MSK and rheumatology questions test joint disease patterns, cervical spine risks in RA, pediatric hip pathology, and rheumatologic mimics. These four sample questions come from MediLingo's bank of 3,900+ questions across 21 specialties.
A 55-year-old woman with severe RA needs elective surgery. She reports neck pain and occasional hand tingling. Which screening test is required before intubation?
Key teaching point: Screen RA necks with flexion-extension X-rays — atlantoaxial subluxation risk.
A 78-year-old man has symmetric pitting edema of the dorsal hands and feet with shoulder girdle pain. RF negative. What PMR mimic is this?
Key teaching point: RS3PE: symmetric pitting edema + girdle pain in elderly, seronegative.
A 60-year-old woman with long-standing RA suddenly cannot extend her ring and little fingers. Exam shows dorsal wrist swelling. What complication has occurred?
Key teaching point: RA can rupture finger extensors at the wrist — sudden loss of extension.
Which pediatric hip condition progresses through necrosis, fragmentation, reossification, and remodeling stages?
Key teaching point: Perthes stages: necrosis → fragmentation → reossification → remodeling.
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