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| hunchback, excessive convexity of the thoracic spine, seen in the elderly, clients with osteoporosis. |
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| or sway back excessive concavity of the lumbar spine accentuated in obesity and pregnancy |
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| lateral curvature of the thoracic or lumbar vertebrae. |
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| congenital, idiopathic most common 80 percent or polio |
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| treatment done for scoliosis |
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| Williams excersises, Milwaukee brace. |
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| inflammation and/or separation of tibial tubercle due to over use of the quadriceps muscles. |
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| degenerative joint disease, |
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| what does osteoarthiritis affect |
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| the weight bearing joints |
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| what excersise is recommended for osteoarthritis |
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| metabolic disorder were bone re absorption exceeds bone formation |
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| what are the 3 theories thought to lead to osteoporosis |
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| ca+ deficiency, estrogen deficiency, lack of stress to bones. |
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| What is the goal of treatment of osteoporosis |
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| goal is to decrease bone resorption, thus see bone formation and prevent fractures. |
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| what is the recommended amount of calcium a day when in your 30's |
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| how often should woman get bone density tests |
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| What are bone growth regulators |
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| actonell(risedronate) Fosamax (alendronate) |
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| whats a estrogen receptor |
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| inflammation of the bursa. The bursa is a synovial filled sac that cushions movement of ligaments and bones at a point of friction |
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| inflammation of a tendon. Usually due to repetitive stretching. |
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| entrapment neuropathy compression of the media nerve at the wrist due to thcickening of the flexor tendon sheath. |
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| genetic defecet of purine metablosim resulting in hyperuricemia |
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| caused by ingestion of high purine products, alcohol |
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| what is another name for gout |
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| acute arthritis, 75% in metatarsalphalangeal joint of the great toe, sever pain, edema, redness, warth to the area. Uric acid level > 7 mg |
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| Medications for acute attack of gout |
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| Gout treatment prophylactic |
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| educate to dietary changes and decrease alcohol intake |
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| What is rheumatoid arthritis |
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| a. Diffuse, chronic connective tissue disease, autoimmune in nature occurring in the synovial tissue 2 to 3 times more prevalent in woman than men |
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| S/S of Rheumatoid arthritis |
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| joint inflammation, nodules, bilateral stiffness, Weight loss, lymphadenopathy, fatigue, fever Ra factor positive (in 80% of cases, Sed rate elevated, C-reactive protein and ANA positive, Arthrocentesis shows synovial fluid cloudy, containing leukocytes, X-ray shows bony erosions/narrowed joint space. |
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| infection of the bone, can be acut or chronic |
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| what is the causative organisms of osteomyelitis |
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| e.coli, staphylococcus, aureus, pseudomonas |
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| exposure to the poliovirus, causes inflammation, scaring and shrinking of the anterior horn of spinal tract and the brain stem. |
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| what is post polio syndrome |
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| a. Survivors of the 1950 polio epidemic are developing new symptoms of weakness, fatigue, an d musculoskeletal pain |
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| 1. Primary neoplasm of the bone, also called osteogenic sarcoma. |
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| what are the signs and symptoms of osteosarcoma |
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| wide range of symptoms, from symptom free to having sever pain, pathological fracture may be 1st symptom, |
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