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What type of arthritis is caused by uric acid crystals? Where is it most commonly found?
- Gout
- Affects feet and toes; usually smaller joints
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What is a bacterial infectuion due to a bite from a deer tick, and what shape of a rash forms?
- Lyme Disease
- Bullseye rash
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What type of arthritis is from wear and tear on joints causing inflammation and irritation?
Osteoarthritis, aka degenerative joint disease
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What causes patellar cartilage damage due to overuse?
Patellofemoral syndrome
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What type of arthritis is an autoimmune disease affecting synovial membranes, mainly hands and feet?
Rheumatoid arthritis
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What type of arthritis is a bacterial infection of the joint capsule, causing inflammation?
Septic arthritis
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What is a degenerative joint disease of the spine that usually affects the cervical and lumbar area?
Spondylosis aka spinal stenosis
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What can cause TMJD?
- Malocclusion (dysfunctional bit)
- Bruxism (teeth grinding)
- Loose ligaments
- Trauma
- Stress
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What is a posterior fluid filled extension/sac of the synovial membrane of the knee? Where does it normally protrude?
- Baker cyst
- Protrudes into poplitial fossa
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What is a laterally deviated big toe/ protrusion at the 1st metatarsal phalangeal joint?
Bunion aka hallux valgus
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Where is the most common bursa?
Subacromial bursa
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What is an idiopathic contracture of the palmar fascia?
Depuytren contracture (palmar fascitis)
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What is a small CT pouch filled with fluid on joint capsule and tendon sheaths?
- Ganglion cyst
- Usually found on wrist and dorsal surface of ankle/foot
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What is a protrusion of an organ/ part of an organ through the cavity that contains it?
Hernia
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What type of hernia is most common in men?
Inguinal hernia
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What type of hernia is most common in women?
Femoral hernia
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What is an irritation and inflammation at the tibial tuberosity?
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
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Another name for flat feet
Pes planus
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What is an autoimmune disorder damaging arterioles, stimulating excessive production of collagen in the skin?
Scleroderma
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What is a unilateral spasm on a neck muscle that causes the head to be "stuck" in flexion and rotation?
- Torticollis
- Congenital- unilateral development of SCM
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What is a permanent shortening of a muscle group?
Contracture
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What is an entrapment of the median nerve?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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What is an autoimmune disease affecting ACH receptor sites at the neuromuscular junction?
- Myasthenia gravis
- Weakness, fatigue, no sensory loss, just motor loss.
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What is a neurovascular entrapment of the brachial plexus?
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
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What is a shortage of RBC, hemoglobin or both?
Anemia
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What is a travelling clot?
Emoblism
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What is a stationary clot?
Thrombus
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What is bleeding between muscle sheaths called?
Hematoma aka bruising
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What is a cancer of WBCs produced in bone marrow?
Leukemia
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What is an inflammation of superficial veins d/t clot?
Thrombophlebitis
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What is an inflammation of deeper veins d/t clot?
Deep vein thrombosis
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What are risk factors for DVT?
- trauma
- chemo
- pain
- surgery
- reduced circulation
- high estrogen birth control
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What is a permanent bulge in wall of a blood vessel or the heart
Aneurysm
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What is it called when arteries become inelastic and brittle due to plaque?
- Atherosclerosis
- "hardening of the arteries"
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What are risk factors for atherosclerosis?
- Smoking
- High cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Diabetes
- Family history
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Episodes of vasospasm of the arterioles
- Raynaud's syndrome
- Usually in the hands and feet
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Damage to the internal valves of superficial veins
Varicose veins
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Damage to myocardium d/t ischemia
Heart attack aka myocardial infarction
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Heart cannot pump blood to the body efficiently
Heart failure aka congestive heart failure
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What heals faster, a strain or a sprain?
Strain
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Is a weak psoas involved in hyperlordosis?
No!
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Does someone with functional scoliosis have abnormally shaped vertibrae?
No
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Parasthesia
numbness/tingling
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A condition in which blood supply to a bone is interrupted
- Avascular osteonecrosis
- Head of the femur is the most common
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Type of broken bone where the bone protrudes through skin or into the body cavity
Compound (or open)
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Green stick fracture
Bending with partial break
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