HSC 201 Ch.4
A test to ultimately establish the diagnosis of osteomalacia is __________.
A bone biopsy
BMD
A diagnostic test for osteoporosis
Whiplash is __________.
A group of symptoms caused by sudden uncontrolled extension and fixation of the neck
ERT
A treatment for osteoporosis
In the word metacarpal, what does the prefix mean?
After
You are the medical transcriptionist working for Dr. Susan Lee, a Primary Care Physician at the Fulwood Medical Center. Because of the nature of her practice, many of Dr. Lee's patients need referrals to specialists for specific treatment Dr. Lee cannot provide. Dr. Lee needs to refer Mr. Hank Johnson to a specialist for consideration of a hip replacement. Which of the following pain relieving medications could Mr. Lee obtain without prescription
Aleve
You are the medical transcriptionist working for Dr. Susan Lee, a Primary Care Physician at the Fulwood Medical Center. Because of the nature of her practice, many of Dr. Lee's patients need referrals to specialists for specific treatment Dr. Lee cannot provide. Dr. Lee needs to refer Mr. Hank Johnson to a specialist for consideration of a hip replacement. What are this patient's complaints
All of these
What does the prefix in the term periosteum mean?
Around
A treatment for bursitis is __________.
Aspiration of the bursa sac
The death of bone tissue when the blood supply is cut off (usually as a result of trauma) is called __________.
Avascular necrosis
In the term osteomyelitis, what does the root myel refer to?
Bone Marrow
Comminuted
Bone is broken into multiple pieces
What is the definition of dislocation?
Bones are completely out of the joint
Inflammation of the synovial sacs of fluid that surround a joint is called __________.
Bursitis
PO
By mouth
What type of fracture occurs when the bone is broken but the skin is not broken?
Closed
A common fracture of the radius just above the wrist joint is called a ________________ fracture.
Colles
BMD is used along with ______ to diagnose osteoporosis.
DEXA scan
TMJ
Describes a joint found in the axial skeleton
ACL
Describes a structure found in the knee
Oblique Fracture
Diagonal across the long axis of the bone
In the word meniscectomy, what does the suffix mean?
Excision
A Pott fracture is one in which there is a fracture of the __________.
Fibula, near the ankle
FDA
Food and Drug Administration - Approves use of medications in the United States
Pathological Fracture
Fracture due to pre-existing bone disease
What is the most common fracture in elderly women with osteoporosis?
Fracture of the neck of the femur
Choose the statement the correctly describes the condition achondroplasia.
Genetic condition which leads to a form of dwarfism
The term comminuted fracture refers to a bone that ___________.
Is broken into pieces
An exaggerated posterior curve of the thoracic vertebrae is a condition called __________.
Kyphosis
Which element means foot?
Pod-
The suffix in the word detoxification means __________.
Remove
Meaning of the element -old
Resembling
Ethmoid
Resembling a sieve
Sphenoid
Resembling a wedge; wedge-shaped bone at the base of the skull
Spiral Fracture
Shaped like a coil
Open Fracture
Skin over the fracture is broken
An incomplete disc location is termed _____________.
Subluxation
Carpal tunnel syndrome develops as a result of inflammation and swelling of _____ in the wrist.
Tendon sheaths
In a green stick fracture, what has occurred to the bone?
The bone is partially fractured, with one side broken and the other bent
In the term scoliosis, the root means __________.
crooked
Osteopenia
decreased calcification of bone
DO
doctor of osteopathy - treats patients by placing importance structural integrity of the musculoskeletal system
The abbreviation fx stands for __________.
fracture
Osteomyelitis
inflammation of bone and bone marrow
Transverse Fracture
is at right angles to the long axis of the bone
Osteopenia is the medical term for __________.
low bone density
Osteogenic sarcoma
malignant tumor arising from bone
The medical term chondrosarcoma means __________.
malignant tumor originating in cartilage cells
OA
osteoarthritis - inflammation of the joints due to the breakdown of cartilage
Linear Fracture
parallel to the long axis of the bone
Osteomalacia
soft, flexible bones lacking in calcium (rickets)
You are the medical transcriptionist working for Dr. Susan Lee, a Primary Care Physician at the Fulwood Medical Center. Because of the nature of her practice, many of Dr. Lee's patients need referrals to specialists for specific treatment Dr. Lee cannot provide. Dr. Lee needs to refer Mr. Hank Johnson to a specialist for consideration of a hip replacement. Which abbreviation can be related to the patient's x-rays?
L1-L5
In what condition is the normal forward curvature of the lumbar spine exaggerated?
Lordosis
A pathologic fracture means the fracture __________.
Occurs in an area of bone weakened by disease, such as cancer
Impacted fracture
One bone fragments is driven into the others
Green stick Fracture
One site of the bone is broken and the other side is bent
Heberden nodules are associated with which bone condition?
Osteoarthritis
Which of the following conditions is caused by the breakdown and eventual destruction of cartilage in a joint?
Osteoarthritis
You are the medical transcriptionist working for Dr. Susan Lee, a Primary Care Physician at the Fulwood Medical Center. Because of the nature of her practice, many of Dr. Lee's patients need referrals to specialists for specific treatment Dr. Lee cannot provide. Dr. Lee needs to refer Mr. Hank Johnson to a specialist for consideration of a hip replacement. Which term in this dictation can have an abbreviation submitted for it?
Osteoarthritis
Bone healing occurs in four steps. Which of the following steps of bone healing happens last?
Osteocytes develop, and then eventually the new bone fuses together the segments of the fracture
Incomplete bone formation, leading to fragile, easily broken bones, is called __________.
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Cancer that originates from bone cells is a __________.
Osteogenic sarcoma
The most common form of malignant bone tumor is ________
Osteogenic sarcoma
Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow is ________
Osteomyelitis
Which term represents a medical practice based on maintaining balance of the body?
Osteopathy
Name the disease that puts people at risk to develop osteoporosis.`
Osteopenia
The condition in which the bones become more porous, brittle, and fragile and are more likely to fracture is called __________.
Osteoporosis
The condition rheumatism is described as __________.
Pain in various parts of the musculoskeletal system
The word rickets means __________.
To twist
Compression Fracture
Type that often occurs in a vertebra
PET
Used to determine the presence of a sarcoma
BMD
bone mineral density - Diagnostic test that evaluates the presence of osteoporosis
Osteogenesis imperfecta
brittle bone disease; excessively brittle bones due to lack of protein, collagen