Question

Please choose one diagnosis, procedure, and diagnostic test from the Musculoskeletal system and pronounce the medical term and give a brief description.

Answer 1

Patient come with pain on the medical aspect of the shoulder while doing the over head activity.

Diagnosis- Shoulder pain (The classic supraspinatus tendinitis symptoms are pain and tenderness over the affected arm, swelling around the affected tendon, limited mobility of the shoulder and a clicking sound might appear because of the supraspinatus tendon slipping in and out of its normal position.)

Some special test are done to check the cuase of pain.

EMPTY CAN TEST

On the side to be tested the one of the examiner's hands stabilizes shoulder girdle. ... The examiner's other hand applies downward pressure on the superior aspect of the distal forearm and the patient resists. The Empty Can Test is considered positive if there is significant pain and/or weakness.

Diagnostic Test for Supraspinatus Tendonitis

CT Scan

If you’re experiencing pain in your muscles or bones. A computed tomography (CT) scan is a valuable imaging tool that allows doctors to make decisions quickly. This is critical to diagnose conditions that need urgent care like bone or muscle disorders.

CT scan is a painless, noninvasive imaging procedure. A CT scan uses x-rays and computer technology to produce highly detailed pictures of the body, including the organs, muscles, bones and fat. These images appear in “slices” so doctors can thoroughly examine the inside of the body without having to do surgery.

What is a CT scan for muscles and bones

During a regular x-ray, a beam of energy passes through the part of the body needing to be studied. Patients stand in front of an x-ray detector which captures variations of the energy beam after it moves through the body. This forms an image which shows “shadows” produced by objects inside the body. X-rays are helpful for information about bones but may not provide enough information about muscles. However, you can see muscles on a CT scan much better. Doctors may order a CT scan when they need greater detail regarding bones, muscles or both.

A CT scan works like a regular x-ray, except an x-ray beam will move in a circle around your body. This produces many different angles of the area in need of a diagnosis. The x-ray information then goes to a computer which interprets the data and turns it into detailed cross-sectional images. Doctors can look at CT scan images to see the position, size and shape of muscles, bones and organs. A CT scan shows muscle damage and bone abnormalities. You can get a muscle or bone CT scan on any area of your body.

CT scan with or without an iodine-based contrast. Contrast is a substance given to you by mouth or through an IV which causes the muscle tissue to show up more clearly on the scan.

CT Scan of supraspinatus tendinitis

CT Scan reports of supraspinatus tendinitis shows inflammation of supraspinatus muscle tendons which is inserted on the greater tubercle of humerus bone.