Question

Number, separate, and Define all the words in BOLD print. (10 points)

65 year old male come into the medical office for pain in his hand, knees, and wrists. Before performing any tests, the Dr. feels he could have one of the following: osteomyelitis, osteomalacia, osteosarcoma, or myopathy.
The patient states the pain began after he started playing tennis. He mentioned that a friend told him it could just be tendonitis or synovitis. The Dr. asked if he was having any myalgia with his other symptoms because he noticed some atrophy in his Larm. After careful examination of the patient the Dr. scheduled him for an arthroscopy. The diagnosis was osteoarthritis.

Answer 1

The bold words in the provided text are: osteomyelitis, osteomalacia, osteosarcoma, myopathy, tendonitis, synovitis, myalgia, atrophy, arthroscopy, osteoarthritis.

Step-by-step explanation:

The bold words in the provided text are:

1. osteomyelitis
2. osteomalacia
3. osteosarcoma
4. myopathy
5. tendonitis
6. synovitis
7. myalgia
8. atrophy
9. arthroscopy
10. osteoarthritis

Osteomyelitis is an infection and inflammation of the bone and bone marrow, while osteomalacia is a softening of the bones due to vitamin D deficiency. Osteosarcoma is a type of bone cancer, and myopathy refers to any disease or disorder of the muscles.

Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon, and synovitis is inflammation of the synovial membrane. Myalgia is muscle pain, and atrophy is the wasting away of muscle tissue. Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure to visualize and diagnose joint conditions. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease characterized by the breakdown of joint cartilage and bone.