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AKA
ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION
TKR
TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
chondrotome
instrument for cutting cartilage
UE
UPPER EXTREMITY
EMG
Per a recent holiday fad, what "spy" kids around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice
The Elf on the Shelf
HEREDITARY, PROGRESSIVE, TERMINAL DISEASE THAT CAUSES MUSCLE ATROPHY AND DEATH, USUALLY BY AGE 20
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
BONE MARROW SPECIMEN REMOVED FROM CORTEX OF A FLAT BONE FOR ANALYSIS
BONE MARROW ASPIRATION
AP
ANTERIPOSTERIOR
In Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" what was Mr. Scrooge's first name
Ebenezer
sternocostal
pertaining to the sternum and ribs
RA
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
LE
LOWER EXTREMITY
INJURY TO MUSCLE DUE TO VIOLENT CONTRACTION OR EXCESSIVE FORCIBLE STRETCHING
STRAIN
A COMPRESSION OF MEDIAN NERVE CAUSING PAIN OR NUMBNESS IN WRIST, HAND, AND FINGERS
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
USED TO DETECT ABNORMALITIES IN BONE DENSITY
BONE SCAN
S2
SECOND SACRAL VERTEBRAE
ORTHO
ORTHOPEDICS
lordoscoliosis
abnormal condition of crookedness and backward bend
ROM
RANGE OF MOTION
A PATIENT WITH MYASTHENIA GRAVIS IS EXPERIENCING ARTHRALGIA, WHAT IS SHE/HE EXPERIENCING?
PAIN IN THE JOINTS
ABNORMAL INCREASE IN CURVATURE OF LUMBAR VERTEBRAE CAUSING SWAYBACK
LORDOSIS
WHICH AFFECTS THE LUMBAR VERTEBRAE:
KYPHOSIS
LORDOSIS
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
GOUT
LORDOSIS
ISOENZYME IN SKELETAL AND CARDIAC MUSCLE RELEASED INTO THE BLOOD WHEN MUSCLE CELLS ARE DAMAGED
CREATINE KINASE
RA
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
FX
FRACTURE
myeloplegia
paralysis of spinal column
HNP
HERNIATED NUCLEUS PULPOSUS
What Christmas beverage is known as "milk punch"
eggnog
COMPLETE OR INCOMPLETE TEAR IN LIGAMENTS AROUND A JOINT
SPRAIN
What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver
tinsel
RECORDS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF SKELETAL MUSCLES: USED TO DIAGNOSE NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
ELECTROMYOGRAM
L1
FIRST LUMBAR VERTEBRAE
BKA
BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?
The Nutcracker
NSAID
NON STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG
WHICH TEST WILL IDENTIFY OSTEOPOROSIS?
DUAL ENERGY XRAY ABSORPTIOMETRY
HEREDITARY FORM OF ARTHRITIS CHARACTERIZED BY URIC ACID ACCUMULATION IN THE JOINTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE GREAT TOE
GOUT
A PATIENT WITH COMPLAINTS OF INCREASING FATIGUE AND MUSCLE WEAKNESS MIGHT HAVE?
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
RATE AT WHICH RED BLOOD CELLS SETTLE IN A TUBE OF UNCLOTTED BLOOD, AN ELEVATED VALUE INDICATES INFLAMMATION
ESR
"Miracle on 34th street" centers on what real-life department store
Macy's
C4
4TH CERVICAL VERTEBRAE
scoliokyphosis
abnormal condition of crookedness and a hump
ACL
ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT
OSTEOARTHROPATHY
DISEASE OF THE BONE AND JOINT
A GRATING SOUND FROM BROKEN BONES OR A CLICKING OR CRACKLING SOUND FROM JOINTS
CREPITATION
LOSS OF RANGE OF MOTION IN THE SHOULDER
ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS
A BLOOD TEST USED TO IDENTIFY RA
RHEUMATOID FACTOR
IM
INTRAMUSCULAR
DME
DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
tibiometry
measurement of the tibia
OA
OSTEOARTHRITIS
In the movie "A Christmas Story", what was the name of the next door neighbors whose dogs ate the Christmas turkey?
The Bumpuses
AN AUTOIMMUNE MOTOR DISORDER THAT CAUSES PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE FATIGUE AND WEAKNESS
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
INJURY TO ONE OF THE STABILIZING LIGAMENTS F THE KNEE, WHCH ORIGINATES ON THE ANTERIOR PORTION OF THE FEMUR
ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT TEAR
In the song "Frosty the Snowman" what made Frosty come to life
An old silk hat
DJD
DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE
ORIF
OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant
Mistletoe
One of Santa's reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine's Day. Which reindeer is that?
cupid
OSTEOMYELITIS
BONE AND BONE MARROW INFECTION
ABNORMAL INCREASE IN CURVATURE OF THORACIC VERTEBRAE CAUSING HUNCHBACK
KYPHOSIS
ACUTE OR CHRONIC INFECTION WITHIN THE BONE, MOST COMMONLY AFFECTING THE LEGS, ARMS, PELVIS, AND SPINE
OSTEOMYELITIS
ACL
ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT