MS Flashcards
(46 cards)
tx boxer’s fx
ulnar gutter splint
monteggia vs galeazzi
MUGR
monteggia = proximal ULNA
galeazzi = distal radius
tx: ORIF + casting in supination
risk w/ hip dislocation
sciatic nerve injury, AVN
tx: reduction + abduction bracing
anterior dislocation shoulder
pt holds arm slightly abducted + externally rotated
risk w femoral fx
fat emboli = fever + change mental status + dyspnea
clicking or locking
joint line tenderness
mcMurray +
meniscal tear
can be conservative tx
radial N injury
sensation: dorsal forearm and 1st 3 fingers
MCC: humeral fx
“wrist drop”
median N injury
sensation: palmar surface 1st 3 fingers
MCC: carpal tunnel
weak wrist + flat thenar eminence
ulnar N injury
sensation: palmar + dorsal last 2 fingers
elbow dislocation
claw hand
axillary N
sensation: lateral shoulder
ANTERIOR humeral dislocation
peroneal N
sensation: dorsal foot and lateral leg
MCC: knee dislocation
foot drop
compartment syndrome
pain, paresthesia, poikilothermia, pulselessness, pallor, paralysis
pressure > 30
pain worse w/ repetitive stress and resisted strength testing
tendinitis
“soap bubble”
F 20-40, knee pain
giant cell tumor
“onion skinning”
kid 10-20, femur
Ewing sarcoma
MC benign bone tumor
osteochondroma
Codman’s triangle - ne bone formation at diphyseal end
Sunburst pattern
osteosarcoma
tx: surgery
tx septic arthritis
joint aspiration = WBC > 80K
MC staph, strep, and gram- rod
tx: rocephin + vanc until cultures come back
abnormal Schober test
< 5cm distance change w/ forward bend = ank spond
immune-mediated muscle inflammation
F, 50-70, AA
symmetric proximal muscle weakness/pain + difficulty swallowing/breathing
Polymyositis
high CK and anti-Jo-1
muscle bx = fibers in varying stages of necrosis and regeneration
tx: high dose steroids 4-6wk
heliotrope rash - violet perioorbital rash
shawl sign
Gottron’s papuls - papular rash + scale on hands
dermatomyositis
high CK and anti-Jo-1
tx: high dose steroid 4-6wk
risk factor RA
female
age 35-50
HLADR4
anti-CCP
RA
tx: NSAID, DMARDS (methotrexate)
common complication scleroderma
pulmonary fiborisis
core pulmonale
renal failure
malignant HTN