Ortho Flashcards

1
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Compression fx

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  • Common in vertebrae, 1 bone against other
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Comminuted fx

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3 + fragments of fracture

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3
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Transverse fx

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Perpendicular to long bone axis

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4
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Oblique fx

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Slanted on shaft of long bone

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5
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Greenstick

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Incomplete twisting, usually in children

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6
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Torus/ buckle fx

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Compression of cortex- bulging of cortical bone

- Distal portion of radius

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7
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Soft tissue injuries

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  • Control hemorrhage
  • Test PV and nerves distal
  • Test joints
  • Exposures, rhabdo
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8
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Ottawa knee rules

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> 55

  • Isolated patellar tenderness
  • Fibular tenderness
  • Unable to flex knee to 90
  • Unable to bear weight
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9
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Ottawa ankle rules

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  • 5th metatarsal
  • Navicular
  • Posterior malleoli- lat and med
    • inability to bear weight
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10
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Gout- Sx

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1 joint, lE, 1st metatarsal MC

  • Exquisite tenderness and erythema
  • Urate crystals
  • Negatively birefringent, needle shaped urate crystals
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11
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Gout- Tx

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  • NSAIDs- Indomethacin
  • Colchicine (acute & chronic)
  • Allopurinol
  • Low purine diet
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12
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Pseudogout- Sx

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  • Calcium pyrophosphate deposition
  • Acute, recurrent arthritis- knees and wrists
  • Rhomboid shaped crystals, positivly birefringent
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13
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Pseudogout- Tx

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  • Intrarticular steroids

- NSAIDs, cholchicine

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OA- Sx

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  • Weight bearing joints,
  • Stiffness decreases with rest
  • Best in AM, worst in PM
  • Heberden nodule at DIP
  • Bouchard nodule at PIP
  • Imaging- narrow joint space, osteophyte formation
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15
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OA- Tx

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NSAIDs, steroid injections

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16
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Drugs that induce hyperuricemia

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  • Loop & thiazide diuretics
  • Aspirin
  • Immunosuppressants- cyclosporine and tacrolimus
  • Niacin
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17
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Hyperextension of C spine- MOA, Sx

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Whiplash

  • Neck pain
  • Weakness, numbness, tingling
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18
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Hyperextension of C spine- Tx

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RICE, PT, NSAID

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19
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Disc herniation- MOA/ Sx

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L5-S1

  • Degenerative or heavy lifting
  • Back pain with sitting, numbers or weakness
  • Worst at level of affected disc
  • Cauda eqina
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20
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Disc herniation- Tx

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  • Bed rest, NSAIDs, injections, repair
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21
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Acute lumbosacral strain- MOA/ Sx

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Poor lifting

  • Pain and spasm in lower back muscles
  • Dec. ROM
  • No neuro changes
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22
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Acute lumbosacral strain- Tx

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  • PT

- Brief bed rest

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23
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Bicipital tenosynovitis- MOA, Sx

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  • Inflammation of long head bicep tendon
  • Pain with lifting, anterior shoulder
  • Yergason test
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24
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Bicipital tenosynovitis- Tx

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PT, steroids

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25
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Rotator cuff tendonitis- MOA, Sx

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  • Pain with overhead activities, internal rotation
  • Pain in front of shoulder
  • Neer and Hawkins
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26
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Rotator cuff rupture- MOA, Sx

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MC shoulder pain

  • Trauma & overuse
  • Weakness, atrophy and pain
    • empty can, drop arm test
  • Full PROM
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27
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Rotator cuff rupture- DX/ Tx

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  • MRI

- Rehab, NSAIDs, steroids, surgery

28
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Subacromial bursitis- MOA/ Sx

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  • Acutely painful, swelling and focal tenderness

- Full ROM

29
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Subacromial bursitis- Dx, Tx

A
  • Aspiration

- Heat, rest, NSAIDs, steroids

30
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Lateral epicondylitis- MOA, Sx

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  • Tennis elbow
  • Tenderness of lateral epicondyle
  • Pain with extension
31
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Medial epicondylitis- MOA, Sx

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  • Golfers elbow
  • Pain with flexion, pronation, pulling activities
  • Medial epicondyle tenderness
32
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Epicondylitis- Tx

A
  • PT
  • RICE
  • Braces
33
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Olecranon bursitis- MOA, Sx

A

Trauma, gout, inflammation

  • Abrupt goose egg swelling
  • Boggy, tender, red
  • Limited flexion
34
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Olecranon bursitis- Tx

A

Heat, rest NSAIDs

- Aspiration if suspicions

35
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Carpal tunnel- MOA, Sx

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  • Median nerve entrapment neuropathy
  • Pain & paresthesias, worse at night
  • Thumb, pointer, middle fingers
  • Thenar hypertrophy
36
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Carpal tunnel- Dx, tx

A
    • tinel and phalen
  • Volar splint
  • NSAIDS
  • Surgery
37
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Ganglion cyst- MOA, Sx

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  • Synovial outpouching
  • At wrist, flexor sheath
  • Movable, compressible mass
  • Tx: Steroid injection with aspiration
38
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DeQuervian tenosynovitis- MOA, sx

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  • Inflammation of abductor pollicus longus, extensor pollicus brevis
  • Repetitive thumb use- gripping
  • Pain along radial aspect radiates to forearm
39
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DeQuervian tenosynovitis- Dx, Tx

A
    • Finkelstein

- Thumb spica splint, NSAIDs, steroids

40
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Ulnar nerve entrapment- MOA, SX

A
  • Pinky & ring finger paresthesias

- Medial elbow pain, worse with flexion

41
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Ulnar nerve entrapment- Dx, Tx

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    • tinel sign at elbow
  • Pain worse with flexion
  • Wrist immobilization, NSAIDs
42
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Duputren contracture- MOA, SX

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  • Genetic, men 40-60
  • Fixed flexion at MCP- 4th & 5th
  • Nodule over crease, painful
43
Q

Duputren contracture- Dx, Tx

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  • Clinical dx
  • Steroid injections
  • PT, surgical correction
44
Q

Finger/ wrist sprain

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  • Pain at ligament insertion site
  • Joint laxity
  • Tx: immobilzation,
45
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Trochanteric bursitis- MOA, Sx

A

Local, acutely swollen at trochanter

- Heat, rest, NSAIDs, steroids

46
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Medial meniscus- MOA, Sx

A
  • Repeated use, micro trauma
  • Pain, clicking and locking
  • Antalgic gait, difficulty squatting
47
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Medial meniscus- Dx, Tx

A
  • MRI
  • McMurray test- click with external rotation and varus stress
  • Analgesics and PT
48
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Chondromalacia patellae- MO, Sx

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  • Runners knee- repetitive use
  • Softening/ fissureing of patellar articular cartilage
  • Anterior knee pain BEHIND patella
  • Worse with flexion
49
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Chondromalacia patellae- Dx, Tx

A
  • Apprehension, patellar grind

- PT- quad strengthing, NSAIDS, brace

50
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Baker’s cyst- MOA, Sx

A

Synovial fluid effusion at popliteal fossa- d/t meniscal tear
- Acing, clicking, locking of knee

51
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Baker’s cyst- Dx, Tx

A

US

- Ice, NSAIDs, steroids

52
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ACL- MOA, Sx

A
  • MC knee injury
  • Pivoting
  • Loud pop, swelling
  • Non-weight bearing
  • Stiff knee
53
Q

ACL- Dx, Tx

A
  • Lachman test
  • MRI
  • Surgery or therapy
54
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PCL- MOA, Sx

A
  • Force to flexed knee

- Large effusion, anterior brusing

55
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PCL- Dx, Tx

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  • Posterior drawer
  • MRI
  • Immobilization, Surgery
56
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MCL/ LCL- MOA, Sx

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  • MCL- Valgus stress with rotation
  • LCL- Varus stress with rotation
  • Pain, swelling, siffness
57
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MCL/ LCL- Dx, Tx

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  • Sprain or incomplete tear- Control pain, PT, RICE, NSAIDS

- Complete tear- Surgical

58
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Hallux valgus- MOA, Sx

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  • Bunion deformity
  • Pain, at 1st metatarsal with lateral deviation
  • Tx: Wide toe box, surgical correction
59
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Hammertoe- MOA, Sx

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PIP deformity- inflexion

  • DIP and MTP hyperextended
  • Pain
  • Wear larger shoes
60
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Ankle sprain- MOA, Sx, Tx

A
  • Anterior talofibular ligament MC
  • Eversion = deltoid ligament
  • Pop, swelling, pain
  • RICE, NSAIDs, strengthening
61
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Stress fracture- MOA, Sx

A
  • 3rd metatarsal

- Insideous onset of local, achy pain, swelling and tenderness

62
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Stress fx- Dx, Tx

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  • XR- 50% will not be seen

- RICE, NSAIDs, splint

63
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Plantar fasciitis- MOA, Sx

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  • Inflammation of aponeurosis d/t overuse- flat foot, heel spur
  • Tenderness, heel pain
  • Worst in with first few steps
64
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Plantar fasciitis- Dx, Tx

A

RICE, support, NSAIDs

65
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Morton neuroma- MOA, Sx

A

Degeneration of plantar nerve- high heels

  • Painful mass near tarsal head at plantar surface
  • Pain with palpation, squeezing forefoot
66
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Morton neuroma- Dx, Tx

A
  • Pain in webspaces

- Wide shoes, steroid injection