Fracture
A fracture that breaks through the skin
What is open fracture or compound fracture
Your patient has the following symptoms:
acute pain, loss of function, deformity, one extremity is shorter than the other, crepitus, local swelling and discoloration. What do you suspect the problem to be?
What is a fracture?
Articular cartilage breaks down, leading to progressive damage to the underlying bone and eventual formation of osteophytes (bone spurs) that protrude into the joint space
What is the pathophysiology of Osteoarthritis?
An injury to ligaments around a joint.
What is a Sprain?
The movement of a bone or joint away from its normal position
What is a dislocation?
Complications of a bone fracture
DVT, Compartment syndrome, Fat Embolism, Delayed union, malunion, nonunion, Avascular necrosis, Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
What is one mineral and one vitamin that is beneficial to bone health?
Calcium and Vitamin D
Bone infection often caused by bacteria from either exogenous, endogenous (hematogenous), or contiguous.
What is osteomyelitis?
An injury to a muscle or a tendon.
What is a Strain?
A bump, ridge, or hollow that doesn't normally exist
What are some signs of a dislocation?
The patient has a cast on her leg, she is being treated with morphine and still complains of pain, she says she feels tremendous pain even when she stretches her leg a little. What should the nurse suspect?
Compartment syndrome
Symptoms of a fracture
intense pain, numbness, swelling/ bleeding, visibly out-of-place or misshapen limb, limited mobility of limb, protruding bone from skin (compound fracture)
Caused by either overproduction or underexcretion of uric acid and is characterized by inflammation and pain in the joints
What is gout?
A muscle, ligament, or tendon is partially torn?
What is a stage 2 injury?
When a joint becomes partially separated but then returns to normal
What is a subluxation?
The patient is experiencing changes in mental status, restlessness, Increased RR, petachial rash and SOB what should the nurse suspect
fat embolism
These common symptoms of fibromyalgia can significantly interfere with daily activities.
What is pain and fatigue?
Gout is caused by the buildup of this crystal in the joints.
What is Uric Acid?
Where are sprains most common?
Ankles, knees, and wrists
Rhabdomyolysis involves the breakdown of this tissue.
What is the muscle?
The 6 P's of compartment syndrome
What are Pain, Pressure, Pallor,
Pulselessness, paresthesia, paralysis?
This sleep disorder is commonly associated with fibromyalgia.
What is insomnia?
An acute or chronic inflammation of a joint.
What is Arthritis?
What can a severe sprain also involve?
A fracture or dislocation of the bones at the joint
This laboratory test is significantly elevated in rhabdomyolysis, indicating muscle damage.
What is Myoglobin and Creatine kinase (CK)?