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MUSCULOSKELZ Flashcards

1
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Traction or tear of the upper trunk of the brachial plexus causes this..

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Erb-Duchenne palsy (waiter’s tip), C5-C6 roots injured

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Findings of erb-duchenne palsy

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paralysis of abduction, lateral rotators, biceps

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Klumpke’s palsy

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an embryologic defect affecting inferior trunk of brachial plexus C8-T1

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4
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thoracic outlet syndrome

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a cervical rib can compress subclavian artery and inferior trunk, resulting in thoracic outlet syndrome

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5
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Klumpke’s palsy- loss of…

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81 roots that ult form median and ulnar nerves; they innervate all of the intrinsic hand muscles

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6
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Pope’s blessing

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distal ulnar nerve lesion

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7
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Claw hand of 2nd and 3rd fingers

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distal median nerve 57

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8
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Ape hand

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proximal median nerve lesion; loss of opponens pollicis muscle

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9
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Klumpke’s total claw

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lesion of lower trunk 81, loss of function of a lumbricals, clawing of all digits

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10
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Radial nerve is known as

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the great extensor

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11
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Radial nerve innervates

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the BEST! brachioradialis, extensors of the wrist and fingers, supinator, triceps

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12
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Dorsal interosseous muscles

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abduct the fingers (DAB)

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13
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Palmar interosseous mucles

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adduct the fingers PAD

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14
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PED mnemonic

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peroneal Everts and Dorsiflexes; if injured, foo dropPED

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15
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TIP memonic

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Tibial Inverts and Plantarflexes; if injured, can’t stand on toes

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16
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Sciatica MC involves these nerves

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L5 or S1

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17
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Point of actin attachment

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Z line

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18
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myosin attaches to

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M line

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19
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Only THICK lines

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H zone

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20
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type 1 muscle

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slow twitch, for sustained contraction; increased mitochondria and myoglobin concentration

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21
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type 2 muscle

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fast twitch, white fibers, anaerobic glycolysis

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22
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achondroplasia

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failure of longitudinal bone growth, FGFR3 inhibits chondrocyte proliferation

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23
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Type 1 and 2 osteoporosis

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postmenopausal; senile

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24
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Patient with HTN and CHf, at risk for osteoporosis; give

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Hydrochlorothiazide

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25
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osteopetrosis

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failure of normal bone resorption due to abnormal osteoclasts. anemia, thrombocytopenia, infection. carbonic anhydase 2 deficiency. erlenmeyer flask bones. cn defects.

26
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osteolmalacia/rickets

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defective mineralization/calcification of osteoid

27
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Septic arthritis mnemonic

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STD- synovitis, tenosynovitis, dermatitis

28
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SLE mnem

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IM DAMN SHARP: 
Ig (anti-dsDNA, Sm, antiphospholipid)
Malar rash
Discoid rash
Antinuclear Ab
Mucositis
Neuro d/o
Serositis
Hemat d/o
Arthritis
Renal d/o
Photosens
29
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SLE-defective FAS gene product does this…

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impairs clonal deletion of activated T lymphocytes

30
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Monitor in ank spondy

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chest expansion (enthesopathies of costovertebral and costosternal jx)

31
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Reiter’s syndrome usually occurs after

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GI or chlamydia infections

32
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Reiter’s triad

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conjunctivitis and anterior uveitis, urethritis, arthritis

33
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Sarcoidosis mnem

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GRAIN; gammaglobulinemia, RA, ACE increas, Interstitial fibrosis, Noncaseating granulomas

34
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MCTD mnem

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FAME; fatigue, arthralgias, myaglgias, esopgaheal hypomotility

35
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MCTD antibodies

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U1RNP; Ab against a mix of macromoleules; ribo-nucleo-protein

36
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Where is the superior gluteal nerve? Sciatic nerve?

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superiomedial- sup gluteal; inferomedial- sciatic n

37
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layers of epidermis mnem

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cali likes girls in stiring bikinis

corneum, lucidum, franulosum, spinosum, basalis

38
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MC dislocated; where is it

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lunate, next to scaphoid

39
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MC fractured

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scaphoid; immediately superior to radius

40
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SITS stands for

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supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis

41
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unhappy knee triad

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MCL, ACL, LM

42
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tight junctions

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prevents diffusion across paracellular space; composed of cluadins and occludins

43
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zona adherens

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cadherins connect to actin, surrounds area just below zona occ

44
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desmosomes

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macula adherens; small and discrete, cadherins connect to intermediate filaments

45
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gap junctions

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allow adjacent cells to comm for el and metab fx

46
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hemidesmosome

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connects cells to underlying ECM

47
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integrin

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maintains integrity of BM; binds to laminin (in BM)

48
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poly/dermatomyositis labs

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Increased CK, aldolase; + ANA, anti;Jo-1

49
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LTB4 on neutrophils

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chemotactic

50
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LTC, D, E

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bronchconstriction, vasoconstriction, contraction of sm ms, incre vasc perm

51
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PGI2

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inhibits platelet aggregation and promotes vasodilation

52
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dose of aspirin when it becomes AI

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> 2400mg/day

53
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name the bisphosphs

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PALER; pamidronate, alendronate, etidronate, risedronate

54
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acute gout

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colchicine, indomethacin

55
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chornic gout

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probenecid, allopurinol

56
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name TNF-a inhibitors

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AEI etanercept, infliximab, adalimumab;

57
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infliximab inlix pain on

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TNF

58
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etanercept acts as a

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decoy receptor

59
Q

adalimumab

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blocks TNF-R

60
Q

TNF-a inhibitors can …

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reactivate latent TB

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