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