True or False
Gout is a type of arthritis.
True
These are the number of bones located within the average, normal adult human.
What is 206?
This is an important early treatment of necrotizing fasciitis that we cannot administer pre-hospital, but our calling a sepsis alert can help hasten.
What is early aggressive antibiotic treatment?
These are the 2 peripheral nerve syndromes that the text book and State objectives require us to cover. One is common. The other is less common but considered an orthopedic emergency.
What are carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve entrapment ?
(50 for each one right)
This is when the nucleus pulposus breaks through the annulus fibrosus.
What is a herniated disk?
This is the best way to Easton your location!
What is broadcast 10-50 over the radio?
A sprain is the result of an injury to a muscle or tendon.
False!
Sprain is ligament. Strain is muscle or tendon.
These are the 2 categories of the skeletal system.
What are axial and appendicular skeletal system?
(100 for each one right)
These are the two forms of gangrene.
What is wet and dry?
(100 for each one)
BONUS question for another 200 - explain the difference!
This is a narrow passageway running along the volar side of the wrist. It is surrounded by ligaments and bones and the median nerve passes through.
(I had to Google volar! Good job Will)
What is the carpal tunnel?
These act as shock absorbers and prevent grinding of bone on bone and allow for greater flexibility.
What are intervertebral disks?
This is the leading cause of male pattern baldness, since the times of the Roman Empire!
What is fatherhood?
Overuse injuries typical require interventions like splinting, x-rays, and surgical repair.
False!
Self-care PRICEM, usually works.
Protect, rest, ice, compress, elevate, medicate.
These are the 3 types of joints.
What are fibrous, synovial, and cartilaginous?
(100 for each one right)
This form of gangrene appears moist, oozes fluid and malodorous pus.
What is wet gangrene?
Entrapment of the median nerve in the rigid passageway running along the volar side of the wrist is this.
What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
This is inflammation or compression os the verve running down into your leg.
What is sciatica?
Austin and Olympic curler Debbie McCormick share this in common.
What is the hometown of Rio, WI?
Osteosarcoma is a type of bone caner affecting the bone marrow.
False!
It affects the osteoblasts themselves. not the marrow. Marrow cancer is myeloma.
These are the 3 types of muscle.
What are cardiac, skeletal and smooth?
(All or nothing question because math)
This form of gangrene has discoloration and sloughing off of skin.
What is dry gangrene?
Numbness, pain and tingling sensation along the elbow, forearm and wrist are symptoms if this condition.
What is ulnar nerve entrapment?
Bladder and bowel control issues, weakness of lower extremities and loss of skin sensation in the groin and inner thigh region are common signs and symptoms of this condition.
What is cauda equina syndrome?
This is the best way to find Katie Jo if you cannot get ahold of her.
What is follow the nearest donkey?
Ulnar nerve entrapment can require surgical intervention to decompress the nerve.
True!
These are the 2 primary purposes of the skeletal system.
What is protection and movement?
(250 for each one right)
This is an infection, that occurs in the lateral fold around the nail, frequently caused by fungus or bacteria.
What is paronychia?
This is likely what will happen to you after being diagnosed with ulnar nerve entrapment.
What is surgical intervention to decompress the nerve?
This is compression of the tail end of the nerves in the lumbar spine.
What is cauda equina syndrome?
This is a crotchety, bald, degenerate.
What is Will?