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hint	answer	% Correct
normal delta pressure	10-12 mmHg	100%
incomplete ankle sprain is also known as grade	2	100%
consider fasciotomy when delta pressure ≤	30 mmHg	100%
increased risk of gout flares when serum urate ≥	6.8	100%
MC injured knee ligament	ACL	100%
MC direction of shoulder dislocation	anterior	100%
MC injured ligament in lateral ankle sprain	anterior talofibular ligament	100%
anti-histidyl-transfer RNA synthetase antibodies is also known as this type of antibody, seen predominantly in polymyositis	anti-jo	100%
nerve most likely to be injured in shoulder fracture	axillary	100%
saddle anesthesia is a red flag for	cauda equina syndrome	100%
Hematogenous osteomyelitis is often monomicrobial and seen in this demographic	Children	100%
fracture most likely to be sustained by falling on an outstretched hand	colles fracture	100%
distal radius fracture w/ dorsal displacement is known as	colles fracture	100%
nerve injury responsible for foot drop	common peroneal	100%
MCC chest pain in children	costochondritis	100%
gottron papules are pathognomic for	dermatomyositis	100%
colles fracture presents w/ this deformity on xray	dinner fork	100%
most common cause of radiculopathy and sciatica	disk herniation	100%
MC upper extremity fracture	distal radius	100%
Carpal tunnel is definitively diagnosed via	EMG	100%
tear of the MCP ulnar collateral ligament causes this msk deformity	gamekeeper’s thumb	100%
rat bite erosions on xray indicate	gout	100%
MCC of lateral hip pain in adults	greater trochanter pain syndrome	100%
bony hard swellings at the DIP joints, pathognomic for osteoarthritis	heberdens nodes	100%
polyarteritis nodosa is associated with this viral infection	hepatitis B	100%
MCC of cauda equina syndrome	herniated disk	100%
joints most likely to dislocate posteriorly rather than anteriorly	hip and elbow	100%
drug induced lupus may be remembered with the mnemonic	HIPPS (hydralazine, INH, procainamide, phenytoin, sulfonamides)	100%
MCC of lateral ankle sprain	inversion	100%
MC herniated disk	L5/S1	100%
ankle pain should be xrayed if the patient cannot bear weight and their is tenderness at the posterior edge of the distal 6cm or tip of these two regions of the malleolus	lateral, medial	100%
Ecchymosis of the plantar aspect of the foot is nearly pathognomic for this type of injury	Lisfranc fracture	100%
deformity caused by rupture of the extensor tendon insertion at the DIP, resulting in permanent flexion at the DIP	mallet finger	100%
proximal ulna fracture w/ dislocated radial head is known as	monteggia fracture	100%
positive metatarsal squeeze test is associated w/	mortons neuroma	100%
midfoot pain should be xrayed if the patient cannot bear weight and their is tenderness at these bones	navicular bone, fifth metatarsal	100%
defect in the autosomal dominant collagen type 1 gene is responsible for	osteogenesis imperfecta	100%
blue sclera is associated w/	osteogenesis imperfecta	100%
decreased sensation to the dorsum of the foot and weak dorsiflexion of the ankle are signs of injury to this nerve	peroneal	100%
MCC of heel pain in US	plantar fasciitis	100%
temporal arteritis often coocurrs with this rheumatological condition	polymyalgia rheumatica	100%
leukocytosis, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein, elevated creatine kinase, and elevated lactate dehydrogenase, aldolase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase is consistent with	polymyositis	100%
MC injured artery in patellar dislocation	popliteal	100%
MC direction of hip dislocation	posterior	100%
chondrocalcinosis on xray indicates	pseudogout	100%
vaginismus pain is caused by contraction of this muscle	pubbococcygeus	100%
nerve injury responsible for wrist drop or "saturday night palsy"	radial	100%
MC neurovascular injury in midshaft humerus fracture	radial nerve injury	100%
crystal shape in pseudogout	Rhomboid	100%
bacterial cause of septic systemic infection more common in sickle cell patients	salmonella	100%
MCC of osteomyelitis in kids	S aureus	100%
MC carpal bone fracture	scaphoid	100%
snuffbox tenderness indicates fracture of the	scaphoid	100%
positive straight leg test indicates	sciatica	100%
mononuclear cell infiltration seen on salivary gland biopsy is a hallmark of	sjogrens syndrome	100%
Positive obriens test indicates	SLAP lesion	100%
radial fracture characterized by volar displacement of the distal radius	smith fracture	100%
fracture presenting w/ "garden spade" deformity on xray	smith fracture	100%
MC injured muscle in rotator cuff injury	supraspinatus	100%
MC long bone fracture	tibia	100%
MCC of compartment syndrome	tibial fracture	100%
serum acid above this value is associated w/ increased risk of gout flare	6.8	0%
positive thompson squeeze test indicates	achilles tendon rupture	0%
positive lachman and A/P drawer tests indicate	ACL injury	0%
Abduction and external rotation of a displaced joint indicates this direction of dislocation	anterior	0%
rheumatoid arthritis is more likely to affect (unilateral, bilateral) joints	bilateral	0%
positive tinel and phalens sign indicate	carpal tunnel syndrome	0%
inflammation between the abductor policis longus and extensor pollicis brevis characterizes this condition	dequervains tenosynovitis	0%
compartment most commonly affected by compartment syndrome	flexor compartment of forearm and anterior compartment of the leg	0%
pain on passive extension of the affected finger, finger held in partial flexion, tenderness of the full tendon sheath, and fusiform swelling of the digit are signs of	Flexor tenosynovitis	0%
fracture of the distal radius w/ distal radioulnar displacement	galeazzi fracture	0%
distal radius fracture w/ dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint is known as	galleazzi fracture	0%
A flesh colored, smooth, firm, well circumscribed painless mass over a tendon is also known as a	Ganglion cyst	0%
Knee pain w/ varus stress test indicates	lateral meniscus injury	0%
crescent sign on xray of hip joint indicates	legg calves perthes disease	0%
this artery is most likely to be involved in avascular necrosis of the femoral head following fracture	medial circumflex femoral artery	0%
Knee pain w/ valgus stress test indicates	medial meniscus injury	0%
carpal tunnel is caused by compression of this nerve	median	0%
catching/poppingof the knee and joint line tenderness suggests injury of this part of the knee	meniscus	0%
fracture of the proximal ulnar shaft w/ radial head displacement is known as	monteggia fracture	0%
shape of sodium urate crystals in gout	needle	0%
patients w/ sjogrens syndrome have an increased risk of this cancer	nonhodgkins lymphoma	0%
bouchards and heberdens nodes are pathognomic for	osteoarthritis	0%
Osteophytes, subchondral stenosis, and joint space narrowing is associated with	osteoarthritis	0%
MC joint disorder	osteoarthritis	0%
MC injured nerve in patellar dislocation	peroneal	0%
nerve commonly injured in tibiofemoral (anterior knee) joint dislocation	peroneal	0%
classic xray finding in gout	rat bite erosions	0%
juxta-articular demineralization and soft tissue swelling of the joints seen on xray indicates	rheumatoid arthritis	0%
shape of crystals in pseudogout	rhomboid	0%
ice cream cone sign on xray indicates	slipped capital femoral epiphysis	0%
dysfunction of this muscle is most likely to cause foot drop	tibialis anterior	0%
MC fracture caused by osteoporosis	vertebral body compression fracture	0%