test 2

Question 1

radiographic sign assoc. with PVNS (pigmented villonodular synovitis)

Answer 1

apple core sign

-erosions on both sides of the articulation

Question 2

Eggars cysts are found in which joint

Answer 2

Hip joint

-subchondral cysts

Question 3

Gout in the big toe is aka

Answer 3

Podagra

Question 4

overhanging edge sign is assoc. with ____

Answer 4

gouty arthritis

Question 5

a fractured, previously ankylosed segment

Answer 5

Andersson lesion

Question 6

T/f uncinate hypertrophy may lead to IVF encroachment

Answer 6

True

Question 7

“bag of bones” disease

Answer 7

hypertrophic neurotrophic arthritis

Question 8

Romanus lesion, squaring of the ant. vertebral body is assoc. with _____

Answer 8

AS

Question 9

A typical L5 disc herniation would compromise which nerve root

Answer 9

the traversing S1 N root

Question 10

DISH may be assoc. with what systemic disease

Answer 10

Diabetes mellitus

Question 11

triangular fibrocartilage calcification TFC is most likely assoc. with what diagnosis

Answer 11

CPPD

Question 12

T/F a bulging disc is considered a herniation

Answer 12

FALSE

Question 13

ADI should not exceed ___mm in an adult

Answer 13

3mm

Question 14

uniform jt space narrowing with acetabular protrusion in a 14 year old would point to what diagnosis

Answer 14

juvenile RA

Question 15

facet fusion and decreased disc height in an individual younger than 16 yrs old may point to what diagnosis

Answer 15

Juvenile RA

Question 16

SLE is positive/negative for RF

Answer 16

positive

RSSS

Question 17

SLE is most prominent in the _____, and involves (increased/decreased/normal) joint spaces

Answer 17

hands

normal jt spaces

Question 18

Ulnar deviation in hands, jt spaces unaffected, malar rash = ______

Answer 18

SLE

Question 19

non-erosive jts in hands with ulnar deviation …possible history of rheumatic fever

Answer 19

Jaccouds

-reversible deformity

Question 20

vertebral body squaring or ballooning may point to what diagnosis

Answer 20

early AS

Question 21

CREST syndrome

Answer 21

Calcinosis
Raynauds
Esophageal dysmotility
Sclerodactyly
Telangiectasia
(scleroderma)

Question 22

Scleroderma is MC in males or females

Answer 22

females 3:1

Question 23

scleroderma is RF positive or negative

Answer 23

positive

RSSS

Question 24

acro-osteolysis occurs in which region of the body and what disease

Answer 24

acro- = hand
(osseous resorption)
scleroderma

Question 25

calcinosis and acro-osteolysis of the DP would point to what diagnosis

Answer 25

scleroderma

Question 26

seronegative spondyloarthropathies are positive for _____

Answer 26

HLA B27 PEAR -psoriatic, enteropathic, AS, reiters(reactive)

Question 27

___% of sacroiliitis will develop into fusion

Answer 27

50%

Question 28

triangular shaped sclerosis at the inf. aspect of the SI joint with NO erosion may point to what condition

Answer 28

osteitis condensans ilii

Question 29

shiny corner sign most likely points to what diagnosis

Answer 29

AS | -pannus formation causes sclerosis

Question 30

thin syndesmophytes point to what diagnosis

Answer 30

AS | ant. aspect of vert. body

Question 31

Si joint fusion + inflammatory bowel disease such as crohn's may point you to what diagnosis

Answer 31

enteropathic arthritis

Question 32

MC organism responsible for septic/infectious arthritis

Answer 32

staph. aureus

Question 33

"cocktail sausage digit", nail pitting, and psoriasis are clinical signs assoc. with what diagnosis

Answer 33

enteropathic arthritis

Question 34

pseudo fracture sign is assoc. with ____________

Answer 34

uncinate hypertrophy

Question 35

if a dagger sign is present do we need to do an HLA B27 test?

Answer 35

no- sign points to AS only so no test required

Question 36

Mouse ear sign is assoc. with what diagnosis

Answer 36

periostitis erosions of psoriatic arthritis

Question 37

can't see, can't pee, can't dance with me =_______

Answer 37

reiter's / reactive arthritis | urethritis, conjuctivitis, arthritis

Question 38

Bamboo spine is assoc. with what diagnosis

Answer 38

AS

Question 39

olecranon erosions and soft tissue tophi point to what diagnosis

Answer 39

gout

Question 40

"pencil and cup" deformity is assoc. with what diagnosis

Answer 40

psoriatic arthritis

Question 41

gull wing appearance at the DIP joints is a classic finding in which diagnosis

Answer 41

erosive arthritis

Question 42

groove for the popliteal tendon is on the (lateral or medial) side of the femur

Answer 42

indent on the lateral aspect

Question 43

juvenile discogenic disease is aka

Answer 43

scheuermann's disease - schmorl's nodes - endplate irregularity - decreased ant. vertebral body height

Question 44

nitrogen gas contained within the cracks and fissures of the desiccated disc, black radioluscent in disc space

Answer 44

knutson's vacuum phenomenon

Question 45

what is the disc appearance on a T2 weighted MR image for DDD

Answer 45

decreased signal intensity on T2

Question 46

pathological osseous proliferation at tendon or ligament insertion

Answer 46

enthesopathy | -due to degenerative or inflammatory changes

Question 47

a focal lesion with complete disruption of the annulus

Answer 47

extrusion

Question 48

triangular calcification in the meniscus

Answer 48

chondrocalcinosis | -CPPD

Question 49

T/F posterior osteophyte suggests canal stenosis

Answer 49

true

Question 50

intercalary ossicle points to ____

Answer 50

DDD

Question 51

Japanese disease = aka

Answer 51

OPLL | -ossification of the post. long. lig

Question 52

synovial cyst that extends into the soft tissue of the post. knee

Answer 52

bakers cyst

Question 53

adult with extensive carpal fusion, erosive changes, and osteopenia may point to _____

Answer 53

an "old" case of juvenile RA