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If a patient complains of tingling or tickling, what are they experiencing?
What is Paresthesia.
What type of injury to a bone can cause compartment syndrome?
What is a fracture
What is the tell-tale sign of compartment syndrome that is unrelenting?
What is pain
What is the first step in the treatment process?
What is recognition of compartment syndrome
What is the definition of compartment syndrome?
A condition resulting from increased pressure within a confined body space, especially of the leg or forearm.
If a patient has no pulses in their effected extremity, what are they experiencing?
What is pulselessness.
What is too constricting/tight
A sign of compartment syndrome is when the skin changes to what color?
What is red/purple
What is pain analgesics.
What is a fasciotomy?
A surgical procedure where the fascia is cut to relieve tension or pressure commonly to treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle.
The skin becomes this due to decreased arterial blood flow.
What is Pallor
These type of injuries occur when things are dropped onto the body and can cause compartment syndrome.
What is crush injuries
A sign of compartment syndrome where the effected compartment of the body expands in size is called what?
What is swelling
What is the procedure that alleviates the build up of pressure?
What is fasciotomy
What are the 3 types of compartment syndrome?
(Must get all 3)
What is acute, chronic, and abdominal
This is what builds within an encapsulated area of tissue and may result in hard/firm tissue to palpation.
What is pressure
What is severely bruised
The sensation of tingling
What is paresthesia
What is skin graft
What is a Volkmann Contracture?
A Volkmann contracture is a deformity of the hand, fingers, and wrist caused by injury to the muscles of the forearm
What is paralysis
Taking what classification of medication for an extended period of time can cause compartment syndrome?
What is steroids
There are 6 key signs of compartment syndrome, what are they?
(You must get all 6)
What is pain, paresthesia, pressure, pallor, paralysis, pulselessness.
Patients may need this to help them adapt to ADLs.
What is physical therapy
What is the gold standard for diagnosing chronic exertional compartment syndrome.
What is Compartment pressure testing.