Disorders
Mineral that is essential for maintaining bone density and strength?
What is Calcium?
imaging technique that visualize bone structures and detect fractures
What is xray?
A patient with a fractured hip is experiencing severe pain and limited mobility, An appropriate nursing diagnosis would be
What is acute pain and impaired mobility
Muscle group primarily for knee extension
What is quadriceps?
Osteoporosis is characterized by
What is decreased bone density and increased fracture risk
Imaging technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to create detailed images of soft tissues, including muscles, soft, ligaments and tendons?
What is MRI?
An elderly patient with osteoporosis reports difficulty performing ADLs due to joint stiffness. Nursing diagnosis most appropriate
What is Self care deficit?
vitamin that plays a crucial role in calcium absorption
What is Vitamin D?
Type of disease that includes Rheumatoid arthritis
What is Autoimmune disease
A DXA scan is primarily used to measure
What is bone mineral density?
Following knee surgery, patient is increased risk for falls. Nursing diagnosis most appropriate.
What is Risk for falls?
Medical term for inflammation of a tendon
What is Tendonitis?
Common symptom of Osteoarthritis
What is morning stiffness lasting less than 30 min.
Type of musculoskeletal injuries a CT scan will show
What are Complex fractures?
A immobilized patient d/t spinal cord injury is at risk for pressure ulcers. nursing diagnosis most appropriate.
What is risk for impaired skin integrity?
test involves injecting contrast dye into spinal canal and taking xray images to visualize the spinal cord and nerve roots
What is Myelography?
When a bone breaks into multiple fragments it is called
What is communited fracture?
test that uses sound waves to create images of soft tissues, and is useful for visualizing tendons, ligaments, and muscles?
What is Ultrasound
A patient with a severe open fracture is at risk for what complication
What is Infection?
EMG assesses
What is Muscle and nerve function