Skeletal Pathology
The medical term for inflammation of a fluid filled sac that is found near a joint to prevent friction.
What is bursitis?
The meaning of KAFO.
What is a knee, ankle, foot orthotic?
The three portions of the small intestine.
What are the duodenum, jejunum, and the ileum?
The type of blood that is found in the right side of the heart, including the IVC, SVC, right atrium, right ventricle, and pulmonary artery.
The medical suffix that means "enlargement."
What is -megaly?
The type of arthritis that is an autoimmune condition.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
The medical term for an abnormality present at birth.
The smooth muscle contraction that pushes food through the GI tract.
What is peristalsis?
The meaning of cadiomyopathy
What is disease in the heart muscle?
When a fracture causes the bones to be misaligned and typically requires surgical intervention to fix.
What is a displaced fracture?
The most common reason for an amputation.
What is peripheral vascular disease?
The medical term for difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
The valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle. (2 answers)
What is the bicuspid or mitral valve?
The meaning of a CVA, both what the acronym stands for, and the common term.
What is cerebrovascular accident and stroke?
The three stages of fracture healing.
What is hematoma, soft callus, hard callus, remodeling?
The three types of cervical orthoses.
What are soft collar, semi-rigid, and rigid?
The three salivary glands.
What is the parotid, sublingual, submandibular?
The three layers of the heart wall.
What is the endocardium, myocardium, and epicardium?
The medical term for Rickets.
What is osteomalacia?
The type of scan that measures bone density and is used to diagnose osteoporosis?
What is a DEXA scan?
The specific type of amputation that involves removing the foot while preserving the heel pad to facilitate weight bearing.
What is a Syme's Amputation?
The difference between Chron's disease and colitis.
What is: Chron's disease affects anywhere along the GI tract and colitis is specific to the large intestine.
This is the a blowing or swooshing sound that is heard when auscultating an artery.
What is bruit?
The definition of "pannus," the second stage of RA.
What is an abnormal layer of tissue that extends in the joint space, decreasing ROM and leading to stiffness?