Quiz #3

Question 1

Patient presenting with tumor on back, close to the midline. Has had it for 10 years and upon palpation it feels well defined. There is no sign of inflammation and the tumor is movable. Your impression?

Answer 1

Benign tumor

Question 2

Tumor related to abnormal function of osteoclast?

Answer 2

Giant cell tumor

Multiple myeloma

Question 3

Patient presenting with pain over the head of the tibia. Suggests that pain has been present for 1 month and is permanent day and night. An x-ray of the tibia shows Codman’s triangle. Possible diagnosis?

Answer 3

Osteosarcoma

Question 4

The patient with osteosarcoma is in which age range?

Answer 4

Teen to young adult- 15- 25 years old

Question 5

A patient is diagnosed with bone cancer, Other clinical manifestations include fever and a leukocytosis (15,000 white cells/mm3). Your differentiation?

Answer 5

Ewing sarcoma

Question 6

Bences Jone protein is found in the urine of?

Answer 6

Multiple myeloma patients

Question 7

The bone biopsy of a tibia patient shows benign osteochondroma. Is this a good or bad prognosis?

Answer 7

The prognosis is good

Question 8

A patient is presenting with a swollen, painful, and red knee joint. What would be the first test you would offer?

Answer 8

X-ray of the knee

Question 9

RA with positive RA factor is more severe than one without the RA factor.

(True or False)

Answer 9

True

Question 10

List three criteria for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 10

Joint pain
Neuropathy
Spindle-shaped MP-MCP

Question 11

Pathological change in a joint that’s sustained chronic inflammation?

Answer 11

Pannus