Module 4B: Musculoskeletal, CSA #4 Questions With
Complete Solutions
Bone pain can be described as:
Deep, penetrating, or dull
Tendon/ligament pain can be described as:
Sharp, worse when stretched
Most common reason for tendon/ligament pain:
Sprain
A positive phalen's test is indicative of:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
What is the most common type of arthritis?
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition due to:
Wear and tear
Although osteoarthritis may produce inflammatory symptoms, it
primarily destroys:
Joint cartilage over time
Symptoms of osteoarthritis develop:
Slowly
What is the first structure to be affected in osteoarthritis?
Cartilage
,Ligaments undergo fibrous degeneration in OA that causes:
Low grade chronic inflammatory changes
OA causes muscles to undergo:
Atrophy
Which type of arthritis causes little, if any, synovial
inflammation?
Osteoarthritis
Risk factor for OA knee:
Obesity
Which type of arthritis is worse with weight-bearing?
Osteoarthritis
Which arthritis affects small finger joints, thumbs, and knees,
and may only affect 1 joint?
Osteoarthritis
OA in hands manifests as:
Heberden's nodes (distal) and Boucharde's nodes (proximal)
Gelling in OA is considered stiffness after:
Periods of inactivity
Coarse crepitus may be felt in OA due to:
Flaked cartilage and eburnated bone ends
Reduced ROM occurs in OA due to:
Capsular thickening and bony changes in joint
, Asymmetrical joint destruction in OA leads to:
Angulation
A joint fluid analysis may be used to rule out:
Infections, crystals, and inflammatory causes
When is imaging helpful in arthritis?
Later on
What may be seen on an x-ray of osteoarthritis?
Osteophytes, cartilage loss, subchondylar sclerosis, cysts
A bone scan in OA may show:
Increased metabolic activity
Infectious arthritis affects:
More than 1 joint
Most common causes of septic arthritis:
Staph, MRSA, Strep
Acute onset of a warm, swollen, erythematous, painful joint(s) is
indicative of:
Septic arthritis
Septic arthritis causes pain that is persistent with:
Activity or rest
What structures of septic arthritis are commonly affected with
pain during activity or rest?
Knee and hip
Complete Solutions
Bone pain can be described as:
Deep, penetrating, or dull
Tendon/ligament pain can be described as:
Sharp, worse when stretched
Most common reason for tendon/ligament pain:
Sprain
A positive phalen's test is indicative of:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
What is the most common type of arthritis?
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition due to:
Wear and tear
Although osteoarthritis may produce inflammatory symptoms, it
primarily destroys:
Joint cartilage over time
Symptoms of osteoarthritis develop:
Slowly
What is the first structure to be affected in osteoarthritis?
Cartilage
,Ligaments undergo fibrous degeneration in OA that causes:
Low grade chronic inflammatory changes
OA causes muscles to undergo:
Atrophy
Which type of arthritis causes little, if any, synovial
inflammation?
Osteoarthritis
Risk factor for OA knee:
Obesity
Which type of arthritis is worse with weight-bearing?
Osteoarthritis
Which arthritis affects small finger joints, thumbs, and knees,
and may only affect 1 joint?
Osteoarthritis
OA in hands manifests as:
Heberden's nodes (distal) and Boucharde's nodes (proximal)
Gelling in OA is considered stiffness after:
Periods of inactivity
Coarse crepitus may be felt in OA due to:
Flaked cartilage and eburnated bone ends
Reduced ROM occurs in OA due to:
Capsular thickening and bony changes in joint
, Asymmetrical joint destruction in OA leads to:
Angulation
A joint fluid analysis may be used to rule out:
Infections, crystals, and inflammatory causes
When is imaging helpful in arthritis?
Later on
What may be seen on an x-ray of osteoarthritis?
Osteophytes, cartilage loss, subchondylar sclerosis, cysts
A bone scan in OA may show:
Increased metabolic activity
Infectious arthritis affects:
More than 1 joint
Most common causes of septic arthritis:
Staph, MRSA, Strep
Acute onset of a warm, swollen, erythematous, painful joint(s) is
indicative of:
Septic arthritis
Septic arthritis causes pain that is persistent with:
Activity or rest
What structures of septic arthritis are commonly affected with
pain during activity or rest?
Knee and hip
