DXI II test 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Symmetric (both glenohumeral joints)
Polyarticular
Soft tissue swelling
Uniform loss of joint space
Juxtaarticular osteoporosis
bone erosion in bare area - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammatory Arthritis Features (6)
Inflammatory arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER -
Inflammatory arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER -
due to disuse - CORRECT ANSWER - why is there juxtaarticular osteoporosis
from Pannus: affects bare area- excavation from synovium where bone isn't protected by
cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - Why are there erosive changes
consider infection - CORRECT ANSWER - What if it looks like inflammatory arthritis,
but it only affects one bone?
RA, psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's - CORRECT ANSWER - What are some
examples of inflammatory arthritis
,Asymmetric (different femoral acetabular joints)
Monoarticular (can affect one joint)
Non-uniform loss of joint space
Osteophytes
subchondral sclerosis
subchondral cysts
intraarticular loose bodies
intraarticular deformity
joint subluxation - CORRECT ANSWER - Features of Degenerative Arthritis (9)
MCP - CORRECT ANSWER - RA tends to affect which joints of the hand?
degenerative arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER -
degenerative arthritis hip - CORRECT ANSWER -
degenerative arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER -
degenerative arthritis hands - CORRECT ANSWER -
,degenerative arthritis spine - CORRECT ANSWER -
synovial
do not look for these in the spine - CORRECT ANSWER - Subchondral cysts are seen
only in ____ joints
white - CORRECT ANSWER - What color are subchondral cysts on MRI T2
cartilage, bone, or both - CORRECT ANSWER - what are joint mice composed of
1/7 people - CORRECT ANSWER - How frequent is articular disease in the US
DDD - CORRECT ANSWER - If you see retrolisthesis, what should you think of for a
diagnosis
Degenerative Joint Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most common form of
arthritis
Male until 45
Female after 45 - CORRECT ANSWER - DJD:
Age for Women?
Age for men?
synovial joints - CORRECT ANSWER - subchondral cysts only occur in
LOSS
, loss of spaces
osteophytes
subchondral cysts
subchondral sclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Pneumonic for Degenerative arthritis
aching, stiffness, swelling that increases with rest and decreases with motion <30 min -
CORRECT ANSWER - symptoms of DJD
weight bearing joints - CORRECT ANSWER - Most common joints of DJD
ADI measurement - CORRECT ANSWER - first thing you should look for in the cervical
spine
C5-C7 (weight bearing) - CORRECT ANSWER - most common vertebrae affect in C
spine
osteophyes, loss of disc height, encroachment of IVF, subchondral sclerosis, spinal stenosis -
CORRECT ANSWER - what should you look for in C spine
>12 mm - CORRECT ANSWER - what is the measurement for spinal stenosis in the
cervical spine and lumbar spine
rare - CORRECT ANSWER - How common is atlantoaxial arthrosis
AP view and should be smooth - CORRECT ANSWER - Apophyseal facet arthrosis
should be first evaluated on the
batman ears - CORRECT ANSWER - Uncovertebral joints should appear like _____ on
AP view
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Symmetric (both glenohumeral joints)
Polyarticular
Soft tissue swelling
Uniform loss of joint space
Juxtaarticular osteoporosis
bone erosion in bare area - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammatory Arthritis Features (6)
Inflammatory arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER -
Inflammatory arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER -
due to disuse - CORRECT ANSWER - why is there juxtaarticular osteoporosis
from Pannus: affects bare area- excavation from synovium where bone isn't protected by
cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - Why are there erosive changes
consider infection - CORRECT ANSWER - What if it looks like inflammatory arthritis,
but it only affects one bone?
RA, psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's - CORRECT ANSWER - What are some
examples of inflammatory arthritis
,Asymmetric (different femoral acetabular joints)
Monoarticular (can affect one joint)
Non-uniform loss of joint space
Osteophytes
subchondral sclerosis
subchondral cysts
intraarticular loose bodies
intraarticular deformity
joint subluxation - CORRECT ANSWER - Features of Degenerative Arthritis (9)
MCP - CORRECT ANSWER - RA tends to affect which joints of the hand?
degenerative arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER -
degenerative arthritis hip - CORRECT ANSWER -
degenerative arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER -
degenerative arthritis hands - CORRECT ANSWER -
,degenerative arthritis spine - CORRECT ANSWER -
synovial
do not look for these in the spine - CORRECT ANSWER - Subchondral cysts are seen
only in ____ joints
white - CORRECT ANSWER - What color are subchondral cysts on MRI T2
cartilage, bone, or both - CORRECT ANSWER - what are joint mice composed of
1/7 people - CORRECT ANSWER - How frequent is articular disease in the US
DDD - CORRECT ANSWER - If you see retrolisthesis, what should you think of for a
diagnosis
Degenerative Joint Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most common form of
arthritis
Male until 45
Female after 45 - CORRECT ANSWER - DJD:
Age for Women?
Age for men?
synovial joints - CORRECT ANSWER - subchondral cysts only occur in
LOSS
, loss of spaces
osteophytes
subchondral cysts
subchondral sclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Pneumonic for Degenerative arthritis
aching, stiffness, swelling that increases with rest and decreases with motion <30 min -
CORRECT ANSWER - symptoms of DJD
weight bearing joints - CORRECT ANSWER - Most common joints of DJD
ADI measurement - CORRECT ANSWER - first thing you should look for in the cervical
spine
C5-C7 (weight bearing) - CORRECT ANSWER - most common vertebrae affect in C
spine
osteophyes, loss of disc height, encroachment of IVF, subchondral sclerosis, spinal stenosis -
CORRECT ANSWER - what should you look for in C spine
>12 mm - CORRECT ANSWER - what is the measurement for spinal stenosis in the
cervical spine and lumbar spine
rare - CORRECT ANSWER - How common is atlantoaxial arthrosis
AP view and should be smooth - CORRECT ANSWER - Apophyseal facet arthrosis
should be first evaluated on the
batman ears - CORRECT ANSWER - Uncovertebral joints should appear like _____ on
AP view
