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Musculoskeletal

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Pain and stiffness in shoulders and hips - fever malaise and weight loss - no weakness - pts over 50 - associated with HA and jaw pain






2. What receptor is constitutively activated in achondroplasia and What does it do






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






4. In which joints does pseudogout typically occur






5. Who does osteoporosis type 2 effect






6. normal melanocyte number with dec melanin production due to inactivity of tyrosine






7. What signal initiates a muscle contraction






8. potentially fatal autoimmune disorder with IgG antibody against desmosomes






9. papules and plaques with silvery scaling - especially on knees and elbows - acanthosis with parakeratotic scaling (nuclei sill in stratun corneum - nail pitting and arthritis






10. What percent of these mutations occur sporadically and what parental feature are they associated with






11. Depolarizaition causes what voltage sensitive receptor coupled to what other receptor to induce a conformational change In what structure - releasing what?






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






13. inflammation of the skin






14. What other lesion can cause the appearnce of the ulnar claw






15. What does MLCK do in smooth muscle contraction






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






17. immune mediated - widespread - non - caseating granulomas - dz - affected population and elevated serum level






18. Trauma to lateral aspect of leg or fibula neck fracture - nerve - motor and sens def






19. yellow when parallel and blue when perpendicular






20. What is the sensory def of an ulnar nerve injury






21. What organisms can cause chronic infectious arthritis






22. What lesion causes dec in thumb fxn 'ape hand'






23. What are the signs of ulnar nerve injury

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






25. small fluid containing blister seen in chickenpox






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






27. What are the lab findings and TX in dermatomyositis






28. What protects the brachial plexus in clavicle fracture






29. What is the classic presentation of RA






30. What nerve is compressed in carpal tunnel syndrome or a disclocation of this bone






31. Dermatomyositis places the pt at inc risk For what malignancy in particular






32. What enzyme is necessary for smooth muscle relaxation after contraction






33. What cancer in particular are associated with LE syndrome - what happens to symptoms with muscle use or ACH esterase inhibs






34. How is diffuse scleroderma characterized






35. What are common features of lupus






36. pelvic fracture can cause injury to which nerve - and What are the motor and sens def






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






38. What do lupus pts falsely test positive for syphillis






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






40. What TX prophylax against osteoporisi






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






42. What lesion causes winged scapula






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






44. 2nd most malignant tumor of bone - men 10-20 - cancer - and primary malignant tumor bone






45. What nerve become injured in the incorrect use of a crutch






46. Deposition of calcium pyrophosphate cyrstals within the joint space






47. What kind of jxn is the zona occludens andw What is is composed of...






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






49. Contraction results in shortening of what bands - and what band remains the same length






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