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Sign Up Learn MoreYou are asked to review a 76 year old man who presents with pain and tenderness over the right sternoclavicular joint. You note the sternocl
>A 54 year old lady presents to ED having injured her left arm. She is complaining of weak hand grip of her left hand. The patient is unable
>Which of the following knee bursae typically communicates with the synovial cavity of the knee joint:
>You are performing a thorough neurological examination of a 67 year old female patient. You note marked wasting of the left hip and thigh mu
>You are asked to assess a 32 year old woman who presents with a five day history of fever and right arm swelling following a cat scratch. O
>A 39 year old woman presents to ED with a painful left shoulder. Your consultant is completing a mini-CEX and is observing you performing a
>A 24 year old hockey player presents to hospital having injured her left foot. X-ray demonstrates an avulsion fracture of the tuberosity of
>A patient presents with pain in the wrist and a tingling in the hand. On examination Tinel's test is positive and you diagnose carpal tunnel
>You are performing a vascular examination on a patient with suspected claudication. The posterior tibial artery pulse is best palpated at w
>A 26 year old male has sustained a stab wound to the popliteal fossa and has injured the most lateral structure within this region. Which o
>A 43 year old man sustains an injury to the proximal ulnar nerve after falling through a greenhouse door. Which of the following muscles wou
>A 32 year old presents to the ED after falling from a table and sustaining trauma to the left arm. Which of the following injuries is most l
>A 82 year old woman is brought to the ED by her son. She complains of numbness in her fingers, her son was concerned this may have been a st
>A 72 year old retired engineer presents to the Emergency Department complaining of pain and weakness in his left shoulder. On examination yo
>The L5 dermatome is best tested at which of the following landmarks:
>A 29 year old patient has sustained a laceration to his arm and damaged the nerve that lies medially in the antecubital fossa. What loss of
>A 24 year old man presents following a seizure. He has severe epilepsy and regularly dislocates his left shoulder. He has dislocated his sh
>Following a road traffic accident, a patient has difficulty laterally rotating his arm. Which of the following muscles have most likely been
>You are examining the shoulder of a 43 year old woman who complains of progressive weakness in her left arm. You note wasting of the left tr
>You are reviewing a 32 year old builder who has fallen on site and sustained fracture of the proximal humerus. Your consultant is concerned
>A 49 year old man presents to ED complaining of weakness in his foot. As you call him into a cubicle you note he has foot drop when he is wa
>A 32 year old man presents to ED with a deep laceration to the proximal part of the forearm. On further assessment, when the patient is aske
>A 35 year old man attends ED having been thrown off his mountain bike and fallen onto his right arm. You note numerous abrasions and bruise
>You are performing the secondary survey of a 32 year old tree surgeon who has fallen approximately 10 metres. You note a weakness to the ri
>You are asked to review a 23 year old woman who presents to ED after a road traffic collision a few hours earlier. She describes crashing he
>A 67 year old man presents to the ED complaining of swelling to the posterior knee. On examination you note a pulsatile mass in popliteal f
>You are performing the secondary survey on a patient following a road traffic collision. The patient was riding a motorcycle when he lost c
>A 34 year old patient presents to ED having sustained an injury to her right hand whilst playing cricket. She is unable to fully straighten
>A 31 year old man is brought to ED having been thrown off his motorbike. Following initial resuscitation and ruling out life-threatening inj
>A 21 year old man dropped a knife which penetrated the dorsum of his foot. He complains of loss of sensation over the webspace between the 1
>A patient presents to ED following a road traffic collision where they sustained a large force to their flexed leg against the dashboard. On
>A 23 year old decorator presents to ED complaining of pain and weakness in his shoulder after painting a ceiling. You suspect a rotator cuf
>Which of the following bones does not help to form the medial longitudinal arch:
>A 67 year old patient complains of weakness of abduction and adduction of his fingers. You suspect weakness of the interossei. Regarding the
>A patient attends ED following a fall off a mountain bike during a trail ride onto his shoulder and arm. He is complaining of weakness of hi
>You are performing a full neurological examination on a patient who presented with weakness of her left leg. The tendon of which of the foll
>You are reviewing a patient following a fall from a horse. You suspect they may have an Erb's palsy as a result of a brachial plexus injury.
>The muscles in the anterior compartment of the leg are all innervated by which of the following nerves:
>A patient sustains an injury to the radial nerve as a result of a glenohumeral joint dislocation. Which of the following muscles would you N
>Which of the following bones are involved in articulations at the knee joint:
>You are asked to review a 16 year old girl who presents with a right shoulder dislocation. This is her seventh right shoulder dislocation wi
>The deep fibular nerve supplies which of the following areas of skin:
>A 26 year old man is involved in a fall while playing rugby and has sustained a spiral fracture of the midshaft of the humerus to his left a
>A 19 year old student fell asleep after a night of drinking with his arm hanging over the back of a chair. He presents to ED complaining of
>You have been asked to review a wound on the hand of a 42 year old gardener. He sustained a deep laceration to the right palm whilst cutting
>You are examining a 65 year old lady who has been brought in by ambulance with suspected hip dislocation. Which of the following ligaments i
>A 67 year old builder presents to the Emergency Department complaining of a 3 month history of a painful right shoulder. He has seen his GP
>Your consultant has reviewed an 82 year old gentleman complaining of weakness in the right shoulder, she suspects an infraspinatus injury. T
>Which of the following muscle tendons enters the joint capsule of the knee:
>A 32 year old landscape gardener has an accident with his tools at work. He sustains a deep laceration that severs the superficial fibular n
>You have been asked to perform an arterial blood gas collection from a patient's femoral artery. The femoral triangle is bordered medially b
>A 42 year old carpet layer, who spends a lot of time working on his hands and knees, presents to ED complaining of a painful knee. On examin
>You have been asked to perform a neurological exam of the upper limb of a patient brought in following a fall onto his left shoulder. Whilst
>You are performing a thorough neurological examination of a 67 year old female patient. You note marked wasting of the left hip and thigh mu
>A 23 year old man presents to the ED complaining of difficulty moving his left arm. On examination you note weakness of abduction of the sho
>Regarding the collateral ligaments of the ankle joint, which of the following statements is CORRECT:
>A 27 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of progressive weakness in her lower limbs following a recent episode o
>A 54 year old woman presents with unilateral swelling of the left leg. Her d-dimer is normal and ultrasound has shown no demonstrable deep v
>The talus bone articulates with which of the following tarsal bones:
>A 48 year old man presents to ED having sustained a superficial laceration to his wrist on broken glass. Which of the following structures p
>A 87 year old woman presents to the ED after her carers noted she was complaining of pain in the right groin. On examination you note a tend
>While performing an examination of a 40 year old male patient who complains of pain in his foot, you notice an abnormality. His foot is di
>You have been asked to review a 65 year old woman who presents with a 2 week history of pain and weakness of the left shoulder. On examinati
>The skin over the upper lateral leg is primarily supplied by which of the following nerves:
>A 32 year old karate instructor presents to the ED following a training session. He describes falling onto his abducted left arm. The patien
>You have been asked to give a tutorial on C-spine injuries to a group of final year medical students. You decide to run through the anatomic
>You are asked to review a 62 year old woman who presents with a numb left arm. On examination you note she lacks sensation to the skin over
>A 43 year old window cleaner is brought to the ED after falling from a 5 metre platform. Imaging has shown multiple vertebral fractures and
>Which of the following would you NOT expect from a deep fibular nerve palsy:
>A 32 year old farm worker has presented to the ED with an infected laceration on a finger. You are concerned about the possible spread of in
>A 45 year old woman is brought to ED having fallen down the stairs and injured her right arm. On examination she is unable to abduct her arm
>A 35 year old woman has undergone a total mastectomy for breast cancer. Postoperatively she complains of loss of sensation in the inner aspe
>You have been asked to review a patient in the Minor Injuries Unit. The 32 year old sustained a laceration to the forearm during a fight. He
>A 76 year old woman present to the ED after feeling in a "pop" in her right hip. She recently underwent a right total hip replacement, you s
>A 34 year old man presents to the ED after sustaining multiple deep stab wounds during an altercation in a pub. Imaging has shown an injury
>A 78 year old woman suffers a destructive injury to the anatomical snuff box region after falling on an outstretched hand. Which of the foll
>You are examining the left shoulder of a woman who complains of progressive weakness in the left arm. On examination you detect a weakness i
>A 32 year old builder is brought to the ED after falling through a glass sky light onto the floor below. A primary survey has been performed
>You are examining the arm of a 34 year old man who has injured his radial nerve. You test the muscles supplied by the radial nerve. The brac
>Which of the following muscles is NOT innervated by the tibial nerve:
>You are asked to review a 27 year old woman who presents to the ED after she was stabbed in the posterior shoulder during an altercation. Th
>The skin over the lower anterolateral leg is primarily supplied by which of the following nerves:
>A 23 year old woman is brought into ED having been thrown off horseback during a competition. She has no major injuries but is complaining o
>A 28 year old woman is unable to invert her foot after sustaining an injury to her leg playing water-polo. Which of the following nerves are
>Which of the following bones does NOT help to form the lateral longitudinal arch:
>You are discussing clinically relevant lower limb anatomy with a group of medical students. The femoral triangle is an important, clinically
>A 21 year old male presents to ED having sustained a stab wound to the left antecubital fossa. Which of the following structures would most
>A 45 year old man is brought to the ED after sustaining a knife wound to the left groin in a fight. Your consultant is concerned about traum
>A 43 year old window cleaner is brought to the ED after falling from a 5 metre platform. Imaging has shown multiple vertebral fractures and
>You have been asked to give a tutorial on upper limb neurology to a group of final year medical students. As part of the session you discuss
>A 19 year old male attends ED having sustained a stab wound to his upper limb. On examination, the patient is unable to flex the distal inte
>The S2 dermatome is best tested at which of the following landmarks:
>A 28 year old man presents to ED having falling off his bike. Imaging shows fracture of the medial epicondyle and ulnar nerve injury. Which
>A 34 year old man sustains an injury to the proximal median nerve following a stab wound to the forearm. Which of the following muscles woul
>You are part of the team in the resuscitation area. You have been pre-alerted to the arrival of a 35 year old man who has had a cardiac arre
>You are reviewing a 23 year old woman who has sustained a fracture to the surgical neck of the humerus after falling from her bike. On exami
>A 64 year old man presents to the ED following a road traffic collision. His primary survey is normal and you proceed to complete a secondar
>A 23 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of a painful swelling in her right axilla. On examination you note a te
>A 32 year old woman presents to ED following an injury to her right elbow. She is complaining of weak grip in her right hand. You ask her
>You have been asked to review a 45 year old gardener who has sustained a laceration to the dorsal surface of their wrist. You are concerned
>Regarding the cruciate ligaments, which of the following statements is CORRECT:
>A patient presents following a road traffic collision. MRI imaging shows C7 - T1 disc herniation with C8 nerve root impingement. Where wou
>You are demonstrating a vascular examination on a patient to a group of medical students. Where is the radial artery pulsation best palpated
>You are asked to review a 45 year old carpenter who presents with weakness and pain in his left arm. You decide to test the strength of his
>The calcaneus bone articulates with which of the following bones:
>A 21 year old male is involved in a road traffic collision and sustains a pelvic fracture. In rehabilitation it is noted that he has an inab
>A patient presents with lower limb weakness. After a thorough examination, you suspect an injury to the muscles of the medial compartment of
>The fibularis brevis muscle is innervated by which of the following nerves:
>Your consultant asks you to perform a neurological assessment of a trauma patient. The patient fell approximately 4 metres on a building si
>A 54 year old carpenter has sustained a laceration to his left hand with a stanley knife. He is unable to flex the proximal interphalangeal
>A 28 year old man is brought to ED with a severely painful arm after being involved in a collapsed scrum during a rugby match. An x-ray of h
>A 65 year old man presents to the ED complaining of right elbow pain. He describes a 3 day history of increasing swelling and pain at the ri
>A 45 year old woman presents to the ED on New Year's Day. She complains of loss of feeling over the dorsum of her hand and is unable to exte
>You have been asked to give a teaching session regarding the brachial plexus to a group of final year medical students. Regarding Klumpke's
>You are asked to review a 21 year old woman who presents with right elbow pain. She has fallen from a table whilst intoxicated. On examinati
>You have been called urgently to assess a patient. They have sustained a deep laceration to the right deltoid muscle after an alleged assau
>The fibularis brevis muscle attaches distally to which of the following structures:
>You have been asked to make a quick assessment of a patient's upper limb neurology as part of a secondary survey. You test each dermatome
>A 32 year old man presents to the ED after falling through a glass door. He has sustained a deep laceration to the thigh. Imaging shows a so
>The skin over the dorsum of the foot is primarily supplied by which of the following nerves:
>You are part of the trauma team caring for a 23 year old tree surgeon who has fallen approximately 7 metres from a tree. He tells you that a
>You have been asked to review a 43 year old man who presents with weakness to the right arm after falling. You perform a neurological examin
>A 22 year old man presents to the Emergency Department after being stabbed in the upper arm. You plan to perform a vascular examination. The
>A 54 year old woman presents to ED having sustained a laceration to the palm of her hand while gardening. She is unable to oppose her thumb,
>You are examining the lower limbs of a 54 year old man who presented after falling from a ladder at home. During your neurological assessmen
>A patient complains of pain in the hip region following a fall. Imaging has shown a traumatic injury to the pectineus muscle. The pectineus
>A 32 year old construction worker presents to ED after an accident on the job. The tendon of the biceps brachii at the elbow has been sever
>You are examining the arm of a 23 year old electrician who has sustained a fracture of the humerus following a fall. On examination he finds
>A 35 year old man presents to the ED after falling approximately 1 metre from a ladder, landing on his right shoulder. Your consultant exami
>A 26 year old woman presents complaining of numbness in her right hand. On examination she has no sensation to the skin over the lateral hal
>A 67 year old man presents to the ED complaining of pain and swelling to the posterior knee. On examination you note a tender swelling in th
>A 45 year old man sustains a gunshot wound to the gluteal region. During rehabilitation he complains of weakness abducting and medially rota
>The superficial fibular nerve supplies which of the following areas of skin:
>A 45 year old man presents to the ED after falling onto railings. One protruding railing punctured his right axilla, your consultant suspect
>A patient presents to ED with a stab wound to the axilla. On examination you note weakness of elbow flexion and forearm supination. Which of
>You form part of the trauma team caring for a roofer who fell approximately 7 metres from a roof, landing across a beam. Imaging of the spin
>A 32 year old woman is brought to the ED after falling from a horse. Imaging shows multiple injuries to the pelvic region including transect
>Your consultant asks you to examine the shoulder of a 35 year old man as he has some positive findings. The patient is unable to adduct, med
>A patient presents to ED having fallen on her left arm at a roller disco party. She has fractured the medial epicondyle of the humerus and d
>The fibularis tertius muscle is innervated by which of the following nerves:
>A 24 year old man sustains a laceration of his left leg that transects the superficial vein that enters the popliteal fossa to terminate in
>A 75 year old lady slips on a wet bathroom floor and presents to ED with her left leg shortened and externally rotated. Imaging demonstrates
>You are asked to review a 45 year old carpenter who presents with weakness and pain in his left arm. You decide to test the strength of his
>A 27 year old footballer presents with pain on flexion and lateral rotation of the hip and flexion of the knee. You suspect a sartorius musc
>The main portion of the tibialis posterior inserts distally onto which of the following bones:
>Regarding the ligaments of the knee, which of the following statements is CORRECT:
>A 59 year old man presents to the ED complaining of pain and weakness in his left shoulder. You note medial rotation and extension of the sh
>An 18 year old lady has sustained a posterior dislocation of the radius with damage to the deep branch of the radial nerve after falling awk
>A 25 year old female presents with a swollen right ankle after twisting her ankle whilst wearing high heels on a night out. There is pain an
>You are asked to review a 34 year old rugby player who has presented with shoulder pain following a tackle. X-ray reveals an acromioclavicul
>A 54 year old woman presents to the ED complaining of pain and swelling over the site of her recent carpal tunnel decompression. Which of th
>Whilst examining the shoulder of a 27 year old woman you note she has weakness of certain movements. You suspect this is due to weakness of
>You are part of the trauma team caring for a 18 year old horse rider who fell when jumping a fence. She is complaining of pain in her neck.
>A 21 year old horse rider sustains a kick to the left leg from one of her horses. She has a large bruise over the head of the fibula and you
>You are performing a neurological examination on a patient who complains of weakness of the left arm. You note muscle wasting in the poster
>A 67 year old man presents to the ED complaining of pain and swelling to the posterior knee. On examination you note a tender swelling in th
>You have been asked to give a tutorial to a group of medical students about upper limb neurology. You decide to cover the sensory supply to
>Which of the following synovial joint types best describes the ankle joint:
>A patient sustains a fracture of the midshaft of the humerus with resultant damage to the radial nerve. He has wrist drop and is unable to
>You are demonstrating a vascular examination to group of medical students. The dorsalis pedis artery pulse is best palpated at which of t
>A 21 year old gang member presents to ED having been shot in the foot. Imaging shows severe damage to the base of the fifth metatarsal with
>The S1 dermatome is best tested at which of the following landmarks:
>A 29 year old man presents with pain in his right shoulder. You are performing a full shoulder examination including special tests. You ask
>A 57 year old woman presents to the ED complaining of pain in her wrist associated with tingling in her hand. You suspect carpal tunnel synd
>A patient presents to ED for treatment having been informed by the GUM clinic that he has tested positive for gonorrhoea. You administer int
>A basketball player presents to ED having fallen heavily onto his right arm during a game. X-ray shows a fracture of the surgical neck of th
>A 39 year old man presents to ED complaining of pain over the lateral epicondyle of the right arm. You suspect lateral epicondylitis, which
>A 21 year old man presents to ED with multiple lacerations to his right upper limb, after falling through a ground floor window during a fig
>A patient, with a known history of self-harm, has sustained an ulnar nerve injury following a deliberate laceration to the volar wrist. Whic
>A 19 year old professional athlete presents to ED having injured his right foot during training. There is bruising and swelling over the med
>The navicular bone articulates with all of the following bones except for the:
>A 17 year old footballer sustains an injury to the proximal ulnar nerve after fracturing his elbow. Which of the following muscles would you
>A 74 year old woman presents to the ED complaining of a painful swelling in her left groin. She has been examined by your consultant who sus
>A 16 year old boy sustains a supracondylar fracture falling off his skateboard. He is unable to flex the distal interphalangeal joint of his
>A 27 year old rugby player is brought to the ED complaining of neck pain after a scrum collapsed. On examination he is tender over C7 and T1
>A 54 year old man presents to ED complaining of leg weakness. Your colleague has examined the patient and suspects femoral nerve palsy. Whic
>A 46 year old tennis player has presented to the Emergency Department complaining of pain in his left shoulder. After a thorough examination
>Contraction of the popliteus muscle in initiation of knee flexion produces which of the following actions:
>Superficial fibular nerve palsy results in which of the following clinical features:
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