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Musculoskeletal

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Other than N. gono - what organisms can cause infectious - septic arthritis






2. In which form is myosin light chain active






3. Where is C8 dermatome






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






5. fever - bulla formation and necrosis - sloughing of skin and high mortality - syndrome and associations






6. hyperplasia of stratum spinosum - associated with hyperinsulinemia (cushings - DM) and visceral malignancy






7. What kind of hypersens rxn is RA - and what serum marker is present in 80% of RA pts






8. hyperkeratosis with retention of nuclei in stratum corneum seen in psoriasis






9. progressive symmetric proximal muscle weakness cause by CD8+ T cell induced injury to myofibers - dz - most common area of involvement and pathgnomonic histological finding






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






11. hypothenar eminence - nerve and muscles






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






13. What is the characteristic appearance of bone - the common translocation - area of - and bones affected






14. What causes heart failure in with Paget's disease






15. What happens at the postsynaptic motor end plate






16. Where is osteosarcoma found in the bone






17. Why does EtOH consumption precipitate gout






18. MG is associated with what neoplasm






19. What kind of endocrine abnl are associated with McCune Albright






20. What are the bone mineralization lab findings in osteopetrosis






21. When does membranous ossification occur and What is the difference between membranous and endochondrial






22. What nerve and branch are stretche by subluxation of the radius






23. Anterior hip dislocation causes injury to what nerve and What are the motor and sensory defs






24. What are the characterstic joints affected in RA






25. small fluid containing blister seen in chickenpox






26. How is chondrosarcoma described






27. What protects the brachial plexus in clavicle fracture






28. What is the precursor to melanom






29. What is a precursor to squamous cell carcinoma






30. 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






31. In skeletal and smooth muscle contraction - when Ca2+ enters the cytoplasm - What does it do






32. What is below the epidermis






33. What are the histo findings in an osteoclastoma






34. bening cartilaginous neoplasm found in intramedullary bone - usually distal extremities






35. What is the TX for chronic gout






36. knee trauma - nerve - motor and sensory def






37. locally invasive but rarely mets skin cancer - rolled edges - with central ulceration - cancer and gross path






38. What are the lab findings in osteomalacia/rickets






39. In longitudinal bone growth - what model is made first (and By what cell) and What is it later replaced by (and By what cells) - process name






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






41. What is the Auspitz sign






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






43. What happens at the gap jxn and what molecules create them






44. irregular raised lesion resulting from scar tissue hypertrophy - follows trauma to skin - common to african americans see in T. pertenue (yaws)






45. What nerve is injured in a posterior hip dislocation or polio and What are the motor defs






46. What does ATP do in skeletal muscle contraction






47. Other than characteristic joints and subQ nodules - What are the other findings classicly in RA






48. flat - greasy - pigmented - squamous epithelial proliferation with keratin - filled cyts (horn cysts) - looks pasted on...






49. What does subscapularis do






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