Consider the following excerpt from a clinician’s notes following completion of a musculoskeletal examination. Provide the meaning of the following medical terms.
Patient complains of dyskinesia with arthralgia , previously diagnosed by her general practice physician as osteoarthritis . Physical exam reveals mild kyphosis, and x-ray examination demonstrates evidence of osteoporosis.
a. dyskinesia
b. arthralgia
c. osteoarthritis
d. kyphosis
e. osteoporosis
a. difficulty moving
b. joint pain
c. condition in which joint structures become worn over time and are gradually replaced by bone
d. abnormal curvature of the thoracic spine causing a “hunchback” appearance
e. loss of bone density commonly attributed to aging
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