Which of these is not true about acute pain?
lasts between 2 weeks and 2 months
accompanied by redness and swelling
the quality of the pain is sharp and localized
characterized by rapid onset and short duration
Which of these is true about chronic pain?
the pain is always global and never sharp or localized
quality of pain is always sharp and localized
results in compensatory changes of movement
onset is usually rapid
tell-tale sign of chronic pain is watery edema
Which of these is true about inflammation?
Swelling precipitates inflammation.
Inflammation is a result of some sort of irritation.
Very rarely results in loss of function
Celebrex does not work against inflammation
occurs when the fluid from chronic swelling becomes thickened over time. A finger placed on this area leaves an indentation. May be present in persons with pain.
The cause of a disease is the ❌. The ❌ are the patient's subjective experiences of a condition. A ❌ is the observable presentation of a condition.
A grade II sprain would result in partial tears of tendon fibers.
Which of these is true about micro and macro trauma?
A pitcher who uses bad form and then tears his labrum experiences macro trauma with a micro event.
A person that gets into a car accident experiences micro trauma event.
A person who has chronic back pain and strains back after helping friend move experiences micro trauma with a macro event.
Repetitive stress injuries occur as a result of macro trauma.
Which of these is true about sprains?
80% tear of a ligament is a grade III sprain
a complete tear of the gastrocnemius results in a grade III sprain
all sprains occur due to macro trauma events
grade I sprain involves stretching of ligaments
Which of these is true about reduction?
The angle of displacement is reduced not the bone itself.
Closed reduction is done by inserting plates and screws
Hardware used in ORIF is usually removed after healing.
A fracture that is greatly displaced may be reduced with a closed reduction.
Which of these is not true about issues with healing fractures?
A malunion may occur if a bone is set incorrectly but immobilized.
A malunion may occur if a bone is set correctly, moved during healing and then healed in a displaced way.
A malunion is made up of cartilaginous tissue and may not always be painful.
A pseudoarthrosis is a bone that is set but repeatedly moved during healing.
A pseudoarthrosis is a type of malunion.
Which of these is true about bone healing?
Bone is fully healed at hard callus phase
Movement of set bone during the hard callus phase may result in a pseudoarthrosis
Soft callus phase occurs during weeks 2-3
Bone remodeling stops around week 17
Which of these is true about tendonitis?
almost always occurs due to macrotrauma
its the inflammation of the bursa and tendon
may occur because the tendon is overloaded
none of these are true
Which of these is true about the grades of tendonitis?
there is pain during the performance of the activity with a grade I tendonitis
there is generalized pain with a grade II tendonitis
in grade I and III tendonitis the pain disappears between sessions of activity
pain interferes with activity to some degree in grades III-V tendonitis
pain interferes with activities of daily living in grade IV and V tendonitis
Repetitive strain injuries are caused by cumulative trauma and damage to soft tissue like tendons.
Which of these is not a side effect of Celebrex?
GI problems
heart problems
respiratory problems
headache
there are all side effects
Which of these fractures is common at the tibial plateau?
impacted
communited
compound
spiral
tranverse
Which of these is a way to treat osteomyelitis?
intravenous administration of antibiotics
oral antibiotics
injectable ceramic bone graft substitute containing an antibiotic
Bone cavity filling with bioactive glass
all of these are ways to treat osteomyelitis
Which of these is not a sign/symptom that indicates an ACL reconstruction?
MRI
positive valgus test
grade 3 ligament tear
loud popping sounds in joint
expected level of activity
Which of these should you NOT do if patient is on anticoagulant medication?
give them aspirin
teach them grooming ADLs like shaving
eat a giant bowl of kale ceasar salad
play a fun game of rugby with former college linebackers
you shouldn't do any of these
Which of these is true about the Well Clinical Prediction rules?
Its a model for determining probability of someone having a DVT
Its a model for determining probability of someone having a pulmonary embolism.
Having watery edema increases probability of having DVT
Having a score of 1 or less indicates higher probability of having a pulmonary embolism
