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A form of electromagnetic radiation?   X-Ray  
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This is also useful for detecting some disorders involving soft tissue?   X-Ray  
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Nuclear scanning test, that identifies new areas of bone growth or bone break down?   Bone Scan  
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Radioactive tracer injected in vein is used during a?   Bone Scan  
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Used to evaluate possible bone tumors, Fx, and infections   Bone Scan  
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Creates a 3D image from multiple x ray images.   CT Scan  
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uses IV contrast medium to provide better images   CT Scan  
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proviedes greater clarity than x-rays on internal organs, bones, soft tissue and blood vessels?   CT Scan  
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Uses strong Magnetic field, no radiation, pt. with some metal implants cant have this test done.   MRI  
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has much greater soft tissue contrast than CT Scan   MRI  
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measures the electrical impulses of muscles at rest during contraction   EMG  
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Used to detect electrical activity that can occur in many diseases and conditions   EMG  
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Minimally invasive surgical procedure in which and examination (and sometimes treatment of damage) of the interior of a joint is performed.   Arthroscopy  
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allows analysis of fluid for signs of inflammation, bleeding, and infection.   synovial fluid aspiration  
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serum calcium, phosphate, and parathyroid hormone.   Blood Tests May indicate metabolic changes.  
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serum creatine kinase (ck)   Blood Test Elevated in many muscle diseases.  
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Is an enzyme importany for energy storage, leaks out of damaged muscle cells into body fluids   Creatine Kinase  
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A bone is broken to form to or more seperate peices   Complete Fx  
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Bone is only partially broken   Incomplete Fx  
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the shafte of the bone is bent tearing the bone on one side but not extending all the way through   Green Stick Fx (incomplete Fx)  
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results when the skin is broken, more damage to soft tissue   Open Fx (compound)  
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Skin is not brken at the Fx Site   Closed Fx  
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Single Break in the bone in which the bone ends maintain their alignment and position   Simple Fx  
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There are multiple Fx lines and bone fragments   Comminuted Fx  
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when a bone is crushed or collapses into small pieces (common in vertebrae)   Compression Fx  
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when one end of the bone is forced into the adjacent bone   Impacted Fx  
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Results from weakness in the bone structure   Pathologic FX  
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results from repeated excessive stress   Stress FX  
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occurs in the skull, when the broken section is forced inward on the brain.   Depressed Fx  
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Fracture across the bone   Transverse Fx  
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A Break along the axis of bone   Linear Fx  
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Fracture at an angle to the diaphysis   Oblique Fx  
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Facture that angles around the bone (usually due to a twisting injury)   Spiral Fx  
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fracture of the distal radius at the wrist, often from falling on outstretched hand   Colles' fracture  
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fracture of the lower fibula due to excesssive stress on the ankle   pott's fracture  
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fracture of the 5th metatarsal   Jones Fracture  
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when a bone breaks, bleeding occurs from the blood vessels in the bone and   periosteum  
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bleeding and inflammation develop around the bone because of   soft tissue damage  
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forms in the medullary canal, under the periosteum, and between the ends of the bone fragments.   Hematoma (clot)  
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serves as the basis for a fibrin network into which granulation tissue grows   Hematoma  
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form new cartilage   Chondroblasts  
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during bone repair bone ends are splinted together by a   fibrocartilaginous Callus (gradually replaced by bone)  
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osteoblasts begin to generate   new bone  
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in children fractures heal in approxiately   1 month  
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in adults heal in approx   2 or more months  
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many casts are on for around   6 weeks  
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muscle spasms, infections, and ischemia are all   complications of the healing process  
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may develope shortly after fx when there is more extensive inflammation (crush Fractures)   Compartment syndrome  
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increased pressure of fluid within fascia, the nonelastic covering of muscles (causes servere pain and ischemia or necrosis of muscle)   Compartment syndrome  
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risk when fatty marrow escapes from bone marrow into vein within 1st week after injury   fat emboli  
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more common in fracture of pelvis or long bones, especially if not well immobilized after injury   fat emboli  
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can travel to lungs and cause obstruction, extensive inflammation, and respiratory distress   fat emboli  
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can occur with severe trauma or tearing of perisoteum   nerve damage  
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may result if bone is not stabilized with ends closely aproximated and aligned   falure to heal  
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fractures at or near a joint can cause long term effects such as   osteoarthritis or stunted growth  
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grating sound heard if ends of bone fragments move over each other   Crepitus  
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ORIF   open reduction internal fixation  
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casts, splints, traction   immobilization  
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application of force or weight pulling on limb that is opposed by body weight.   traction  
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force maintains alignment of bones, prevents muscle spasms, and immobilizes the limb   traction  
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seperation of two bones at a joint with loss of contact between the articulationg bone surfaces   dislocations  
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if bone is only partially displaced   subluxation  
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tear in a ligament   sprain  
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tear in a tendon, muscle   strain  
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ligaments or tendons completely separated from their bony attachment   avulsion  
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a tendont or ligament requires this amount of time to become strong again   6 weeks  
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most repetitive strain injuries involve   upper body  
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repetitive strain injuries age range   30 - 50  
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repetitive strain injuries caused by   repetitive jobs (high stress levels)  
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strain injuries signs and symptoms   pain, weakness, numbness (clumsy with hands)  
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common metabolic bone disorder   osteoporosis  
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more common in women   osteoporosis  
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bone resorption exceeds bone formation   osteoporosis  
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osteoclast activity is greater than osteoblast   osteoporosis  
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leads to fragile bones subject to spontaneous fracture   osteoporosis  
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asymptomatic - back pain is common sign   osteoporosis  
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kyphosis and scoliosis common   osteoporosis  
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calcium intake in the child and young adult is critical to maintaining bone mass later in life.   osteoporosis  
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postmenopausal, senile, idiopathic   primary osteoporosis  
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following specific primary disorder (crushing syndrom)   secondary osteoporosis  
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results from deficit of vitamin d and poshphates   rickets & osteomalacia  
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bow legs, childs height usually below normal   rickets in children  
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in adults, results in soft bones and compression fractures   osteomalacia  
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progressive bone disease that occurs in adults older than 40   pagets disease  
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majority of primary tumors are malignant   bone tumors  
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common site of secondary tumors, in spine and pelvis   bone tumors  
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malignant neoplasm that usually develops in the metaphysis of the femur, tibia, or fibula in children and young adults   osteosarcoma  
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malignant neoplasm common in adolescents that occurs in the diaphysis of long bones   ewings sarcoma  
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both (osteosarcoma/ewings sarcoma) can cause pathologic fractures and metasize of lungs   5 year survival rate 30%  
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group of inherited disorders characterized by degeneration of skeletal muscle   muscular dystrophy  
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disorders differ in type of inheritance, are affected, age at onset, ad rate of progression   muscular dystrophy  
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most common muscualar dystrophy   duchenne's  
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metabolic defect leads to degeneration and necrosis of muscle cells   muscular dystrophy  
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skeletal muscle fibers are replaced by fat and fibrous connective tissue   muscular dystrophy  
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cardiomyopathy is common   muscular dystrophy  
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early signs appear at age 3, motor weakness and regression become evident   muscular dystrophy  
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initial weakness in the pelvi girdle cause a waddling gait   muscular dystrophy  
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gowers manuever is common   muscular dystrophy  
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weakness spread to muscle groups, tendon reflex reduced, respitory insufficiency and infections are common signs and symptoms   muscular dystrophy  
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death usually by age 20 from respitory or cardiac failure   muscular dystrophy  
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group of disorders characterized by pain and stiffness effecting muscles tendons, and surrounding soft tissue. not joints   fibromalgia  
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18 trigger points where pain and tenderness is may be stimulated have been identified   fibromalgia  
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higher in women 20-50 years old, sleep deprivation, stress, fatique.   fibromalgia  
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wear and tear arthritis - degenerative   osteoarthritis  
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1 in 3 adults in the US have some degree of   OA  
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men are effected more then women   OA  
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eventually subchondrial bone exposed and damaged   OA  
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peices of osteophytes and cartilage break off into synovial cartilage   OA  
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primary form is idiopathic   OA  
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secondary is from injury or abuse   OA  
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once cartilage is damaged frictionless surface of articular cartilage lost   OA  
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pain, joint movement limited, walking becomes difficult, creptius may be heard.   OA  
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autoimmune disease, causeing chronic systemic inflammatory disease   RA  
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1% or more of population is effected   RA  
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higher incidence in women than men, and increases in older individuals   RA  
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remissions and exacerbation lead to progressive damage to the joints.   RA  
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insidiously with bilateral involvment of the small joints such as the fingers, followed by inflammation and destruction of additional joints   RA  
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1st step is abnormal immune resonse, cause red swollen painfull joints.   RA  
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after 1st period of acute inflammation, joint may appear to recover fully,   RA  
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Synovitis   inflammation recurs, synovial cells proliferate  
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pannus formation   granulation tissue from synovium spreads over articular capsule  
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carilage erosion   eroded by enzymes from pannus, pannus also cuts off nutrients  
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fibrosis   pannus between bone ends become fibrotic, limits movement  
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anklosis   joints fixation and deformity  
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seems to be linked to several viral infections   RA  
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developes in a single joint   infectous (septic) Arthritis  
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causes of infectious septic arthritis   bacteria, lyme disease  
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agressive antimicrobial is treament for   Infectious septic arthritis  
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most common in men older than 40   gout  
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results from deposits of uric acid and urate crystals in joint   gout  
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usually effects a single joint   gout  
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chronic progressive inflammatory condition   anklosing spondylitis  
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affects the sacroillac (SI) joints, intervebral spaces, and costoverbral joints of the axial skeleton   anklosing spondylitis  
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usually developes in those 20-30 years old   anklosing spondylitis  
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vertebral joints first become inflamed   anklosing spondylitis  
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fribrosis and calcification/fusion of the joints then occurs   anklosing spondylitis  
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inflammation ocurrs in SI joints and prgresses up the spine   anklosing spondylitis  
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initially low back pain, morning stiffness, pain often worse when laying down   anklosing spondylitis  
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as calcification develops the spine becomes more rigid, and motion is impaired   anklosing spondylitis  
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1/3 of individuals develop systemic signs, fatique, fever, weight loss   anklosing spondylitis  
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