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Musculoskeletal Die
Diseases 68Q
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of overstretching | Strain |
| Painful sensations caused by over-exercise, lack of blood flow, severe cold, and prolonged titanic contractions | Muscle Cramps |
| A chronic muscle pain syndrome that has no cure, but is not progressive, crippling, or life threatening. | Fibromyalgia |
| Has symptoms of painful burning, gnawing, or soreness at rest or after mild exertion, and stiffness of muscles on arising that can last all day. Can also be fatigue and exhaustion | Fibromyalgia |
| A decrease in the size of muscles | Atrophy |
| Atrophy that affects people who are bedridden, have limbs in casts, or are inactive for other reasons | Disuse Atrophy |
| Atrophy that is caused by peripheral neuropathies and motor neuron diseases | Denervation Atrophy |
| Most common Denervation Atrophy | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| A loss of bone tissue resulting in brittle bones that are prone to fracture | Osteoporosis |
| Decreased bone density and is considered by many doctors to be the precursor to osteroporosis | Osteopenia |
| Hormonal changes, lack of vitamin D, inactivity, prolonged use of steroids and heparin | Symptoms of Osteopenia |
| Softening of bones, the adult equivalent of rickets | Osteomalacia |
| Soft bones, a waddling gait, and chronic fatigue | Symptoms of Osteomalacia |
| Term for osteomalacia in children and is reversible with treatment | Rickets |
| Lack of vitamin D or calcium | Causes of Rickets |
| Inflammation of bone marrow, bone tissue, and periosteum caused by infection | Osteomyelitis |
| An autoimmune disorder that affects the small joints of the hand, wrists, and feet by the body seeing the joints as foreign and makes antibodies to destroy parts of the joint | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Results from a deterioration of cartilage and overgrowth of bone due to wear and tear on the joint | Osteoarthritis |
| Inflammation of the bursa | Bursitis |
| Infection, trauma, overuse, rheumatoid arthritis, and gout | Causes of Bursitis |
| Injury to a ligament that gradually heals, though the healing may take months | Sprain |
| A metabolic disorder of the joint, and is characterized by hyperuricemia urate deposits. More common in males | Gout |
| Inflammation of tendons | Tendonitis |
| Chronic rheumatoid inflammatory disease of the vertebrae and the joints beween the spine and pelvis | Chronic rheumatoid |
| Autoimmune disease that includes chronic pain and stiffness of the spine. | Ankylosing Spondylitis |
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