Vocabulary
Circular motion of a body part from a combination of flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction.
What is circumduction?
An example of a question related to elimination patterns.
One of the most common fractures in adults, this occurs when we put our hands out to break a forward fall.
What is a Colles fracture?
The breakdown of skeletal muscle which releases a damaging protein (myoglobin) into the blood.
What is rhabdomyolysis? (
X-ray of the cervical or lumbar intervertebral disc done after injecting contrast media into the nucleus pulpous, gives visualizfaiotn of the intervertebral disc abnormalities.
Metal pins and wires that are inserted into the bone and attached to external rods to stabilize the fracture while it heals.
What is external fixation?
If your patient has had total knee or total hip replacements, their current care could be impacted because of this.
What is previous periods of prolonged immobilization which could have lead to the development of muscle atrophy or disuse osteoporosis?
There is a high mortality rate associated with this type of fracture because it can be linked to serious intraabdominal injury, including laceration and hemorrhage of the urethra, bladder, or colon
What is a pelvic fracture?
Fat globules enter the circulatory system and collect in areas with abundant blood vessels like the lungs and the brain.
What is Fat Embolism Syndrome?
This test measures the bone mineral density and can be used with the spine, femur, forearm, or total body. Has minimal radiation exposure to the patient.
What is DEXA - dual energy x-ray absorptiometry?
What is a greenstick fracture?
Two questions that should be included in the health-perception-health management pattern assessment.
What are health practices like maintaining normal body weight, avoiding excessive stress on muscles and joints, and using proper body mechanics, that the patient utilizes on a regular basis, and what are safety practices in place that can minimize the risk for musculoskeletal injury (identifying problem areas)?
Older adults with osteopenia or osteoporosis are more at risk for having this type of fracture.
What is hip fracture?
Signs and symptoms that suggest compartment syndrome.
What are the 6 "P's" - pain, pressure, paresthesia pallor, paralysis pulselessness.
This diagnostic is often used for patients with osteoporosis and results can be used to guide treatment and make the decision on when to start drug therapy to prevent osteoporotic fractures.
What is DEXA?
The correction of bone alignment through surgery, usually included internal fixation of the fracture with wires, screws, pins, plates, intramedullary rods, or nails.
What is open reduction?
"Have changes in your musculoskeletal system (posture, walking, muscle strength) and decreased ability to do certain things affected how you feel about yourself" would be a question posed to assess this functional health pattern.
What is Self-Perception/Self-Concept Pattern
A TLSO brace may be used a few days after the initial injury to provide support during healing of this type of fracture.
What is a stable vertebral fracture?
This develops from communication of the fracture site with contaminants from the environment.
What is infection?
This test evaluates the electrical potential of skeletal muscle contraction and is completed using small gauge needles that are inserted into certain muscles. The needle probes are attached to leads that send information to a machine that then interprets the muscle electrical activity.
What is electromyogram testing?
What is the growth plate or epiphyseal plate?
"Describe any musculoskeletal pain you have."
"How do you manage your pain."
These are examples of questions asking in which portion of the functional health pattern evaluation?
What is cognitive-Perceptual pattern?
What is a facial fracture?
What is compartment syndrome?
This test evaluates evoked potential of muscle contractions by placing electrodes on the skin and providing recordings of electrical activity of the muscle.
What is somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP)?