Musculoskeletal Key

Chapter 29 Miscellaneous cases in adulthood Case 29.1 1. Name at least two possible causes of the presentation. • Tumour (eg: teratoma or seminoma). • Hydrocoele. 2. How can you…

Chapter 18 Chronic or recurrent joint pain Case 18.1 1. Using the information above, list the possible causes of Sally’s: a long-term bilateral hand pain • overuse syndromes; for example,…

Chapter 19 Upper limb pain Case 19.1 While treating a 40-year-old female for an ongoing condition, you notice that she has a swollen and red index finger. On questioning, she…

Chapter 16 Chronic or recurring back pain Case 16.1 History Celine is a 43-year-old female who presented to a university teaching clinic with left-sided low back pain and leg pain,…

Chapter 18 Chronic or recurrent joint pain Case 18.1 History While doing housework Sally, a 56-year-old woman, noticed discomfort in her right hand and right lower lumbar region. After completing…

Chapter 29 Miscellaneous cases in adulthood Case 29.1 During a routine visit, your patient, a 22-year-old man, reveals that he has noticed an enlargement of his left testis. It is…

Chapter 12 Miscellaneous cases in adolescence Case 12.1 Madeleine is a 16-year-old who has lost a reasonably large amount of weight over the last 6 months. She states that she…

Chapter 38 Miscellaneous cases in the elderly Case 38.1 History Martha is a 75-year-old woman who presents with shortness of breath. She notices this most when walking up a flight…

Chapter 33 Altered bowel or bladder activity in the elderly Case 33.1 1. What are the possible causes of constipation commencing in a man of this age? • Lifestyle changes…

Chapter 15 Acute back pain Case 15.1 History Caitlyn is a 29-year-old woman who presents to you complaining of pain on the right side of her lower back. She had…