The Final Step PANCE Review questions with correct answers

At what age should you order DEXA scans for male? Female? correct answer 70 for males 65 for females Give DEXA score for osteopenia? Osteoporosis? correct answer Osteopenia = 1 to 2.4 standard deviations, osteoporosis = 2.5 standard deviations or greater. What fracture is #1 cause of compartment syndrome? correct answer Tibial shaft fracture A patient's lab work shows positive smith Ab and positive double strand DNA ab. Most likely diagnosis is? correct answer Lupus Where are Bouchard's nodes found? correct answer PIP [B = Before] What will XRAY show in acute osteomyelitis? correct answer Nothing: bone destruction in chronic osteomyelitis Best imaging to dx osteomyelitis? correct answer Bone scan or MRI will provide diagnosis A 22 year old male patient presents with what is clearly a septic knee. You also notice lesions on his hands and feet. What is the most likely pathogen? correct answer Neisseria gonorrhoeae What would you expect the WBC count to be in the joint fluid of an infected knee? correct answer 50,000 at a minimum and probably much higher.