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Unit 10: Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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What does AIDS stand for?

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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What does AE stand for?

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Above the elbow

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What does AK stand for?

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Above the knee

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What does AP stand for?

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Anteroposterior

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what does BE stand for?

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Below the elbow

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What does BK stand for

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Below the knee

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what does CTS stand for?

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

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What does Fx mean?

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Fracture

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What does HD stand for?

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Hemodialysis

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What does HNP stand for?

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Herniated nucleus pulposus

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What does IM mean?

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Intramuscular

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What does MG stand for?

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myasthenia gravis

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What does ORTH or Ortho mean?

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Orthopedics

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What does RA stand for?

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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What does THR stand for?

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Total hip replacement

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What does TKR mean?

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Total knee replacement

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What is muscular dystrophy?

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Hereditary diseases characterized by gradual atrophy and weakness of muscle tissue

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What is myasthenia gravis?

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autoimmune neuromuscular disorder; severe muscular weakness, progressive fatigue

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What is a closes fracture?

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bone is broken with no open wound

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What is an open fracture?

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Broken end of bone pierces the skin

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What is a green stick fracture?

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Usually in children, bone bends rather than actually breaking

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What is a comminuted fracture?

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Bone is broken into pieces

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What is an impacted fracture?

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Broken ends of bone are forced into one another

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What is a complicated fracture?

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Extensive soft tissue damage, like when a rib pierces a lung

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What is a colles fracture?
Break at lower end of radius
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What is an incomplete fracture?
Line if fracture does not include the whole bone
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What are rotator cuff injuries?
Injures to the capsule of the shoulder joint
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What is a sprain?
Trauma to a joint causes injury to surrounding ligament
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What is a strain?
Trauma to a muscle from overuse
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What is talipes equinovarus?
congenital deformity of the foot
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What is tendinitis?
Inflammation of a tendon usually from injury or overuse
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What is torticollis?
Spastic contraction of the neck muscles
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What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
Pain resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel
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What is a contracture?
Fibrosis of connective tissue in skin, muscle, or joint that prevents normal mobility
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What is crepitation?
sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together
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What is Ewing sarcoma?
Malignant tumor that develops from bone marrow
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What is gout?
Hereditary disease, acute form of arthritis, excessive Uris acid in blood and around joint
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What is a herniated disk?
Herniation or rupture of the nucleus pulposus between 2 vertebrae
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What is osteoporosis?
Bones become porous and brittle
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What is pager disease?
Skeletal disease effecting elderly people, chronic inflammation of bones
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What is rheumatoid arthritis?
Chronic, inflammatory disease affecting synovial membranes of joints, results in crippling deformities
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What is subluxation?
partial or complete dislocation
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What is sequestrum?
Fragment of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue
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What is anklylosing spondylitis?
Chronic inflammatory disease, first affects the spine, loss of mobility in two or more vertebrae
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What is kyphosis?
hunchback
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What is lordosis?
Swayback posture
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What is scoliosis?
Sideways curvature of the spine left or right
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What is spondylisthesis?
Partial forward dislocation of one vertebrae over the one below it
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What is arthrocentesis?
Puncture of a joint to remove fluid
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What is rheumatoid factor?
Blood test to detect a substance present in people with RA
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What is arthroplasty?
Surgical replacement of a painful joint to restore mobility
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What is sequestrectomy?
Excision of sequestrum
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What are bone reabsorbtion inhibitors?
a gene that reduce the reabsorbtion of bone in the treatment of weak bones
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What are gold salts?
Agents that treat RA; inhibit activity in the immune system
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What's are NSAIDs?
Drugs that reduce mild to moderate pain and reduce inflammation
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What does roentgen/o mean?
X rays

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