Random Bits Flashcards
Parkinson’s Triad
Rigidity
Bradykinesia
Resting tremor
Meningitis triad
headache
neck stiffness
fever
Encephalitis triad
headache
fever
altered mental status
Functions of a joint
allow movement in 3 dimensions
to bear weight
to transfer the load evenly to the musculoskeletal system
components of synovial joint
articular cartilage joint capsule (synovial membrane) joint (synovial) cavity synovial fluid reinforcing ligaments
Xray of osteoarthritis
LOSS Loss of joint space Osteophytes Subarticular sclerosis Subchondral cysts
SHATTERED (osteoporosis)
Steroid use Hyperthyroidism and Hyperparathyroidism Alcohol and tobacco Thin bmi less than 22 Testosterone decreased Early menopause Renal or liver failure Erosive/inflammatory bone disease Dietary calcium decrease/malabsorption
CLOTs (antiphospholipid antibodies)
Coagulation defect
Livedo reticularis - lace like purple skin discolouration
Obstetric issues
Thrombocytopenia
CREST syndrome
Calcinosis - calcium deposition in subcutaneous tissue
Raynauds
Eosophageal dysmotility or strictures
Sclerodactyly - local thickening/tightness of skin on fingers/toes
Telenagiectasia - spider veins
Abbreviated injury scale (AIS)
- Minor - superficial laceration
- Moderate - fractured sternum
- Serious - open fracture humerus
- Severe - perforated trachea
- Critical - ruptured liver
- Unsurvivable - total aortic transection
Functions of skin
barrier to infection thermoregulation protection against trauma protection against UV vitamin D synthesis regulate H2O loss
Amyloidosis
A group of disorders of protein metabolism, in which there is extracellular deposition of an insoluble fibrillar protein called amyloid which is resistant to degradation
Lymphodema
a chronic, non-pitting odema caused by lymphatic insufficency
Sarcoma
A group of rare solid tumours of connective tissues
