Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Musculoskeletal System Disorders 2

Question 1

A 16-year-old male presents with knee pain after a twisting injury during basketball. Exam shows a positive Lachman test and anterior drawer sign. What structure is most likely injured?

Accepted Answer

Anterior cruciate ligament

Answer

Posterior cruciate ligament

Answer

Medial collateral ligament

Answer

Lateral meniscus

Question 2

Carpal tunnel syndrome results from compression of which nerve?

Accepted Answer

Median nerve

Answer

Ulnar nerve

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Radial nerve

Answer

Musculocutaneous nerve

Question 3

Which of the following is the most appropriate initial imaging study for a patient with suspected osteoporosis?

Accepted Answer

DEXA scan

Answer

Plain X-ray of the spine

Answer

CT scan of the lumbar spine

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MRI of the hip

Question 4

A patient presents with pain and swelling over the lateral epicondyle of the elbow, worsened by wrist extension and gripping. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)

Answer

Medial epicondylitis

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Olecranon bursitis

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Radial tunnel syndrome

Question 5

A T-score of -2.8 on DEXA scan indicates which diagnosis according to WHO criteria?

Accepted Answer

Osteoporosis

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Normal bone density

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Osteopenia

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Severe osteoporosis with fracture

Question 6

Which sign is used to diagnose De Quervain tenosynovitis?

Accepted Answer

Finkelstein test

Answer

Phalen sign

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Tinel sign

Answer

McMurray test