Joints

PBL: Gout

Keywords 43 y/o lady Outpatient department pain, swelling and limitation of movement in her right knee awakened from sleep at night due to severe pain paroxysmal nocturnal Aggravating factor high protein meal – red meat, liver, kidney Extending to her ankle and foot Pic: swelling of right foot In the past weeks frequency and severity…

Inflammatory Arthritis

4 topics: General arthritis def cause types Osteoarthritis ethiopathology morphology gross microscopic clinical/radiological features management Rheumatoid arthritis same as above Septic arthritis ethiopathogenesis investigations treatment General arthritis Arthritis: Inflammation of one of more joints. (a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body) There are over 100 different forms of arthritis The…

Joints

OLIS Composition of cartilage http://elearning.imu.edu.my/file.php/4236/StudyGuide/Musculo/Week2/xms2_1.html Joints http://elearning.imu.edu.my/file.php/4236/StudyGuide/Musculo/Week2/xms2_2.html Dr Nilesh’s blog – knee joint http://imuanatomy.blogspot.com/2010/09/knee-joint.html Before you start learning about the joints itself, it is important to learn about the joints articulation/movements so that you will understand better how the different types of joints result in those movements. Extension & Flexion Abduction & Adduction Circumduction all…