Quiz Questions Flashcards
Pre-Clinical Disability
progressive and detectable but unrecognized decline in physical function in older adults.
Sarcopenia
reduction of muscle mass and/or function as well as the impairment of the muscle’s capacity to regenerate.
What is true for musculoskeletal system and aging?
-Skeletal muscle of older people is more easily damaged
-Aging collagen increased the mechanical stability o but also increased tissue stiffness.
-Tendons exhibit a lower metabolic activity
Transverse Fracture
racture line is at a right angle to the long axis of the bone; this fracture is usually produced by shearing force.
Which of the following is the risk factor for fractures?
-eating disorder
-Leg-length discrepancy
-Radiation treatment
Which of the following complications of fractures requires immediate medical attention?
fat embolism
Which of the following is true for vertebral compression fractures (VCF)?
Pain tends to be worse with spinal extension.
Vertebral compression fractures
most common osteoporosis-related fractures. The incidence increases with age and with decreasing bone density.
Which of the following is generally the first diagnostic study to be done following the clinical examination on a patient with musculoskeletal disorder?
x-ray
Which of the following substances has the highest radiodensity?
Bone
The PT identifies a significant swelling on patient’s lower leg and suspects there is a development of compartmental syndrome. Which of the following actions is the best?
-Doctor
Chrondrolysis
The process of rapid cartilage degeneration is associated with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
What is true for osteoarthritis (OA)?
Muscle weakness in anyone can also cause joint changes leading to OA, such as occurs with prolonged immobilization.
What is true for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?
identification of distinct cell subtypes, surface markers, and products that may initiate and propagate the inflammatory and destructive components of the disease.
Clinical manifestations can occur due to the progressive loss of cartilage on osteoarthritis (OA)?
-Bony overgrowth
-Muscle weakness and atrophy
-Inflammation develops
Slowing the progression of the osteoarthritis (OA) with a combination of
-drugs
-behavioral prevention
What is true about rheumatoid factors?
autoantibodies that react with immunoglobulin antibodies found in the blood.
Which of the following is extraarticular rheumatoid arthritis (RA) manifestation?
Pulmonary Effusions
Disc Bulge
nucleus pulposus bulges into the annulus fibrosis and the disc margin extends beyond the endplates of adjacent vertebral levels.
Which of the following clinical presentations can be expected to see on a patient with cervical degenerative disc disease (DDD)?
-Annular tears
-Nuclear disc material degradation
-Osteophyte on vertebral body
Which of the following can be the sign or symptom of thoracic disc pathology?
-pain mid/low back
-positive slump
-Spinal cord compression symptoms.
Which of the following statements is TRUE for primary facet pathology?
Primary facet pathology is common for bone spurs to intrude into the zygapophyseal joint.
Which of the following would be the most common symptom on a person with whiplash injury?
Neck and shoulder pain
Which of the following is an example of functional scoliosis?
Protective scoliosis secondary to a lumbar disc herniation
