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Upper Extremity complaint Flashcards

1
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sudden stretch to the inside of the elbow

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medial collateral ligament sprain or compressive injury to radial head

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supracondylar fracture should ALWAYS be considered with the history of a:

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FOOSH injury

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direct fall onto the tip of the elbow with elbow flexed

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olecranon fracture or olecranon buritis

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4
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sudden traction on the forearm of a young child may result in radial head entrapment called:

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Nursemaid’s elbow

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repetitive flexion and medial elbow pain are suggestive of

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medial epicondylitis

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repetitive extension and lateral elbow pain are associated with

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lateral epicondylitis

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7
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weakness at the elbow without associated pain suggests

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biceps tendon rupture

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restricted passive flexion or extension coupled with trauma suggests

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joint effusion or fracture

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nontraumatic restriction to passive extension suggests

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tight biceps or anterior capsule

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nontrauatic restriction to passive flexion suggests

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tight triceps or posterior capsule adhesion

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11
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locking or crepitus in young pt suggests

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osteochondritis desiccans

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12
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locking or crepitus in older pt suggests

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degenerative changes

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13
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swelling of elbow suggests

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fracture, bursitis, or gout

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14
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Mill’s test is for

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lateral epicondylitis

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15
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reverse Mill’s test is for

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medial epicondylitis

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16
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Cozen’s test is for

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lateral epicondylitis

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17
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Tinel’s test is for

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ulnar nerve irritation

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lateral pain on resisted wrist extension and/or passive flexion of the wrist with the elbow extended and forearm pronated and/or resisted finger extension

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lateral epicondylitis

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medial pain on resisted wrist flexion with the elbow extended and/or passive wrist extension with the elbow extended and forearm supinated and/or resisted finger flexion

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medial epicondylitis

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lateral elbow pain worsened by resisted wrist extension and gripping

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lateral epicondylitis

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21
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often referred to as tennis elbow, 40-60 years old, may cause inability to lift or hold objects

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lateral epicondylitis

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medial elbow pain following a repetitive activity, golfer’s elbow, inticing activity usually involve wrist flexion and pronation

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medial epicondylitis

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23
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elevated anterior fat pad produces

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sail sign

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24
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elevated anterior and posterior fat pads in elbow for adults means

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radial head fracture

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25
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elevated anterior and posterior fat pads in elbow for kids means

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supracondylar fracture of humerus

26
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ulnar shaft fracture with associated proximal dislocated radius

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Monteggia fracture

27
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fracture distal radius and dislocated distal radial ulnar articulation

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Galeazzi fracture

28
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incomplete fracture of forearm

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greenstick/torus

29
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distal radial fracture with dorsal and radial angulation

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Colles fracture

30
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distal radial fracture with volar/palmar angulation

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Smith’s fracture

31
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most common carpal fractured

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scaphoid

32
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70% of scaphoid fractures involve this area

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the waist

33
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scaphoid fracture is most common site for

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occult fracture

34
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pain in the anatomic snuffbox after fall on the outstretched hand

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scaphoid fracture

35
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AVN of lunate

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Kienbock’s disease

36
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radial or dorsal wrist pain following a fall on outstretched hand

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scapholunate disassociation

37
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increased space between the lunate and scaphoid referred to as

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Terry Thomas sign

38
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with scapholunate disassociation, the scaphoid assumes a more vertical orientation and appears as:

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signet ring sign

39
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pie sign is

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anterior lunate dislocation

40
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radial wrist pain, pain is reproduced with resisted thumb extension in the wrist and radial deviation

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De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis

41
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test for de quervain’s tenosynovitis

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Finkelstein’s

42
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most common nerve entrapment syndrome

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carpal tunnel

43
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pain and numbness in palmar surface of thumb and radial 2 1/2 fingers, symptoms worse at night

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carpal tunnel

44
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median nerve issues in wrist could be

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carpal tunnel, pronator syndrome

45
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ulnar nerve issues in wrist could be

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cubital tunnel syndrome, tunnel of Guyon

46
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radial nerve issues in wrist could be

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radial tunnel syndrome

47
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volar forearm pain, no history of trauma, history of repetitive pronation

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pronator syndrome

48
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pain and paresthesia in medial forearm and ring and little finger, history of activities that medially stretch the elbow, usually due to valgus force of the elbow

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cubital tunnel syndrome

49
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complaint of numbness and tingling or pain in the 4th and 5th digits

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tunnel of guyon

50
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complaint of dull aching pain over the lateral forearm, tenderness distal to the lateral epicondyle

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radial tunnel syndrome

51
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when numbness, tingling, or weakness is reported in finger and thumb it is likely

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peripheral nerve entrapment

52
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avulsion of extensor digitorum tendon in hand

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mallet finger

53
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oblique intra-articular fracture at base of thumb with radial deviation of distal fragment

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bennett’s fracture

54
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partial or complete disruption of ulnar collateral ligament of 1st MCP articulation

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gamekeeper’s thumb

55
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marginal erosions of DIP’s and PIP’s, tuft erosions with sharpened pencil appearance, 30-50 year olds, pannus, enthesopathic changes

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psoriatic arthritis

56
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asymmetrical small joint involvement, most common in DIP, peripheral erosions (mouse ear erosions), central erosions (pencil and cup erosions), soft tissue swelling

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psoriatic arthritis

57
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young female in 20-40’s, wrist and finger pain, warm swollen tender joints, bilaterally in MCP and PIP joints, uniform loss of joint space and bare area erosions

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rheumatoid

58
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most common inflammatory arthritis, seropositive, pannus, elevated ESR, positive RA factor

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RA

59
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arthritis mutilans

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severe joint deformity

60
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enlargement of gastrocnemius bursa

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Baker’s cyst

61
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deformity of fingers that has PIP flexion and DIP extension

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Boutonniere deformity

62
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soft tissue swelling at MCP

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Haygarth’s nodes

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