NBME Anatomy Shelf Exam with precise |! |! |! |! |! |!
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Where does the needle enter in a LP? - Correct answer ✔Subarachnoid space
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What level is LP performed at? What is a good landmark? - Correct answer
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✔L3/L4 or L4/L5. Iliac crests
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What nerve root do herniated IV discs involve? - Correct answer ✔Lumbar
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region -- one below!
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Kyphosis - Correct answer ✔Exaggerated thoracic curvature
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Lordosis - Correct answer ✔Exaggerated lumbar curvature
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What nerve/artery can be involved in a surgical humeral neck fx? - Correct
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answer ✔Axillary n
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Posterior humeral circumflex a |! |! |!
What nerve/artery can be involved in a midshaft humerus fracture? - Correct
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answer ✔Radial n|! |!
Profunda brachii a |! |!
,What nerve/artery can be involved in a supracondylar humerus fx? - Correct
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answer ✔Median n |! |!
Brachial a |!
What nerve can be involved in a medial epicondyle humerus fx? - Correct
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answer ✔Ulnar n |! |!
Smith's fracture - Correct answer ✔Fall or blow on dorsal aspect of flexed
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wrist
Ventral angulation |!
Distal fragment is anteriorly displaced
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Colles' fracture - Correct answer ✔Forced extension of hand
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Distal fragment is displaced dorsally
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Dinner fork deformity|! |!
When does scaphoid fracture occur? - Correct answer ✔Fall onto palm with
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hand abducted
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What are the rotator cuff muscles? - Correct answer ✔Supraspinatus
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Infraspinatus
Teres minor
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Subscapularis
, What performs first 15 degrees of abduction of upper limb? What n
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associated? - Correct answer ✔Supraspinatus |! |! |! |! |!
Suprascapular n |!
What performs 15-110 degrees of abduction? What n associated? - Correct
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answer ✔Deltoid |!
Axillary n |!
What performs 110-180 degrees of abduction? What n is associated? - Correct
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answer ✔Trapezius -- accessory n
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Serratus anterior -- long thoracic n
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What frequently causes subacromial bursitis? - Correct answer ✔Calcific
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supraspinatus tendinitis |!
Painful abduction |!
Golfer's elbow - Correct answer ✔MEDIAL epicondylitis
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Inflammation of the common FLEXOR tendon of the wrist where it
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originates on the medial epicondyle of the humerus
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Tennis elbow - Correct answer ✔LATERAL epicondylitis
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Repeated forceful flex/exTENsion of wrist
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Strain attachment of common EXTENSOR tendon and inflammation of
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periosteum of lateral epicondyle |! |! |!
answers
Where does the needle enter in a LP? - Correct answer ✔Subarachnoid space
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What level is LP performed at? What is a good landmark? - Correct answer
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✔L3/L4 or L4/L5. Iliac crests
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What nerve root do herniated IV discs involve? - Correct answer ✔Lumbar
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region -- one below!
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Kyphosis - Correct answer ✔Exaggerated thoracic curvature
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Lordosis - Correct answer ✔Exaggerated lumbar curvature
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What nerve/artery can be involved in a surgical humeral neck fx? - Correct
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answer ✔Axillary n
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Posterior humeral circumflex a |! |! |!
What nerve/artery can be involved in a midshaft humerus fracture? - Correct
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answer ✔Radial n|! |!
Profunda brachii a |! |!
,What nerve/artery can be involved in a supracondylar humerus fx? - Correct
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answer ✔Median n |! |!
Brachial a |!
What nerve can be involved in a medial epicondyle humerus fx? - Correct
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answer ✔Ulnar n |! |!
Smith's fracture - Correct answer ✔Fall or blow on dorsal aspect of flexed
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wrist
Ventral angulation |!
Distal fragment is anteriorly displaced
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Colles' fracture - Correct answer ✔Forced extension of hand
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Distal fragment is displaced dorsally
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Dinner fork deformity|! |!
When does scaphoid fracture occur? - Correct answer ✔Fall onto palm with
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hand abducted
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What are the rotator cuff muscles? - Correct answer ✔Supraspinatus
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Infraspinatus
Teres minor
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Subscapularis
, What performs first 15 degrees of abduction of upper limb? What n
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associated? - Correct answer ✔Supraspinatus |! |! |! |! |!
Suprascapular n |!
What performs 15-110 degrees of abduction? What n associated? - Correct
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answer ✔Deltoid |!
Axillary n |!
What performs 110-180 degrees of abduction? What n is associated? - Correct
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answer ✔Trapezius -- accessory n
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Serratus anterior -- long thoracic n
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What frequently causes subacromial bursitis? - Correct answer ✔Calcific
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supraspinatus tendinitis |!
Painful abduction |!
Golfer's elbow - Correct answer ✔MEDIAL epicondylitis
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Inflammation of the common FLEXOR tendon of the wrist where it
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originates on the medial epicondyle of the humerus
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Tennis elbow - Correct answer ✔LATERAL epicondylitis
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Repeated forceful flex/exTENsion of wrist
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Strain attachment of common EXTENSOR tendon and inflammation of
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periosteum of lateral epicondyle |! |! |!
