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Conditons and procedures of the musculoskeletal system.

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muscular dystrophy   A group of inherited diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers without invovelment of the nervous system.  
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polymyositis   Chronic inflammatory myopathy  
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antinuclear antibody test (ANA)   Detects an antibody present in serum of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.  
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)   Measures the rate at which erythrocytes settle to the bottom of a test tube.  
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An elevated ESR is associated with...   inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, tumors, infections of bone and soft tissue.  
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rheumatoid factor test (RF)   Serum is tested for the presence of an antibody found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.  
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serum calcium   Measurement of calcium level in serum.  
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serum creatine kinase (CK)   Measurement of an enzyme (creatine kinase) in serum.  
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Increased levels of of creatine kinase may be associated with...   muscular dystrophy, polymyositis, and traumatic injury.  
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uric acid test   Measurement of uric acid in serum  
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Increased levels of uric acid may indicate...   gouty arthritis.  
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arthrocentesis   Surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint space. Mainly used to analyze synovial fluid.  
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arthrography   process of taking x-ray images after injection of contrast material into the joint.  
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arthroplasty   Surgical repair of a joint.  
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arthroscopy   Visual examination of the inside of a joint with an endoscope and television camera. Used in many surgeries to reduce recovery time.  
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bone density test   Lower-energy x-ray absorption in bones of the spinal column, pelvis and wrist to measure bone mass.  
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bone scan   Uptake of radioactive substance is measured in bone.  
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Bone scans will show increased uptake of radioactive substance in areas such as...   tumors, sites of infection, inflammation and stress fractures.  
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computed tomography (CT)   X-ray beam is used with a computer to provide cross sectional images. Used to identify soft tissue abnormalities, bone abnormalities and skeletal trauma.  
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diskography   X-ray examination of cervical or lumbar intervertebral disk after injection of contrast into nucleus puposus (interior of disk)  
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