NBCE

Most common benign bone tumor of the appendicular skeleton; either pedunculated or sessile? CORRECT ANSWERS: Osteochondroma Name for multiple osteochondromas; 20% of them undergo malignancy? CORRECT ANSWERS: Hereditary multiple exostosis Common benign bone tumor occuring primarily < 20 year olds and is often clinically silent; 75% of lesions in humerus and femur; associated with "fallen fragment" sign? CORRECT ANSWERS: Unicameral / simple bone cyst Only benign bone tumor we know...

A reflex muscle spasm which results from proprioceptive irritation is mediated by _______________ neuron? CORRECT ANSWERS: Gamma motor ___________________ is most apt to lead to altered axoplasmic flow in a neuron? CORRECT ANSWERS: Intra-neural microcirculation ischemia Radio-humeral subluxation that entraps the posterior interosseous nerve root most likely manifests in? CORRECT ANSWERS: Extensor muscles to the forearm Which subluxation is characterized by anterior displacement of th...

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm CORRECT ANSWERS: Linear calcification anterior to L1-L4 on a lateral X-ray Achondroplasia CORRECT ANSWERS: Champagne glass pelvic inlet Flared Metaphysis Acromegaly CORRECT ANSWERS: Large Sella Turcica, Prominent EOP, arrowhead terminal phalanges Aneurysmal Bone Cyst CORRECT ANSWERS: Soap-bubble osteolytic lesion filled with blood, Ballooning of cortex Most commonly found in the distal femur Ankylosing Spondylitis CORRECT ANSWERS: Shiny corner sign, d...

health hx includes: CORRECT ANSWERS: CC, past health hx, personal and social hx, ROS CC Hx CORRECT ANSWERS: the reason the pt is seeking care and should be obtained in the pt's own words OPQRST CORRECT ANSWERS: Sudden onset: thinking vascular stroke, MI, musculoskeletal Q: Throbbing=vascular. Ache=Muscular. Burning=nerve. Tearing=dissecting aneurysm. Radiating below the knee=nerve root. NOT below the knee=facet syndrome Timing: Headache in the morning=hypertension. Constant=Malignan...

Bennet's CORRECT ANSWERS: fracture of thumb, 1st metacarpal Boxer's CORRECT ANSWERS: fracture of 2,3 metacarpals barroom CORRECT ANSWERS: fracture of 4,5 metacarpal game keeper CORRECT ANSWERS: avulsion fracture of thumb colle's CORRECT ANSWERS: fracture of distal radius with posterior displacement smith's CORRECT ANSWERS: fracture of distal radius with anterior displacement monteggia's CORRECT ANSWERS: broken ULNA, dislocated Radius galeazzi's CORRECT ANSWERS:...

PVT TIM HALL Essential AA's Phenylalanine Valine Tryptophan Threonine Isoleucine Methionine Histidine (Essential in children only) Arginine Leucine Lysine Which AA doesn't contain a chiral carbon? Glycine Amphoteric? Acts as an Acid or Base 2 purely ketogenic AA's Leucine + :Lysine Lysine --> Carnitine --> Takes Fatty Acid into Mito for B-Oxidation. PTT Aromatic AA's Phenylalanine Tryptophan Tyrosine CMC Sulfur Containing AA's Cysteine Methionine Cystine (2...