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12 Cards in this Set
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What are the classic symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome?
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Tinnel's sx
Phalen's sx Pain radiating up to the elbow worsens with flexion |
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What nerve in injured in carpal tunnel syndrome?
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Median
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What is the difference btw a Monteggia's fracture and a Galeazzi's fx?
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Monteggia: Ulnar fx with radial dislocation
Galeazzi: Radial fx with ulnar dislocation |
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What complication?
Fall on an outstretched arm --> snuff box tenderness Anterior shoulder dislocation Fx of 5th metacarpal neck Humerus fx |
Scaphoid fx
Axillary nerve injury Boxer's fx with bite wound Radial nerve injury |
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What complication?
Hip fx Femur fx Tibial fx Pelvic fx |
AVN, DVT
Fat embolism compartment syndrome Hypovolemic shock |
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What is the cause of back pain?
Pain increases with passive straight leg raise Pain lessens with flexion at the hips Elderly, weight loss, pain constant but worse when supine |
Disk herniation
Spinal stenosis Tumor |
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What is the cause of back pain?
Acute urinary retention Pain made worse by walking and standing Loss of foot dorsiflexion and pain on crossed straight leg raise Pain limited to paraspinal area |
Cauda Equina syndrome
Spinal stenosis Disk herniation Muscle sprain |
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Which nerve?
Shaft of humerus fx surgical neck of humerus fx supracondyle of humerus fx |
Radial
Axillary Median |
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Which nerve?
Medial epicondyle fx anterior shoulder dislocation carpal tunnel injury |
Ulnar
Axillary Median |
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What scenarios favor a posterior shoulder dislocation?
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Seizures, Electrical shock
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What is the treatment for compartment syndrome?
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Emergent fasciotomy of all compartments in area
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What is the unhappy triad?
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ACL, MCL, medial meniscus
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