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| Where is Hyaline Cartilage |
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| Is cartilage vascular or avascular |
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| Where is Elastic Cartilage |
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| Where is Elastic Cartilage |
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| Most dense, shock absorber, inbetween the vertebrae |
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| How do isometric contractions of the muscle work |
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| How do isotonic contraction of the muscle work |
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| Shortening, produces movement |
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| What do ligaments connect |
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| Sac of sinoval fluid, Stop friction |
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| What questions should a nurse ask about muscle injuries |
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| Past Medical History, Medications, Corticosteriods, diuretics, Ca Supplements, Joint Replacement Surgery, Screws, Pins |
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| What should you look for on a physical exam |
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| Alignment, color, deformity, old scarring |
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| What Dx test are used for a Fracture |
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| What Dx test are used to see metasis of cancer |
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| What Dx test is used for Osteoporosis |
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| Bone Mineral Density, DEXA |
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| What Dx study is used to look into a joint |
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| RF, Anti DNA, HLA B27, ANA, ESR |
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| ANA, Anti DNA, Anti Smith, ESR |
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| Serum uric acid, 24 hour urine |
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| Injury to a ligament or tendon, check for CMS |
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| Excessive stretching of a muscle |
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| What is an avulsion fraction |
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Definition
| Ligament pulls loose from a piece of bone |
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| What are the signs and symptoms of a soft tissue injury |
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Definition
| Bruising, pain, decrease in ROM, swelling, slow healing (3 to 6 weeks) |
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| What are the acute interventions of a soft tissue injury |
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Definition
| RICE the first 24 to 48 hours, NSAIDS and Ibuprofen + Naproxen |
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| How do you Dx a Dislocation and Subluxation |
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Definition
| Deformity, shortened or lengthened extremity, pain, and decrease in movement |
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| How would a RN treat dislocation or subluxation |
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Definition
| Reduction and immobilize, splint and sling |
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| What is the risk of dislocation or subluxation |
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| Signs and symptoms of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome |
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Definition
| Pins and needles, weakened thumb |
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| What is the test for Carpel Tunnel Syndrome |
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Definition
| Phalen's Test, Compress the median nerve |
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| Who is at risk for Carpel Tunnel Syndrome |
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Definition
| Females, diabetics, RA, Typist |
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| How can Carpel Tunnel Syndrome be treated |
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Definition
| Prevention education, splinting, cortisol injections, surgery to decompress the median nerve |
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| What are the signs and symptoms in a rotator cuff injury |
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Definition
| Decreases ROM, cannot reach up, raising at 90 degrees there is pain |
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| What DX testing is used for a rotator cuff injury |
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| What is the treatment course for a rotator cuff injury |
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| What is the appropiate treatment for Bursitis |
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| What two meds are used for muscle spasms |
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| What kind of Fx is comminuted |
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| What kind of Fx is transverse |
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| What kind of Fx is Greenstick |
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| What kind of Fx is Oblique |
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| What kind of Fx is splintered |
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| What kind of Fx is Compound |
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| What kind of Fx is Spiral |
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| What kind of Fx is simple |
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| Swelling, pain, spasms of the muscle, deformity, bruising, decreased ROM, crepitation |
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| What is the first stage of FX Healing |
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| When does the clot form after a fx |
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| 72 Hours during the Fx Hematoma |
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| How long does it take for Hematoma to advance to Granulation Tissue |
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| What is the second stage of Fracture Healing |
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| Granulation Tissue, this is where new tissue starts to form |
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| What is the third stage of Fx Healing |
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| What happens in Callus Formation |
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| After 2 weeks, deposits of Ca and Phos start to make new bone |
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| What is the fourth stage of Fx Healing |
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| How long before there is clincal union of the bone |
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| During what stage can the cast be removed during Fx Healing |
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| The fifth stage of Fx Healing |
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| An X Ray is taken to see the distance closed of a fracture during what step |
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| The final step of Fx Healing is |
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| When will bone tissue be absorbed and bone will get to prebreak strength |
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| How long will it take for a fracture to prebreak strength |
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| Does closed reduction require sugery |
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| Surgery, screws, plates, rods and pins are used in what type of reduction |
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| What are the risk with open reduction |
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| What traction involves pins into bone and pulled into alignment |
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| What traction involves the extremity getting put into a sling or boot. Weights are added to maintain traction. |
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| What is the RN role for traction |
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Definition
| Free hanging weights, no knots in rope, pin care, patient teaching |
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| How do you care for a plaster cast |
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Definition
| Cannot get it wet, sets in 15 minutes, not weight bearing til 24 to 72 hours, cannot be put under a blanket, wrap and saw down the edges, handle only with the palms |
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| How would a RN assess the cast |
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| Elevate, CMS, pressure points |
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| Screws go into the skin to hold the bone in place |
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| What is the patient teaching for fixation |
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| Risk for infection, pin care, must be done routinetly |
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| How long in between tetanus |
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| Should NSAIDS be given first thing for a fracture |
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| How should the patient's diet be changed for a fracture |
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Definition
| Increase protein, Vitamins B, C, D, 2 to 3 L fluid, Ca, Mg, Phos, Inc Fiber |
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| What is a Colles Fracture |
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Definition
| Distal radius, especially in women over 50 years old |
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| pain, deformity (short), watch for radial nerve injury, brachial artery, splint, sling, pad behind neck, HOB up, watch axillary |
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| A Patient reports having pain 10/10 while on medication, what should the RN expect |
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| What shouldn't be expected with post op drainage |
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| Should not be cloudy, thick purulent, nor foul smelling |
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| Renal Calculi with Fracture |
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Definition
| Osteoclast breaking down from broken bone |
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| When is it you'd see Fatty Embolism |
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Definition
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| How do you prevent an embolism |
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Definition
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| Signs and symptoms of an embolism |
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Definition
| Inc in RR, Dec in PO2, Inc in HR, patient may be confused |
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| When does ischemia set in for compartment syndrome |
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| Risk of bleeding out, bladder injury, watch for bloody urine, H+H, bed rest up to 6 weeks |
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| Femoral artery, high blood loss, fatty embolism, high on femoral head, surgery will be a must, may need a joint replacement, need traction more often |
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| Most are stable, common compression in elderly, pain manage, keep in alignment |
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| Be sure the airway is not obstructed |
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| 4 different levels of fracture, Higher the number the worse the injury, Never put an NG Tube on these patients, Jaw will be wired shut, pureed food, protein shakes, carry wire cutters, oral care, trachostomy for airway protection |
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Definition
| Shortened extremity turned out from external rotation of the foot |
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| Caring for a hip fracture |
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| No bending at the waist, or greater than 90 degrees, no low sitting chairs, watch for avascular necrosis, Bucks 24 to 48 hours then surgery |
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| Why is it necessary for Bucks Traction before surgery |
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Definition
| Lets the swelling go down |
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| Possibility of loss, how the patient will walk, Prothesis in 6 months |
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| On top of stump is a thick nylon to keep shape of stump, Keep elevated to decrease swelling |
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| Culture drainage, WBC, aterial studies, CT w/ contrast |
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| Start to bear weight at 3 months, treat phantom pain, watch for skin care, address body issues, risk for falls |
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| Risk for DVT, supplements, increase in protein |
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| Looking for metasis of cancer |
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| Osteoporosis, hardness of the bone |
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