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What are complications of vitamin D deficiency? - ✔✔rickets in children; osteomalacia in adults;
osteoporosis
What's a complication of vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency? - ✔✔Wernicke's encephalopathy, consisting
of the following triad: change in mental status, wide-based cerebellar ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia
What are two clinical exam findings consistent with osteoarthritis (OA)? - ✔✔Heberden's nodes,
affecting the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints; Bouchard's nodes, affecting the proximal
interphalangeal (PIP) joints
What's the first-line treatment for osteoarthritis (OA)? - ✔✔anti-inflammatory medication, such as
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
What two over-the-counter supplements are commonly used for treating osteoarthritis (OA)? -
✔✔glucosamine; chondroitin
What test is used to confirm the presence of osteoporosis? - ✔✔dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
(DEXA)
What are three risk factors for osteoporosis? - ✔✔being postmenopausal (in women); steroid use;
testosterone deficiency (in men)
What are the most common and effective treatments for osteoporosis? - ✔✔calcium and vitamin D
supplementation; oral bisphosphonates (if tolerated); intravenous bisphosphonates
What's a common presentation of osteoporosis? - ✔✔pathologic fracture after a fall
What two tools can you use to diagnose compartment syndrome? - ✔✔clinical history; an oscillometer
to measure compartmental pressures
Updated &Verified | 2024-2025 | 100% Score
What are complications of vitamin D deficiency? - ✔✔rickets in children; osteomalacia in adults;
osteoporosis
What's a complication of vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency? - ✔✔Wernicke's encephalopathy, consisting
of the following triad: change in mental status, wide-based cerebellar ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia
What are two clinical exam findings consistent with osteoarthritis (OA)? - ✔✔Heberden's nodes,
affecting the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints; Bouchard's nodes, affecting the proximal
interphalangeal (PIP) joints
What's the first-line treatment for osteoarthritis (OA)? - ✔✔anti-inflammatory medication, such as
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
What two over-the-counter supplements are commonly used for treating osteoarthritis (OA)? -
✔✔glucosamine; chondroitin
What test is used to confirm the presence of osteoporosis? - ✔✔dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
(DEXA)
What are three risk factors for osteoporosis? - ✔✔being postmenopausal (in women); steroid use;
testosterone deficiency (in men)
What are the most common and effective treatments for osteoporosis? - ✔✔calcium and vitamin D
supplementation; oral bisphosphonates (if tolerated); intravenous bisphosphonates
What's a common presentation of osteoporosis? - ✔✔pathologic fracture after a fall
What two tools can you use to diagnose compartment syndrome? - ✔✔clinical history; an oscillometer
to measure compartmental pressures
