PATHOPHYSIOLOGY_COX_SP17_MUSCULOSKELETAL
FUNCTION QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A patient comes into the ED with radiating pain down the left side of their glute
and leg. The patient says that he thinks that he "threw out" his back & that he
feels very sharp pain when he stands up straight. What kind of injury could this be
& how can this be treated? correct answer Herniated intervertebral disk; tx:
stretching exercises
Benign or Malignant: big red hot swollen mass in long bone. correct answer
Malignant osteosarcoma.
Benign or Malignant: cartilage-capped tumor with bony stalk. correct answer
Benign osteochondroma.
Benign or Malignant: chondrosarcoma correct answer Malignant tumor of
cartilage.
Benign or Malignant: small bony tumor on bone surface. correct answer Benign
Osteoma.
Benign or Malignant: tumor made out of cartilage. correct answer Benign
chondroma.
Contrast Duschenne's with Becker's. correct answer Duschenne's is an ABSENCE
of dystrophin, X-linked (male child), and affects motor fx from birth.
, Becker's is a DEFICIENCY of dystrophin that has a slower progression, onset in
adolescence, and causes slower muscle movement/clumsiness.
**DUSCH(enne's) bags are absent from relationships**
**BECK[Y](er's) is a clumsy teenager who says, "DEF"*
Contrast Genu Varum and Genu Valgum. correct answer vaRum is "bowlegged"
valGum is "knock-kneed"
Contrast osteoporosis and osteomalacia. correct answer Osteoporosis is an
increased porosity of bone due to loss of bone mass, whereas osteomalacia is a
softening of bones WITHOUT a loss of matrix (aka adult rickets; acquired over
time)
Define contusion/hemorrhage correct answer blood/bleeding under skin
Define Eccymosis correct answer discoloration
Define laceration correct answer a planned/unplanned interruption in skin
Describe gout. correct answer Gout is the buildup of uric acid crystals due to a
filtration problem in the renals (secondary disease); typically occurs in men 40-60
in the great toe.
sx - abrupt onset of pain, redness, swelling.
FUNCTION QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A patient comes into the ED with radiating pain down the left side of their glute
and leg. The patient says that he thinks that he "threw out" his back & that he
feels very sharp pain when he stands up straight. What kind of injury could this be
& how can this be treated? correct answer Herniated intervertebral disk; tx:
stretching exercises
Benign or Malignant: big red hot swollen mass in long bone. correct answer
Malignant osteosarcoma.
Benign or Malignant: cartilage-capped tumor with bony stalk. correct answer
Benign osteochondroma.
Benign or Malignant: chondrosarcoma correct answer Malignant tumor of
cartilage.
Benign or Malignant: small bony tumor on bone surface. correct answer Benign
Osteoma.
Benign or Malignant: tumor made out of cartilage. correct answer Benign
chondroma.
Contrast Duschenne's with Becker's. correct answer Duschenne's is an ABSENCE
of dystrophin, X-linked (male child), and affects motor fx from birth.
, Becker's is a DEFICIENCY of dystrophin that has a slower progression, onset in
adolescence, and causes slower muscle movement/clumsiness.
**DUSCH(enne's) bags are absent from relationships**
**BECK[Y](er's) is a clumsy teenager who says, "DEF"*
Contrast Genu Varum and Genu Valgum. correct answer vaRum is "bowlegged"
valGum is "knock-kneed"
Contrast osteoporosis and osteomalacia. correct answer Osteoporosis is an
increased porosity of bone due to loss of bone mass, whereas osteomalacia is a
softening of bones WITHOUT a loss of matrix (aka adult rickets; acquired over
time)
Define contusion/hemorrhage correct answer blood/bleeding under skin
Define Eccymosis correct answer discoloration
Define laceration correct answer a planned/unplanned interruption in skin
Describe gout. correct answer Gout is the buildup of uric acid crystals due to a
filtration problem in the renals (secondary disease); typically occurs in men 40-60
in the great toe.
sx - abrupt onset of pain, redness, swelling.
