Skeletal Disorders/Diseases

Patient 1 comes into your clinic with her hands looking like this. What is her diagnosis, and what is the cause of it?

• Dx: Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Dx: Osteoarthritis

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Patient 2 has several images. Based on these images, what is their diagnosis and what is the cause of it?

• Dx: Osteomyelitis

• Dx: Osteoporosis

• Cause: bacterial infection of bone

• Cause: gradual loss of bone mass, bones become brittle

Patient 3 comes into your clinic with their hands and X-ray looking like this. What is their diagnosis, and the cause of it?

• Dx: Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Dx: Osteoarthritis

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Answer explanation

Patient 4 comes into your clinic with their elbow looking like this. What is their diagnosis, and the cause of it?

• Dx: Bursitis

• Dx: Arthritis

• Cause: ↑ in synovial fluid, distention, and calcification

• inflammation of the synovial membrane, destroys cartilage, and forms tough tissue

Answer explanation

Patient 5 comes into your clinic with a bacterial infection inside their bones. What is the diagnosis and cause?

• Dx: Buritis

• Dx: Osteomyelitis

• Cause: ↑ in synovial fluid, distention, and calcification

• Cause: bacterial infection of the bone

Answer explanation

Patient 6 came into your clinic and had this as her standing assessment results. What is her diagnosis

• Scoliosis

• Kyphosis

• Lordosis

• Osteoporosis

Patient 7 came into your clinic like this. What is their diagnosis?

• Scoliosois

• Kyphosis

• Lordosis

• Osteoporosis

Answer explanation

Kyphosis is forward of the top of your spine

Patient 8 comes into your clinic with their spine looking like this. What is the diagnosis?

• Scoliosis

• Kyphosis

• Lordosis

• Osteoporosis

Answer explanation

Lordosis is forward to the lower spine

Patient 9 has a X-ray of their spine that appears like this. What is their diagnosis and what is the cause?

• Dx: Osteoporosis

• Dx: Herniated Disc

• Cause: rupture of intervertebrated disk, pressure spinal joints

• Cause: gradual loss of bone mass, bone become brittle

Patient 10 has this X-ray image of their foot. What is the diagnosis and cause?

• Dx: Gout

• Dx: Osteomalacia

• Cause: inflammation of joints from uric acid in blood stream crystalizing in joints

• Cause: softening of bone due to loss of calcium and phosphorus because of a lack of vitamin D