1. Compare the changes and effects of a strain and a subluxation. 2. Compare the pathophysiology of osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and Paget’s disease. 3. a. Explain why the muscles of the legs of a...

1. Compare the changes and effects of a strain and a subluxation.

2. Compare the pathophysiology of osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and Paget’s disease.

3. a. Explain why the muscles of the legs of a child with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy appear large.

b. Explain why only boys are affected by Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy.

c. Explain why a child with muscular dystrophy pulls himself up a flight of stairs.

4. Describe the characteristics of synovial fluid in:

a. rheumatoid arthritis

b. gout

c. septic arthritis

d. osteoarthritis