Categorical Approach to Bone Disease (Quiz 2)

Question 1

What does the acronym “CAT BITES” stand for?

Answer 1

Congenital
Arthritis
Trauma
Blood
Infection
Tumor
Endocrine/nutritional/metabolic
Soft tissue (in another class)

Question 2

what are congenital boney findings?

Answer 2

localized and generalized skeletal anomalies
ex: spinal block vertebra, spinal bifida, etc.

Question 3

what is arthritis? (general)

Answer 3

“joint problems”…. alterations in the alignment, articular contour and joint space are identifiable on a radiograph

Question 4

what are some of the bony traumas that can be seen on a radiograph?

Answer 4

injuries–> fractures, subluxations, dislocations
*not completely bony –> soft tissue abnormalities like myositis ossificans

Question 5

what blood disease is characterized by having an origin in bone marrow?

Answer 5

Hematologic
–> hemolytic anemias and epiphyseal avascular necrosis

Question 6

True/false: you CAN adjust an infected vertebra?

Answer 6

NO ABSOLUTELY NOT

Question 7

what is osteomyelitis?

Answer 7

infective disorder of bone

Question 8

what is septic arthritis?

Answer 8

infective disorder of joints

Question 9

what are tumors/lesions (super general)

Answer 9

-neoplastic conditions -> can be benign or malignant
-recognized by productive and destructive features

Question 10

Endocrine and nutrition is a broad category. what are the 4 main pathologies we need to know rn?
(also really general)

Answer 10

-nutritional osteopenias
-scurvy
-rickets
-parathyroid disease (metabolic)