Exam 46: Alterations of Musculoskeletal Function in Children

A child has a disorder that resulted in the failure of bones to ossify, resulting in soft bones and skeletal deformity. What treatment plan does the healthcare professional discuss with the parents?

An insufficient dietary intake of which vitamin can lead to rickets in children?

A child has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. What complication does the healthcare professional teach the parents is most important to control?

A child has scoliosis with a 40-degree curvature of the spine, and the parent is worried about pulmonary involvement. What statement by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?

A newborn is diagnosed with osteomyelitis. What organism does the healthcare professional prepare to treat?

A healthcare professional wants to estimate the total mass of muscle in a patient's body. What serum laboratory test should the professional evaluate?

A child has osteosarcoma and the healthcare team is assessing for metastases. What diagnostic study would be the priority?

The student wants to know how the clinical manifestations and onset of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) differ from those of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults. What answer by the healthcare professional is best?

At birth, the diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) may be made based on what factor?

Which protein, absent in muscle cells of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, mediates the anchoring of skeletal muscle fibers to the basement membrane?

Which sign or symptom is a very late indication of developmental dysplasia of the hip?

An adolescent has been diagnosed with osteochondrosis. How does the healthcare professional describe the pathophysiology to the teen?

A child has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and the parents want to know how this occurred. Which statement by the healthcare professional is most accurate?

Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?

Until the skeleton matures and adult stature is reached, where does growth in the length of bone occur?

A healthcare professional working with children learns that which is the most common congenital skeletal defect of the upper extremity?

What does the student learn about bone growth before adulthood? (Select all that apply.)

What is the most common malignant bone tumor diagnosed during childhood?

A student asks what the cause of structural scoliosis is. What explanation by the professor is accurate?

Generally, what is the first symptom of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy?