Anatomy and Diagnostics
Cushions the point of contact between two bones and allows the bones to move smoothly.
What are joints?
A metabolic disease resulting from an accumulation of uric acid in the blood
What is gout?
The nurse is assessing a client who fell down the stairs. The nurse would suspect this diagnosis if the patient is in severe pain, cannot move his leg voluntarily, and one leg is shorter than the other
What is a fractured hip?
Lovenox is an anticoagulant often given after total hip replacement surgery. The rationale for this medication is that it decreases the risk of what?
Thrombus formation
The 7 P's of a Neurovascular Check
What are Pain, Pulse, Paresthesia, Puffiness, Polar temperatures, Pallor, and Paralysis?
The 2 major minerals stored in the bones of the skeleton
What are calcium and phosphorus?
In this disease, the cartilage and bone breaks down as the joint slowly degenerates, usually from "wear and tear." Older adults and professional athletes commonly have this type of arthritis.
What is osteoarthritis?
After a knee or hip replacement surgery, this is recommended before a dental procedure.
What is prophylactic antibiotics?
Protein found in the body that acts as a shock absorber for the joints and can be given as a supplement to restore healthy cartilage in patients with osteoarthritis.
What is Glucosamine?
When caring for a patient after a hip replacement, the nurse must use a special pillow to keep the patient's legs in this position.
What is abducted?
Patients with metal heart valves, orthopedic screws, or cardiac pacemakers cannot have this diagnostic test done
What is MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
A 15 year old patient presents to the school nurse with this lateral curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis?
The 3 main parts of a prosthetic hip.
What are the plastic cup (acetabulum), steel ball, and femoral stem?
The nurse caring for a patient taking high dose aspirin for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis must assess for this complication.
What is bleeding -- tarry stools or hematuria
After hip surgery, be sure your patient does not bend at the hip beyond this many degrees.
What is 90?
An elevated ESR (Sedimentation Rate) is present with most arthritic disorders. What does this indicate?
Inflammation
A patient who has an autoimmune disorder with symptoms of joint pain and stiffness with chronic inflammation of the synovial joints has this type of arthritis.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
More than 75% of patients with this disease experience inflammation in their big toe.
What is gout?
Deltoid, ventrogluteal, and vastus lateralis
What are common IM injection sites?
Nurses should assess the surgical incision for these 5 things.
What is edema, bruising, bleeding, purulent drainage, and approximation.
Special X Ray that measures bone density. "T" scores are given, and are used to diagnose osteoporosis.
What is a DEXA scan?
Patients with osteoporosis should eat diets high in calcium, which includes these foods.
Milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, green leafy vegetables such as spinach
Reduction and Fixation mean this.
What is "realigning the bone into the proper position" and "fixing the bones by holding them in place with surgical hardware"
Must take this osteoporosis medication first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, with a full glass of water, and sit up for 30 minutes after taking it
What is Fosamax?
Monitor vital signs for these 3 symptoms of infection.
What is elevated temperature, tachycardia, and tachypnea?