Rheum & Ortho🦴 Flashcards
Clinical osteoarthritis diagnosis - age, and duration of morning stiffness
Over 45
Morning stiffness no longer than 30 mins
Causative organism of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell
Salmonella typhi
Management of significant Dupuytren’s contracture
Referral to hand surgeon
Pathophysiology Dupuytren’s contracture
Excessive collagen deposition in the palmar fascia
Clinical finding most indicative of compartment syndrome
Pain on passive movement
1st line treatment spinal stenosis
Physio and exercise programme
Nerve damage causing deltoid weakness
Axillary nerve
What nerve can proximal humerus fracture damage
Axillary
Gold standard test for osteoporosis
DEXA scan
Osteoarthritis X ray findings (3)
Loss of joint space
Osteophytes
Subcontract slcleroris
1st line treatment knee osteoarthritis
Topical NSAIDs
Which nerves supply triceps reflex
C7 & 8
How long to have antibiotics in septic arthritis?
4-6 weeks
Key feature of Colle’s fracture
Dorsal displacement of distal radius
Nerve damaged with a mid-shaft humerus fracture
Radial
What nerve is damaged with a fracture of midshaft of humerus?
Radial
What nerve does a Holstein-Lewis fracture effect?
Radial
Radial nerve originates from what nerve roots?
C5-T1
1st line for Raynaud’s
Nifedipine
What antibody is present in polymyositis
Anti-Jo1
What muscle is responsible for the first 15 degrees of abduction
supraspinatus
Treatment of giant cell arteritis
IV methylprednisolone 500mg daily
Blood results in osteomalacia - Ca, Phos, Vit D
Increased Calcium
Decreased Phosphate
Decreased Vitamin D
Blood results in Paget’s disease of the bone - ALP, Ca, Phos
Increased ALP
Normal Ca, Phos
