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A man in his late 40s is experiencing a throbbing pain in his big toe (1st metatarsophalangeal jt) that is swollen, erythematous, with limited mobility. He denies any injuries. PMHx: HTN, DM II, and he is obese. Meds: Hydrochlorothiazide Diet is mainly meat, beer, and seafood. What diagno...

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NPLEX II – Orthopedics Questions and
Correct Answers | Latest Update
A man in his late 40s is experiencing a throbbing pain in his big toe (1st metatarsophalangeal

jt) that is swollen, erythematous, with limited mobility. He denies any injuries.


PMHx: HTN, DM II, and he is obese.


Meds: Hydrochlorothiazide


Diet is mainly meat, beer, and seafood.


What diagnosis do you suspect and which labs would you run? etiology?


✓ -:- Gout

✓ Serum: uric acid

✓ X-ray: tophii

✓ Joint aspirate is most diagnostic




HTN meds, chronic dieases, diet, and unmodifiable risk factors (gender, age)




10 years ago you diagnosed psoriasis in a patient of yours. They have now come to you with

a complaint of swelling on the tips of their fingers that appear sausage shaped and with

pitting in their nails. In addition, they also have joint pain just on their left side. You suspect




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psoriatic arthritis. While there is no diagnostic test, which tests can be done to strengthen

your diagnosis?


✓ -:- CRP & ESR elevated

negative RF




Which homeopathic remedy would be indicated for a case of gout with swelling of the feet

that are > with a tremendous desire to place feet in ice water?


✓ -:- Ledum




What are seronegative arthrotides?


✓ -:- Arthritic conditions that lacks RF and involves the axial skeleton

AND associated genetically with HLA -B27




When disseminated, Staph. aureus can wreak havoc on many systems in the body

(endocarditis, for example). How might it affect the joints and what would the condition be

called?


✓ -:- septic arthritis - usually affecting monoarticular joints - knee is most

common, presenting with inflammation (red, swelling, heat, and reduced

ROM) + systemic inxn sxs (fever, leukocytosis)


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Joint aspirate & if (+) treat immediately!




A male younger than 40 has been complaining of lower back pain with stiffness for the past

3 months. He notices that it is worse in the morning, late at night, and with inactivity and

that he must move around often as this improves his symptoms.


physical exam: posterior pelvic tilt and loss of lumbar lordosis


You send for an X-ray, which reveals 'Bamboo spine" and is diagnostic of ankylosing

spondylitis.


What are the complications/extra-articular manifestations of this condition? and which

homeopathic is best indicated?


✓ -:- Joint fusion

Uveitis


Aortic insufficiency


Restrictive lung diseases (in late stage dt costovertebral involvement preventing lungs from

expanding)




Rhus Tox




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