QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ common sites of fracture in patients with osteoporosis. Answer:
Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to become thin and
porous, decreasing bone strength and leading to increased risk of
breaking a bone.
The most common sites of osteoporotic fracture are the wrist, distal
forearm, spine, shoulder and hip.
◉ Hard tender nodules on the eyelid or border. Answer: A
hordeolum or chalizion may present at any age as a gradually
enlarging nodule.
A hordeolum is usually painful,
chalazion does not normally cause pain.
◉ Chronically inflamed eye lid margins.. Answer: Blepharitis
◉ Irritated eye lashes with exudate.. Answer: seborrheic blepharitis
◉ pinguecula. Answer: pinguecula (pin-GWEK-yoo-lah) is a
yellowish, slightly raised thickening of the conjunctiva on the white
part of the eye (sclera), close to the edge of the cornea. Pingueculae
,typically occur on the part of the sclera that is between your eyelids
and therefore exposed to the sun.
◉ Tactile fremitus in Emphysema.. Answer: Decreased; chest
expansion decreased
◉ Tactile fremitus in Pneumothorax.. Answer: Absent or decreased
tactile fremitus, hyperresonance to percussion
◉ Tactile fremitus in Pleural effusion.. Answer: Decreased
◉ Tactile fremitus in Lobar pneumonia.. Answer: Increased
Physical examiniation may reveal signs of consolidation (egophony,
increased fremitus, dullness to percussion, rales and rhonchi)..."
◉ Specificity. Answer: Specificity measures the proportion of
negatives that are correctly identified as such
80 identified as negative, 100 actually negative
80/100 = .8 = 80%
◉ Sensitivity. Answer: Ability of the test to correctly ID those with
disease
,◉ Type of anemia in Acute blood loss or of chronic disease. Answer:
Normocytic (MCV=80-96), normochromic, normal RDW
acute GI bleed, SLE, RA
◉ Type of anemia in An infection or tumor.. Answer: Extrinsic
hemolytic anemia--Normocytic (MCV=80-96), normochromic,
normal RDW
◉ Type of anemia in A deficiency of folic acid.. Answer: Macrocytic
(MCV>96), normocytic elevated RDW (new cells larger than old
ones)
◉ Type of anemia in A nutritional deficiency of iron.. Answer:
Microcytic (MCV<80), hypochromic (insufficient Hgb), elevated
RDW (new RBC smaller than old cells)
presentation may include koilonychia (spoon shaped nails)
◉ Acute tendonitis.. Answer: sharper pain that may keeps person
from moving the joint. The pain eventually goes away, but it's likely
to return if the stressful motion is repeated
◉ Impingement syndrome.. Answer: Hawkins Kennedy test, Neer's
test
Common cause of shoulder pain. Impingement of tendons or bursa
in the shoulder from bones of the shoulder. Overhead activity of the
, shoulder, especially repeated activity, is a risk factor for shoulder
impingement syndrome. Examples include: painting, lifting,
swimming, tennis, and other overhead sports. Other risk factors
include bone and joint abnormalities.
◉ Patellafemoral stress syndrome.. Answer: is a term used to
describe anterior knee pain due to abnormal motion or pressure
between the kneecap (patella) and thighbone (femur).
Signs and symptoms
Dull, achy pain in the front and/or sides of the kneecap
Increased pain during and/or after activity (running, walking,
aerobics, stair climbing, bicycling)
Stiffness or soreness after prolonged sitting
Knee pain that causes the muscle to feel weak or the knee to give
out
◉ Phlebitis.. Answer: Can be caused by receiving intravenous (IV)
(esp PCN IV) fluids -- tenderness, warmth, erythema, and pain at the
site
◉ Osteomyelitis.. Answer: A serious bone infection that is treated
with antibiotics
◉ Muscle contraction.. Answer: The filaments of the sarcomere
interact and slide pass each other during ......