MSK Buzzwords Flashcards

1
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Pencil in cup x-ray appearance, sausage fingers?

A

Psoriatic arthritis

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2
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Wrist drop?

A

Radial nerve palsy

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3
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Dinner fork deformity in wrist?

A

Displaced Colles fracture

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4
Q

Pain/tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox?

A

Scaphoid fracture

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5
Q

Feels like walking on pebbles?

A

Advanced RA in the feer: subluxation of the metatarsophalangeal joints

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6
Q

Arthritis + uveitis + urethritis?Cant pee, cant see cant climb a tree

A

Reiter’s syndrome (Reactive arthritis)

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7
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Foot drop?

A

Common fibular nerve (peroneal nerve)

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8
Q

Fracture shaft of humerus?

A

Radial nerve damaged

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9
Q

Fractures neck of humerus?

A

Axillary nerve damaged

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10
Q

Badge patch numbness?

A

Axillary nerve damaged

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11
Q

Malar rash?

A

SLE/mitral stenosis

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12
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Avascular necrosis?

A

Proximal scaphoid, intracapsular femoral, femoral condyles, humeral head, capitellum and proximal talus

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13
Q

Hanging rope sign?

A

AVN

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14
Q

Negative befringement, needle shaped urate crystals?

A

Gout

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15
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Envelope shaped/rhomboid, mildly positive befringement Ca pyrophosphate crystals?

A

Pseudogout

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16
Q

Positive anterior drawer test?

A

ACL tear/rupture

17
Q

What is positive anterior drawer test?

A

Tibia can be pulled forward easily on femur when knee flexed

18
Q

Pain in internal rotation and extension of knee at 90 degrees?

A

Lateral meniscal tear

19
Q

Painful arc (pain on abducting between about 70-120 degrees)

A

Damaged supraspinatus tendon, frozen shoulder

20
Q

Dry eyes, mouth, skin, +ve Schirmer’s test?

A

Sjogren’s (with infiltration)

21
Q

Dry eyes, mouth?

A

Sicca

22
Q

Locked knee?

A

Bucket handle meniscal tear

23
Q

Bamboo spine on X-ray and sacroiliitis ?

A

Ankylosing spondylitis

24
Q

Question mark posture?

A

Ankylosing spondylitis

25
Q

Shortened leg and externally rotated?

A

Displaced fracture neck of femur

26
Q

Shortened leg and internally rotated?

A

Dislocated femoral head

27
Q

Onion peel sign?

A

Ewing’s sarcoma

28
Q

Sunray spiculation?

A

Osteosarcoma

29
Q

Popcorn calcification on x-ray?

A

Chondrosarcoma

30
Q

Soap bubble appearance on x-ray?

A

Giant cell tumour (benign)