Osteomyelitis seminar

Osteomyelitis is classified with 12 classifications. The most common type used is?

• Morey and Peterson' classification

• Waldvogel classification

• Cierny and Mader Staging classification

• Nade's principles classification

Choose the right statement.

• Waldvogel classification includes the duration of infection and it's mechanism

• Stage II osteomyelitis is when the infection has diffuse into the bone marrow

• Host C is a patient with history of other disease before having osteomyelitis

• Thrombosis of vessels happen in chronic osteomyelitis

What is stage C of Cierny-Mader classification?

• Infection confined to the intramedullary surface

• Treatment worse than the disease

• Focalised sequestration of cortical bone

• Good immune system

Osteomyelitis is commonly caused by

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Parasites

• Fungi

What is the most common causative organism of Osteomyelitis?

• Salmonella

• Escherichia coli

• Staphylococcus Aureus

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Haematogenous dissemination is most common in the rapidly growing and highly vascular metaphysis of the growing long bones.

• True

• False

Non-Haematogenous is most commonly due to a single pathogen.

• True

• False

What are the symptoms for osteomyelitis?

• Bone pain and swelling

• Necrosis of tissue or bone

• Fever, chills and excessive sweating

• All of the above

What is the ESR level in acute osteomyelitis?

• More than 30mm/h

• More than 50mm/h

• Less than 30mm/h

• Less than 10mm/h

What is the mechanism of action of Penicillin?

• Inhibit cell wall synthesis

• Inhibit protein synthesis

• Interfere with the metabolic reaction

• Inhibit DNA gyrase