MSK Flashcards
(89 cards)
plantar fasciitis symp
pain with walking felt on instep
localised tenderness on palpation of site
worse after exercising
tendoachilles tendonitis
pain at insertion into calcaeneous/pain of the tendon
morning stiffness
worse after exercising
eases w heat
tetanus micro
GP anaerobic rods
tetanus symp
neurotoxin causes spastic paralysis
muscles spasm - starts in jaw then spreads to the rest of the body
tetanus rx
debridement
immunglobulin
pen/metho
tetanus can be found
soil
gardens
animal bites
gas gangrene spores where
in tissue and predisposing factors (dead tissue, anaerobic conditions)
spores germinate - gas bubbles
gas gangrene micro
GP strictly anaerobic rods
treatment of gas gangrene
urgent debridement
pen and or metho
hyperbaric oxygen in severe
cellulitis cause
SA
group b strep haemolytic
cellulitis treatment general
rest, elevation, analgesia, splint
cellulitis treatment mild
not resolving
fluclox PO 1g QDS 7 days
not resolving doxy 100mg BD 7 days
cellulitis septic rx
fluclox 1g IV QDS
BMI >30 then 2g
septic arthritis treatment
PA
<5s
IV fluclox 2g QDS IV 2 weeks oral 4 weeks
PA clindamycin 600mg IV QDS
ceftriaxone <5s for king ella and HI cover
osteomyelitis treatment
PA
chronic
MRSA
Fluclox IV QDS 1w IV then 4w PO
clindamycin 600mg IV QDS
PO fluclox 1g QDS
IV vanc
marfans genetics
adom
femoral shaft fracture in kids under two
gallows
early hip spica
femoral shaft kids 2-6
hip spica
thomas splint
femoral shaft 6-12
flexible IM nail
femoral shaft >12
IM nail
cx of supramcondlar fracture in kids
brachial artery and medial nerve
can’t make okay sign FDP FPL
calcanea fracture
impingement of lateral ankle tendon
ix for mid foot fracture
CT
knee dislocation cx
popliteal artery.vein
preineal nerve
compartment syndrome