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