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Ch 4 musculoskeletal MEL

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Ankylosis   Fixation of a joint, often abnormal position, resulting from destruction of articular cartilage and subchondral bone  
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Arthrocentesis   Puncture of the joint with the needle to draw fluid; perform to obtain synovial fluid for diagnostic purposes  
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Arthrodesis   Surgical fusion of the joint  
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Arthroplasty   Surgical repair or refashioning of one or both sides, parts, or specific tissues within a joint  
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Bipolar hip replacement   Hemi-arthroplasty; prosthetic implant used to replace the femoral head and neck  
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Blanching test   A test of the rate of Capillary refill; blanching means to cause to become pale by applying digital pressure  
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Callous   Bony deposits formed between and around the broken ends of a fractured bone during healing  
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Colles' fracture   Fracture of the distal portion of the radius within 1 inch of the joint of the wrist  
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Compartment syndrome   Pathologic condition, progressive development of arterial compression and reduces blood supply to an extremity, increased pressure from external devices (casts, bulky dressings) causing decreased blood flow, resulting in ischemic tissue necrosis  
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Crepitus   Sounds that resembles the crackling noise heard when rubbing hair between fingers; associated with gas gangrene, rubbing of bone fragments, crackles of consolidated area of the lung in pneumonia  
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Fibromyalgia   Chronic pain syndromes of unknown etiology causes pain in muscles, bones, or joins  
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Kyphosis   Abnormal condition of the vertebrate column; increased convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine  
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Lordosis   Increase in the curve at the lumbar space region that throws the shoulder back, making the appearance of lordly or kingly  
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Open reduction with internal fixation   ORIF; surgical procedure allowing fracture alignment under direct visualization while using various internal fixation devices applied to the bone  
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Paresthesia   Any subjective sensation, such as a prickling pins and needles feeling or numbness  
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Scoliosis   Curvature of the spine usually consisting of 2 curves, original abnormal curve and compensatory curve in the opposite direction  
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Sequestrum   Fragment of neurotic bone that is partially or entirely detached from the surrounding or adjacent healthy bone  
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Subluxation   Partial dislocation  
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Tophi   Calculi containing sodium urate deposits that develop in periarticular fibrous tissue; typically found in patients with gout  
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Volkmann's contracture   Permanent contracture with clawhand, flexion of wrist and finger, and atrophy of the forearm; can occur as a result of compartment syndrome  
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Abduction   Lateral movement of limbs or eye away from the median plane of the body or lateral bending of the head or trunk  
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DVT   Complication of immobility and orthopedic surgery, prophylaxis with heparin/Coumadin  
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Epiphysis   The end portion of a long bones, RBCs produced here  
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Excitability   Muscles ability to respond to stimulus  
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Extension   Movement that brings the part of the limb into or toward a straight condition  
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Flexion   The act of bending or conditioning of being vent in contrast to extension, decreasing the angle between 2 bones  
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Intra-articular   Within a joint  
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Intercostal muscles   Muscles between the ribs  
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Ligament   Connective tissue that joins bones with other bones  
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Orthopedics   Branch of medicine dealing with prevent or correction of locomotor structures (joints, muscles, fascia, ligaments, cartilage)  
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Pectoralis major   Fan shaped muscle that covers the anterior chest  
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Periosteum   Protective covering of the bone shaft, fibrous  
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Pubis   Anterior of pelvis  
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Sacrum   Posterior of pelvis  
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Tendon   Connective tissue that joins muscles to bone  
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Temporomandibular   Pertaining to the temporal and mandibular bones, especially important in dentistry  
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Synarthrosis   No movement; fibrous  
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Amphiarthrosis   Slight movement, ribs,  
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Diarthrosis   Free movement, fingers, synovial  
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Structure bones   1 class - long, extremities  
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Structure bones   2 class - short, hands and feet  
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Structure bones   3 class - flat, skull and sternum  
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Structure bones   4 class - irregular, vertebrae  
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Adduction   Movement of a limb or eye toward the median plane of the body  
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Muscle stimulus   What a muscle cell is adequately stimulated, it will contract  
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Muscle tone   Skeletal muscles are in constant state of readiness for action  
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Types of body movements   Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, supination, pronation, dorsiflexion, plantar flexion  
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Rheumatoid arthritis   Medications; Salicylates, NSAIDs, Cox -2 inhibitors, potent and slow anti-inflammatory, DIS/Mod antirheumatoid  
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Acute exacerbation   Acute worsening  
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