Buzzwords

Question 1

Pencil in cup X-ray appearance, sausage fingers?

Answer 1

Psoriatic arthritis

Question 2

Wrist drop?

Answer 2

Radial nerve palsy

Question 3

Dinner fork /swans neck deformity?

Answer 3

Displaced Colles fracture

Question 4

Pain / tenderness in anatomical snuffbox?

Answer 4

Scaphoid fracture

Question 5

Feels like walking on pebbles?

Answer 5

Advanced RA in feet (subluxation of MTP joints)

Question 6

Arthritis, conjunctivitis, urethritis? (can’t see, can’t pee, can’t bend the knee)

Answer 6

Reiters syndrome (reactive arthritis - after an infection)

Question 7

Foot drop

Answer 7

Common fibular nerve

Question 8

Fracture with AVN?

Answer 8

Proximal scaphoid, 
Intracapsular femoral,
Fromoral condyles,
Humeral head,
Capitellum (radial attachment to humerus), 
Proximal talus

Question 9

Sagging rope sign

Answer 9

AVN

Question 10

Negative birefringent, needle shaped crystals? (type and disease)

Answer 10

Gout

*urate crystals

Question 11

Rhomboid, mildly positively birefringent crystals (type and disease)

Answer 11

Pseudogout

Calcium pyrophosphate crystals

Question 12

Positive anterior drawer test

Answer 12

ACL tear

Question 13

Pain in internal rotation of the knee at 90 degrees (steinmans test)

Answer 13

Lateral meniscal tear

Question 14

Painful arc

Answer 14

Frozen shoulder,
Damaged supraspinatous tendon,
Rotator cuff tendon impingement

Question 15

Difficulty with external rotation?

Answer 15

Frozen shoulder

Question 16

Dry eyes, mouth and skin? (what disease is this associated with?)

Answer 16

Sjogrens syndrome

RA

Question 17

Locked knee?

Answer 17

Bucket handle meniscal tear

Question 18

Bamboo spine on X-ray, sacroiliitis, Q mark posture

Answer 18

Ankylosing spondylitis

Question 19

shortened + externally rotated leg

Answer 19

Displaced fracture of neck of femur

Question 20

Shortened leg + internally rotated

Answer 20

Dislocated femoral head

Question 21

‘onion peel’ sign?

Answer 21

Ewings sarcoma

Question 22

soap bubble appearance on X-ray?

Answer 22

Giant cell tumour (benign)

Question 23

scalp tenderness + jaw claudication

Answer 23

Temporal arteritis

Question 24

Gowers sign positive

Answer 24

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Question 25

swollen, ‘woody’ calves

Answer 25

Duchenne Muscular dystrophy

Question 26

light bulb sign

Answer 26

Posterior shoulder dislocation

Question 27

VitD deficiency + fractures

Answer 27

Osteomalacia (adults)

Rickets (kids)