DXI II Final Exam Review Questions with Correct
Answers
A 32-year-old male presents with a feeling of "fullness" of the left knee,
moderate pain, and frequent locking of the joint. Radiographs reveal
multiple intra-articular calcified loose bodies which are all the same size
and shape. There is no joint space narrowing. What is the appropriate
imaging recommendation? Correct Answer-magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) of the left knee
A 32-year-old male presents with a feeling of "fullness" of the left knee,
moderate pain, and frequent locking of the joint. Radiographs reveal
multiple intra-articular calcified loose bodies which are all the same size
and shape. There is no joint space narrowing. What is the diagnosis?
Correct Answer-synovial chondromatosis
A 32-year-old female presents with altered range of motion of the right
shoulder and an inability to feel pain in the region. Radiographic
examination reveals a surgically amputated appearance of the left
proximal humerus. What is the diagnosis? Correct Answer-neuropathic
arthropathy
Erosive osteoarthropathy will commonly involve the ulnar aspect of the
wrist.(T/F) Correct Answer-FALSE
Men are more affected by rheumatoid arthritis than women(T/F) Correct
Answer-FALSE
, Which disease will display a rugger jersey spine appearance ? Correct
Answer-Hyperparathyroidism
A 50-year-old male presents with a bilateral tingling sensation extending
from his cervical spine into his bilateral hands. The sensation is
exacerbated by flexion of the neck. Radiographs of the cervical spine
reveal a linear osseous density extending posterior to the C2 through C4
vertebral bodies within the spinal canal. What is the most appropriate
follow-up imaging modality to assess the cervical spinal cord in this
patient? Correct Answer-magnetic resonance imaging study
A 68-year-old female presents with bilateral hand stiffness which she
describes as worse in the morning. The patient states "the stiffness starts
to feel better after holding my cup of hot tea and reading the paper each
morning." Only clinical inspection you note non-mobile, hard, nodules
overlying the region of several of the patient's distal interphalangeal
joints. What is the term for this finding? Correct Answer-heberden nodes
Purely productive (nonerosive) enthesopathic hyperostosis involving the
pelvis, calcaneus, and patella is associated with which of the following
conditions? Correct Answer-Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
What is a characteristic or sign seen in the lytic stage of Paget's disease ?
Correct Answer-Blade of grass appearance
Which disease(s) may display an H-Shaped Vertebrae ? Correct Answer-
Sickle Cell anemia (MC)
Answers
A 32-year-old male presents with a feeling of "fullness" of the left knee,
moderate pain, and frequent locking of the joint. Radiographs reveal
multiple intra-articular calcified loose bodies which are all the same size
and shape. There is no joint space narrowing. What is the appropriate
imaging recommendation? Correct Answer-magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) of the left knee
A 32-year-old male presents with a feeling of "fullness" of the left knee,
moderate pain, and frequent locking of the joint. Radiographs reveal
multiple intra-articular calcified loose bodies which are all the same size
and shape. There is no joint space narrowing. What is the diagnosis?
Correct Answer-synovial chondromatosis
A 32-year-old female presents with altered range of motion of the right
shoulder and an inability to feel pain in the region. Radiographic
examination reveals a surgically amputated appearance of the left
proximal humerus. What is the diagnosis? Correct Answer-neuropathic
arthropathy
Erosive osteoarthropathy will commonly involve the ulnar aspect of the
wrist.(T/F) Correct Answer-FALSE
Men are more affected by rheumatoid arthritis than women(T/F) Correct
Answer-FALSE
, Which disease will display a rugger jersey spine appearance ? Correct
Answer-Hyperparathyroidism
A 50-year-old male presents with a bilateral tingling sensation extending
from his cervical spine into his bilateral hands. The sensation is
exacerbated by flexion of the neck. Radiographs of the cervical spine
reveal a linear osseous density extending posterior to the C2 through C4
vertebral bodies within the spinal canal. What is the most appropriate
follow-up imaging modality to assess the cervical spinal cord in this
patient? Correct Answer-magnetic resonance imaging study
A 68-year-old female presents with bilateral hand stiffness which she
describes as worse in the morning. The patient states "the stiffness starts
to feel better after holding my cup of hot tea and reading the paper each
morning." Only clinical inspection you note non-mobile, hard, nodules
overlying the region of several of the patient's distal interphalangeal
joints. What is the term for this finding? Correct Answer-heberden nodes
Purely productive (nonerosive) enthesopathic hyperostosis involving the
pelvis, calcaneus, and patella is associated with which of the following
conditions? Correct Answer-Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
What is a characteristic or sign seen in the lytic stage of Paget's disease ?
Correct Answer-Blade of grass appearance
Which disease(s) may display an H-Shaped Vertebrae ? Correct Answer-
Sickle Cell anemia (MC)
