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Which tendon zones are found in the hand?
Which tendon zones are found in the hand?
- Superficial palmar arch and Deep palmar arch
- Thenar muscles and Hypothenar muscles
- Flexor Retinaculum and Palmar Aponeurosis (correct)
- Palmar spaces and Dorsal spaces
What are the types of foot infections mentioned in the text?
What are the types of foot infections mentioned in the text?
- Paronychia, Felon, and Infection of spaces of hand (correct)
- Palmaris Brevis and S. Trans. Metatarsal Ligament
- Superficial Fascia and Deep Fascia
- Ulnar artery and Radial artery
Which nerve supplies all the muscles in the hand?
Which nerve supplies all the muscles in the hand?
- Superficial palmar arch
- Median nerve
- Ulnar nerve (correct)
- Deep palmar arch
Which zone is considered the critical zone in the tendon zones of the hand?
Which zone is considered the critical zone in the tendon zones of the hand?
Which of the following is NOT a precipitating cause of Parona's space infection?
Which of the following is NOT a precipitating cause of Parona's space infection?
Which organism is the most common cause of infection in Parona's space?
Which organism is the most common cause of infection in Parona's space?
What is the most common hand infection?
What is the most common hand infection?
According to the Modified Verdan Zone System, which zone is considered the most dangerous in hand injuries?
According to the Modified Verdan Zone System, which zone is considered the most dangerous in hand injuries?
Which of the following is true regarding callosity and corn foot?
Which of the following is true regarding callosity and corn foot?
A 19-year-old student has sustained a cat bite to her dominant right index finger. She has a sausage-like flexed index finger, pain on extension of her involved finger, and tenderness in her palm. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A 19-year-old student has sustained a cat bite to her dominant right index finger. She has a sausage-like flexed index finger, pain on extension of her involved finger, and tenderness in her palm. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Which hand infection resembles that of Frog's hand?
Which hand infection resembles that of Frog's hand?
Which of the following is NOT a potential complication of hand infections?
Which of the following is NOT a potential complication of hand infections?
Which of the following is NOT a space of the hand mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a space of the hand mentioned in the text?
Which artery forms the deep palmar arch in the hand?
Which artery forms the deep palmar arch in the hand?
Which of the following is a common precipitating cause of Parona's space infection?
Which of the following is a common precipitating cause of Parona's space infection?
Which tendon is involved in Zone 1 of the Modified Verdan Zone System?
Which tendon is involved in Zone 1 of the Modified Verdan Zone System?
What is the most common organism causing infection in Parona's space?
What is the most common organism causing infection in Parona's space?
What are the potential complications of deep space infections in the hand?
What are the potential complications of deep space infections in the hand?
According to the Modified Verdan Zone System, which zone is considered the most dangerous in hand injuries?
According to the Modified Verdan Zone System, which zone is considered the most dangerous in hand injuries?
One of the following hand infections resembles that of Frog’s hand.
One of the following hand infections resembles that of Frog’s hand.
Which one of the following hand infections can result in collar-stud abscess?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in collar-stud abscess?
One of the following is true regarding callosity & corn foot.
One of the following is true regarding callosity & corn foot.
What is the anatomical structure that bridges the carpus to create a carpal tunnel in the hand?
What is the anatomical structure that bridges the carpus to create a carpal tunnel in the hand?
Which artery forms the superficial palmar arch in the hand?
Which artery forms the superficial palmar arch in the hand?
Which nerve supplies all the muscles in the hand?
Which nerve supplies all the muscles in the hand?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of Paronychia?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of Paronychia?
Which of the following is a potential cause of Felon?
Which of the following is a potential cause of Felon?
Which space infection lies posterior to the long flexor tendons to the index finger and in front of the adductor pollicis muscle?
Which space infection lies posterior to the long flexor tendons to the index finger and in front of the adductor pollicis muscle?
Which tendon zone of the hand includes two tendons (FDS & FDP) from MCP joints to the middle of the middle phalanx?
Which tendon zone of the hand includes two tendons (FDS & FDP) from MCP joints to the middle of the middle phalanx?
Which one of the following is a potential complication of hand infections?
Which one of the following is a potential complication of hand infections?
Which one of the following is NOT a potential cause of Parona's space infection?
Which one of the following is NOT a potential cause of Parona's space infection?
Which one of the following hand infections resembles that of thenar space infection?
Which one of the following hand infections resembles that of thenar space infection?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in an apical subungal infection?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in an apical subungal infection?
Which of the following is a potential complication of hand infections?
Which of the following is a potential complication of hand infections?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of Paronychia?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of Paronychia?
Which of the following is a type of foot infection mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is a type of foot infection mentioned in the text?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in a sausage-like flexed index finger, pain on extension, and tenderness in the palm?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in a sausage-like flexed index finger, pain on extension, and tenderness in the palm?
Which one of the following hand infections resembles that of Dorsal space infection?
Which one of the following hand infections resembles that of Dorsal space infection?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in a collar-stud abscess?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in a collar-stud abscess?
According to the Modified Verdan Zone System, which zone is considered the most dangerous in hand injuries?
According to the Modified Verdan Zone System, which zone is considered the most dangerous in hand injuries?
Which one of the following is NOT a potential cause of tenosynovitis?
Which one of the following is NOT a potential cause of tenosynovitis?
Which one of the following is a potential complication of Paronychia?
Which one of the following is a potential complication of Paronychia?
Which one of the following is the correct order of the tendon zones in the hand, from distal to proximal?
Which one of the following is the correct order of the tendon zones in the hand, from distal to proximal?
Which one of the following is NOT a potential cause of septic arthritis?
Which one of the following is NOT a potential cause of septic arthritis?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of deep space infections in the hand?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of deep space infections in the hand?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in loss of normal hand concavity with dorsal edema, also known as 'Frog's hand'?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in loss of normal hand concavity with dorsal edema, also known as 'Frog's hand'?
Which one of the following is a potential complication of Paronychia?
Which one of the following is a potential complication of Paronychia?
Which tendon zone of the hand includes tendons in the carpal tunnel?
Which tendon zone of the hand includes tendons in the carpal tunnel?
Which one of the following is NOT a potential cause of tenosynovitis?
Which one of the following is NOT a potential cause of tenosynovitis?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in collar-stud abscess?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in collar-stud abscess?
Which one of the following is true regarding callosity & corn foot?
Which one of the following is true regarding callosity & corn foot?
A 19-year-old student has sustained a cat bite to her dominant right index finger. She has a sausage-like flexed index finger, pain on extension of her involved finger, and tenderness in her palm. Which is the most likely diagnosis?
A 19-year-old student has sustained a cat bite to her dominant right index finger. She has a sausage-like flexed index finger, pain on extension of her involved finger, and tenderness in her palm. Which is the most likely diagnosis?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of Paronychia?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of Paronychia?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in collar-stud abscess?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in collar-stud abscess?
Which of the following is a type of foot infection mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is a type of foot infection mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a potential complication of Paronychia?
Which of the following is NOT a potential complication of Paronychia?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in a collar-stud abscess?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in a collar-stud abscess?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in an apical subungal infection?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in an apical subungal infection?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of tenosynovitis?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of tenosynovitis?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in a collar-stud abscess?
Which one of the following hand infections can result in a collar-stud abscess?
Which artery forms the deep palmar arch in the hand?
Which artery forms the deep palmar arch in the hand?
Which zone in the Modified Verdan Zone System includes tendons proximal to the carpal tunnel?
Which zone in the Modified Verdan Zone System includes tendons proximal to the carpal tunnel?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of deep space infections in the hand?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of deep space infections in the hand?
Which of the following is NOT a potential complication of Parona's space infection?
Which of the following is NOT a potential complication of Parona's space infection?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of tenosynovitis?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of tenosynovitis?
According to the Modified Verdan Zone System, which zone is considered the most dangerous in hand injuries?
According to the Modified Verdan Zone System, which zone is considered the most dangerous in hand injuries?
One of the following is true regarding callosity & corn foot.
One of the following is true regarding callosity & corn foot.
A 19-year-old student has sustained a cat bite to her dominant right index finger. She has a sausage-like flexed index finger, pain on extension of her involved finger, and tenderness in her palm. Which is the most likely diagnosis.
A 19-year-old student has sustained a cat bite to her dominant right index finger. She has a sausage-like flexed index finger, pain on extension of her involved finger, and tenderness in her palm. Which is the most likely diagnosis.
One of the following hand infections resembles that of Frog’s hand.
One of the following hand infections resembles that of Frog’s hand.
Study Notes
Hand Anatomy and Infections
- The hand has five tendon zones, with Zone 1 being the most critical.
- The radial artery forms the deep palmar arch in the hand.
- The median nerve supplies all the muscles in the hand.
- The flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) and flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendons are found in Zone 2 of the Modified Verdan Zone System.
Hand Infections
- Parona's space infection is commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
- Paronychia can be caused by bacterial, fungal, or yeast infections.
- Tenosynovitis is an inflammation of the tendon sheath.
- Deep space infections in the hand can lead to complications such as osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and finger amputation.
- A cat bite to the hand can lead to infections such as cellulitis, abscess, or tenosynovitis.
Foot Infections
- Callosity and corn foot are types of foot infections mentioned in the text.
Other
- The anatomical structure that bridges the carpus to create a carpal tunnel in the hand is the flexor retinaculum.
- The superficial palmar arch in the hand is formed by the radial and ulnar arteries.
- A collar-stud abscess is a type of hand infection that resembles a thenar space infection.
- Felon is a type of hand infection that can result in an apical subungal infection.
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Test your knowledge on infections of the hand and foot with this informative quiz! Learn about classifying hand infections, identifying tendon zones, describing general features and complications, investigating methods, and treating hand infections. Explore various types of foot infections, including the notorious in-grown toenail. Don't miss out on learning about paronychia, felon, and infection of spaces in this comprehensive quiz.
