Musculoskeletal diseases

A test performed to diagnose systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is

Anti-DNA test

The most frequent initial manifestation of polymyositis is

Muscle weakness in hips and thighs

A chronic progressive neuromuscular disease that produces sporadic weakness and exhaustion of skeletal muscles is called

Myasthenia gravis

An infection of bone-forming tissue with inflammation, edema, and circulatory congestion of the bone marrow is known as

Osteomyelitis

A chronic progressive disease of connective tissue characterization by edema , inflammation and degeneration of skeletal muscles is called

Polymyositis

The classic symptom of a bone neoplasm is

bone pain

A break in a bone in which a piece of bone breaks through the skin is what type of fracture?

compound

Dysphasia

difficulty speaking

Plantar fasciitis is a rare condition that is a result of

irritation of the ligament on the bottom of the foot

A chronic skeletal disease characterized by initial phase of a high rate of bone turnover is

osteitis deformans (Pagets)

Tendonitis, an inflammation of a tendon, is usually found in

rotator cuff, hip, Achilles tendon, or hamstring

Paresthesia

sensation of numbness, prickling, tingling

Closed reduction of a fracture

set a broken bone without cutting the skin open

A tearing or stretching of a ligament surrounding a joint is called a

sprain

The first test to confirm an intervertebral herniated disk is

straight leg raiser test

Another name for an incomplete partial fracture is

stress fracture

An individual affected with Paget's disease may experience

swelling/ deformity in long bones

Smooth muscle is also called

visceral muscle, found on organ walls.

Skeletal muscle is also called

voluntary muscles