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Musculoskeletal

Subject : health-sciences
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1. heliotrope rash 'shawl and face' rash - Gotton's papules - 'mechanic's hands'






2. What nerve controls ab and adduction of the interossei muscles and What does it for the thumb and 4th and 5th lumbricals






3. warts on hands






4. What autoantibodies are formed in sjogrens syndrome






5. Why does EtOH consumption precipitate gout






6. Sarcoid TX






7. Deposition of calcium pyrophosphate cyrstals within the joint space






8. What is the landmark for an LP






9. interlacing trabeculae of woven bone surrounded by osteoblasts






10. What causes ape hand






11. What are the lab findings in pagets disease






12. What is the most common NMJ disorder - What causes it and What are common symptoms






13. What are the possible origins of the paget's disease






14. What are the predisposing factors for osteoarthritis






15. What are the motor defs of a proximal ulnar nerve injury






16. Reduction of primarily trabecular (spongy) bone mass despite nl bone mineralization lab values






17. What are the common perpetrating infections for Reiters syndrome






18. What is the Auspitz sign






19. When do acute attacks of gout typically occur






20. hyperpigmentation associated with pregnancy or OCP






21. What enzyme defect in responsible for osteopetrosis






22. loss of what muscles in Erbs causes the medial rotation






23. What injury causes injury to the MC nerve and what motor and sensory defs dose it cause






24. What is the tumor marker for melanoma - who is at risk - what correlates with risk of metastasis and What is the gross path






25. Ca2+ released from the SR binds what structure and What does it cause






26. How is diffuse scleroderma characterized






27. What do anterior and posterior in ACL and PCL refer to...






28. What disease is caused by autoantibodies to desomosmes - What area of the cell would it occur - and what molecules are connecting






29. What do the branches of the deep ulnar nerve innervate






30. thickened - dense bones that are prone to fracture - dz and primary defect






31. What does acantholysis show in pemphigus vulgaris






32. What runs the distance of the A band






33. What do pseudogout crystals appear like microscopically






34. How is chondrosarcoma described






35. What does injury to the distal ulnar nerve cause






36. herald path followed by days later christmas tree distribution - multiple papular eruptions; remits spontaneously






37. What are the subQ rheumatoid nodules made of...






38. What variant of squamous cells carcinoma of the skin grows rapidly and regresses spontaneously






39. What are the characteristic bone findings in paget's disease






40. Tumor occuring mostly at epiphyseal end of long bones - occuring btw 20 and 40 - locally aggressive bening tumor around distal femur and proximal tibia - tumor and characteristic xray findings






41. hives - intensely pruritic wheals that form after mast cell degranulation






42. What signal initiates a muscle contraction






43. freckle - normal number of melanocytes - inc melanin pigment






44. what changes are seen in stratum spinosum and granulosum in psoriasis






45. In a fracture of the midshaft of the humerus - or extended compression of axilla - nerve - motor - sensory - sign






46. What nerve is injured in a fracutre of the hook of hamate






47. What is the classic presentation of RA






48. Where is C6 dermatome






49. Where is osteosarcoma found in the bone






50. Besides the skin - what other organ systems are commonly affected by scleroderma and who is primarily affected