebral joints fuse.

Question 19

Chance fx

Answer 19

Hyperflexion force; causes fx through vertebral body

Question 20

Lordosis

Answer 20

exaggerative Convave curvature

Question 21

spina bifida

Answer 21

congenital condition posterior aspects of the vertebra fail to develop exposing part of the spinal cord.

Question 22

Spondylolysis

Answer 22

Dissolution of vertebra ( lack of development) of vertebral arch & separation of the pars interarticularis of vertebrae neck of scottie dog appears broken

Question 23

Spondylolisthesis

Answer 23

dissolution of vertebrae aka lack of development of vertebral arch & separation of pars articularis . The scotty dog of neck appears broken L4/L5

Question 24

Herniated nucleus polposus

Answer 24

Herniated lumbar disk due to improper lifting/trauma. Nucleus pulposus-soft inner part of the intervertebral disk protrudes through the spinal cord/ nerves. occurs in l4/l5 causing sciatica.