ortho Flashcards
(42 cards)
is RA or OA pain worse in the morning?
RA
joints in the hand affected by OA
DIP (Heberden) and PIP (Bouchard)
the MCP joints of the hand are usually spared, except one…
the thumb
mild and non inflammatory OA, first line therapy?
Acetaminophen, if it fails move to NSAIDS
what joint is usually spared in RA?
DIP
name two labs that are not specific but usually positive in RA?
Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-CCP antibodies CPR and ESR will most likely be elevated
what is seen on X-ray of RA joints
juxta-articular demineralization
two classes of medical treatment for RA?
NSAIDS and DMARDs (methotrexate, steroids, antimalarials, etanercept, rituximab, infliximab
Explain a Lisfranc fx
Junction of the 2nd metatarsal and cuneiforms leading to unstable arch of foot
Dancers Fx
allusion of 5th MT
do heel spurs develop b/c of Plantar Fascitis
no-separate process
what type of injuries cause achielle’s ruptures?
jumping/explosion, fluoroquinalone and steroids
how remember tennis elbow
Lively Exciting Tennis= Lateral epicondylitis w/ extensors
how to remember gofers elbow
Mundane Foul Golf=Medial epicondylitis w/flexors
what would you see on X-ray of a supracondylar humerus fracture.
The most common elbow fracture in pediatric trauma is supracondylar humerus fracture. Occult supracondylar fracture may present with a posterior fat pad and/or positive sail sign (distended anterior fat pad) on the lateral x-ray study of the elbow
A 45 year old carpenter presents to your clinic complaining of right shoulder pain that is worse in the evenings. On physical exam he has pain on range of motion, a positive Neer’s and Hawkins tests, but strength appears to be normal bilaterally. What is the initial diagnostic test that should be ordered in this patient?
x-ray for suspected subacromial impingement, then move on to MRI
A 23 year old male was admitted to the hospital following a motor vehicle accident. He sustained a crush injury to his left leg and was kept as a precaution since otherwise he seemed to be stable. You are rounding on him on day three, and he is complaining of severe pain in his left leg. Which of the following findings would suggest the absence of compartment syndrome in this patient?
Compartment syndrome is often described using the ‘5 P’s’: pulselessness, paralysis, paresthesias, poikilothermia, and pallor - and one could add pain out of proportion to visible injury. A finding of intact pulses decreases one’s suspicion for compartment syndrome.
A patient who has recently begun treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus with hydroxychloroquine, what is the most likely side effect?
Night vision, macular degeneration
What is the most common side effect associated with Colchicine?
GI side effects
Jefferson’s fracture involves which of the following bones?
Jefferson’s fracture is a fracture of C1
Which of the following is the most common side effect of methotrexate?
Stomatitis
What anatomic abnormality may predispose a person to develop impingement syndrome or rotator cuff tendonitis?
type 2 or type 3 acromion processes however, the underside of the acromion is not flat, but curved or hooked respectively and thus may predispose a patient to those conditions.
Joint fluid analysis revealing negatively birefringent crystals, is a finding of?
Gout
joint abnormality that follows an viral upper respiratory infection?
Transient synovitis