3 signs or symptoms
Shortness of breath, disorientation, chest petechiae
What is fat embolism?
Pap smear or colonoscopy
What are secondary prevention Cancer screenings?
Causes of increased MSK injuries in older adults.
What are decreased muscle mass, decreased bone density and decreased cartilage in the joints?
The role of antibodies due to immunization.
What is acquired immunity?
Pharmacologic and therapeutic treatment for osteoarthritis.
What are NSAIDs, low impact exercises, or alleviating precipitating factors?
Decreased pedal pulses, pale pallor, no relief of excruciating pain with analgesics
What is compartment syndrome?
Risk for burns, cognitive changes, poor wound healing or nutritional intake
What are side effects of external radiation?
Objective data that might indicate neurovascular compromise in a patient with a cast or ace wrap.
What are pulses, oxygenation, pain, VS, skin?
This chronic disease originates in the immune system and is characterized by small joint inflammation, decreased ROM, fatigue and malaise.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
Fatigue, fever, swollen lymph nodes, or sore throat are early symptoms of this chronic viral disease.
What is HIV?
Joint pain, weight loss and butterfly rash.
What is lupus?
Thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, mucositis (mouth sores), and alopecia.
What are side effects of chemotherapy?
Risk factors that increase the risk of osteomyelitis.
What are DM, staged pressure wounds, PVD, peripheral neuropathy?
First line treatment for anaphylactic reaction.
What is epinephrine? (follow up treatment: antihistamines, oxygen, albuterol nebulizer)
This test is used to diagnose osteoarthritis.
What is a DEXA scan?
Redness, warmth, pain of joint
What is gout?
Limited bedside visitors due to radiation exposure
What are internal radiation precautions?
Physiologic cause of phantom pain in an amputee
What are nerves or loss of sensory input? (brain still thinks that the limb is present)
Possible causes of immunodeficiency.
What are chronic diseases, medications such as steroids, stress, or splenectomy?
SIRS acroynm.
What is Systemic Inflammatory Response System? (tachypnea, tachycardia, fever, elevated WBC)
Shortened leg, external leg rotation, pain
What are symptoms of a hip fracture?
Mechanism/route of cancer metastasis.
What is the lymphatic system?
Avoiding crossing legs or bending greater than 90 degrees.
What are post surgical hip precautions?
Process to assess for early Cytotoxic reaction to blood transfusion.
What is stay with the patient for 15 minutes after the transfusion start?
Symptoms of sepsis.
What is hypotension, altered mental status, low urine output, or tachypnea, lactic acidosis? (metabolic acidosis - low pH, low HCO3,