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PASS Ida's x-ray showing her fractured hip had visible bone fragments. What type of fracture does Ida have? - ANSWER A comminuted fracture

Ian rolled his ankle at basketball practice. He is limping and struggling to put weight on it. His ankle joint is visibly swollen and bruised. What injury has Ian sustained? - ANSWER A grade II sprain

Glucocorticoids inhibit vitamin-D dependent calcium absorption in the intestine. What are patients on glucocorticoids therefore more susceptible to? - ANSWER Rickets

Which symptom would a patient with cervical degenerative disk disease not experience? - ANSWER Low back pain

You are treating a patient admitted after a motor vehicle accident who sustained a fracture to the tibia. During the initial exam, the patient's pain is severe, and an intra-compartmental pressure monitor shows elevated compartment pressure. Which complication does this patient have? - ANSWER Compartment syndrome

is when inflammation of one or more joints are involved - ANSWER Arthritis

is the most common type of degenerative joint disease, most commonly affected are the cervical, lumbosacral spine, him, knee, and first metatarsal phalangeal joint. - ANSWER Osteoarthritis

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and are telltale/ classic signs of osteoarthritis. Small bumps that grow on the joints especially the fingers. - ANSWER Heberden and Bouchard's nodes

is usually more prevalent in wrist, vertebrae & upper femur. - ANSWER Osteoporosis

Bone formation occurs throughout life in the remodeling process, and requires adequate in the diet - ANSWER Calcium

Insufficient in the diet causes inadequate blood levels that stimulate parathyroid activity. - ANSWER Calcium

regulates blood calcium by stimulating bone remodeling, triggering vitamin D synthesis in the kidney, enhancing GI absorption of calcium and reabsorbing calcium in the kidney. -

ANSWER PTH

deterioration of bone caused by insufficient blood supply, is commonly associated with fractures of the femoral head and neck, scaphoid, neck and body, and proximal humerus - ANSWER AVN, Avascular necrosis

is associated with pain and weakness, the examiner will find motor weakness, abnormal gait and lack or rehab progress. - ANSWER AVN, Avascular necrosis

Treatment of involves surgical removal of the necrotic bone. - ANSWER AVN, Avascular necrosis

is the thinning and breakdown of the articular cartilage that covers joints and acts as a lubricant and cushion - ANSWER Articular Degeneration

The is comprised of Chondrocytes in a matrix of collagen and aggrecan. - ANSWER Articular Cartilage

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