Chapter 9 - Orthopedics, Muscular

Restless legs syndrome is treated with what type of drug?

dopamine stimulant

Trigger point injections are a treatment specifically for

fibromyalgia

The bulky calf muscle is called the

gastrocnemius

Which of the following uses a small rubber hammer as part of a test?

DTRs

Which abbreviation is used for medication administration?

IM

The pain and inflammation of tendinitis, bursitis, and strains are easily treated with which drug category?

NSAIDs

Treating a muscle strain without drugs can be done with

RICE

A muscle that is progressively flexed until it becomes almost immobile is

a contracture

Rhabdomyosarcoma is BEST described as

a malignant muscle tumor

A myorrhaphy procedure is done for

a torn muscle after an injury

An inability to walk with coordination of the muscles is known as

ataxia

Bradykinesia is a disorder in which

body movements are abnormally slow

A thymectomy procedure is done for what kind of problem?

myasthenia gravis

When the toes are pointed down to the ground, the movement is called

plantar flexion

Which muscle is used to bend at the wait, as in bowling?

rectus abdominis

An aponeurosis is a

sheet of tendon material that attaches a muscle to another muscle or bone

The muscle on the side of the neck that turns the neck to the side or flexes the neck is the

sternocleidomastoid

The test that is used to diagnose myasthenia gravis is

the edrophonium test

The upper arm muscle that straightens the lower arm is the

triceps brachii