ScribeAmerica Outpatient Orthopedic
Surgery Exam Review Correct 100%
Strain - ANSWER Stretching or tearing of the muscles or tendons
Tear - ANSWER Partial disruption
Rupture - ANSWER Complete disruption with separation of the two ends (retraction)
Sprain - ANSWER Stretching or tearing of the ligaments of a joint, ranges from partial to
complete tears
Subluxation - ANSWER Incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint
Dislocation - ANSWER Abnormal separation of one or more bones at a joint
Intra-articular Fracture - ANSWER Break in a bone which extends into articular cartilage
of a joint
Extra-articular Fracture - ANSWER Break in a bone not involving articular surfaces
Open Fracture - ANSWER Break in a bone with an associated open wound of the skin
Closed Fracture - ANSWER Break in a bone with no associated open wound of the skin
Laceration: - ANSWER Partial or complete severing of involved structures
Compression: - ANSWER Pressure from surrounding structures disrupts normal
functions
AROM - ANSWER Active range of motion
CC - ANSWER Chief complaint
C/O - ANSWER Complains of
DDD - ANSWER Degenerative disc disease
DJD - ANSWER Degenerative joint disease
DX - ANSWER Diagnosis
DDX - ANSWER Differential diagnosis
, FHX - ANSWER Family history
FROM - ANSWER Full range of motion
FX - ANSWER Fracture
R/O - ANSWER Rule out
S/P - ANSWER Status post
SX - ANSWER Symptoms, surgery
TX - ANSWER Treatment
TTP - ANSWER Tenderness to palpation
WNL - ANSWER Within normal limits
Abrasion - ANSWER Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Active Motion - ANSWER Joint movement performed by the patient
Acute - ANSWER New, usually of rapid onset and concern
Arthritis - ANSWER Inflammation of a joint resulting in pain or swelling
Arthrodesis - ANSWER Bone fusion at a joint
Arthrogram - ANSWER Imaging of bones following injection of a contrast into a joint
area
Articulation - ANSWER Region where adjacent bones contact each other - a joint
Atrophy - ANSWER Partial or complete wasting away of tissue
Avascular Necrosis - ANSWER Bone tissue disease that results from impaired or
disrupted blood supply
Avulsion - ANSWER Tearing away
Benign - ANSWER Normal, of no danger to health
Bone Cyst - ANSWER Sac containing liquid or semisolid material on a bone
Bursa - ANSWER Small, fluid-filled sac between a tendon and a bone
Surgery Exam Review Correct 100%
Strain - ANSWER Stretching or tearing of the muscles or tendons
Tear - ANSWER Partial disruption
Rupture - ANSWER Complete disruption with separation of the two ends (retraction)
Sprain - ANSWER Stretching or tearing of the ligaments of a joint, ranges from partial to
complete tears
Subluxation - ANSWER Incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint
Dislocation - ANSWER Abnormal separation of one or more bones at a joint
Intra-articular Fracture - ANSWER Break in a bone which extends into articular cartilage
of a joint
Extra-articular Fracture - ANSWER Break in a bone not involving articular surfaces
Open Fracture - ANSWER Break in a bone with an associated open wound of the skin
Closed Fracture - ANSWER Break in a bone with no associated open wound of the skin
Laceration: - ANSWER Partial or complete severing of involved structures
Compression: - ANSWER Pressure from surrounding structures disrupts normal
functions
AROM - ANSWER Active range of motion
CC - ANSWER Chief complaint
C/O - ANSWER Complains of
DDD - ANSWER Degenerative disc disease
DJD - ANSWER Degenerative joint disease
DX - ANSWER Diagnosis
DDX - ANSWER Differential diagnosis
, FHX - ANSWER Family history
FROM - ANSWER Full range of motion
FX - ANSWER Fracture
R/O - ANSWER Rule out
S/P - ANSWER Status post
SX - ANSWER Symptoms, surgery
TX - ANSWER Treatment
TTP - ANSWER Tenderness to palpation
WNL - ANSWER Within normal limits
Abrasion - ANSWER Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Active Motion - ANSWER Joint movement performed by the patient
Acute - ANSWER New, usually of rapid onset and concern
Arthritis - ANSWER Inflammation of a joint resulting in pain or swelling
Arthrodesis - ANSWER Bone fusion at a joint
Arthrogram - ANSWER Imaging of bones following injection of a contrast into a joint
area
Articulation - ANSWER Region where adjacent bones contact each other - a joint
Atrophy - ANSWER Partial or complete wasting away of tissue
Avascular Necrosis - ANSWER Bone tissue disease that results from impaired or
disrupted blood supply
Avulsion - ANSWER Tearing away
Benign - ANSWER Normal, of no danger to health
Bone Cyst - ANSWER Sac containing liquid or semisolid material on a bone
Bursa - ANSWER Small, fluid-filled sac between a tendon and a bone
