Diagnostic Procedures
We are nursing interventions for the postop patient after an arthroscopy.
What is monitor neurovascular status and dressings, pain management, Ice, elevation, and monitor for complications?
We are the goals of an arthroplasty procedure.
What is to eliminate pain, restore joint motion, improve functional status and quality of life?
We are responsible for more than 50% of lower limb amputations.
What is DM and PAD?
We are two nutrients needed for bone health.
What are calcium and vitamin D?
I am a progressive disease in which the cartilage (cushions the ends of bones in the joints) wears away.
What is osteoarthritis?
I evaluate the entire skeletal system to identify pathologic bone conditions and metastatic bone cancer.
What is a bone scan?
I am a post op intervention to help patient to regain mobility.
What is extensive physical therapy?
I am the sensation of pain where the extremity used to be post amputation and am related to nerve pathways.
What is phantom limb pain?
We are two of the highest risk factors for osteoporosis.
What are age >50 and female at birth?
My risk factors include family History of back pain/injury, history of spine problems, back
surgery, or a compression fracture, job – heaving lifting, twisting, repetitive movement, smoking, obesity, poor posture, and osteoarthritis.
What is low back pain?
I am used to determine bone mineral content and bone density; used to diagnose osteoporosis.
What is a Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA Scan)?
A patient should avoid hip flexion greater than _____ after a hip arthroplasty.
What is 90 degrees?
I am a complication of an amputation where the joint stiffens or becomes stuck in a bent position.
What are flexion contractures?
I am a break in a bone secondary to trauma or a pathological condition.
What is a fracture?
Sometimes I will be injected into the joint, intra-articular injection, for management of osteoarthritis pain and manage local inflammation.
What are glucocorticoids?
Evaluates muscle weakness and helps to differentiate muscle diseases from neurologic disorders.
What is an EMG (Electromyography)?
We are common contraindications to arthroplasty procedures.
What is recent or active infection, arterial impairment in affected extremity, patient unable to follow postop directions, and comorbidities such as uncontrolled DM, HTN, advanced osteoporosis, progressive inflammatory condition and unstable heart or lung conditions?
The risk of this complication increases with a diagnosis of DM, PVD, or older adults.
What is delayed wound healing?
I should be check at least once an hour after a fracture.
What are neurovascular checks?
I am a class of medication used to treat osteoarthritis pain that includes ibuprofen and naproxen.
What are NSAIDS?
I am conducted by attaching surface or needle electrodes to the skin and low electrical currents are sent through them. The muscle resposes are recorded.
What is a nerve conduction study?
We are complications that may occur after an arthroplasty.
What are venous thromboembolism and joint dislocation, infection, anemia, and neurovascular compromise?
We are interventions that may help a patient with the mental health aspect of an amputation.
What are providing time to grieve the amputated body part, facilitate a supportive environment, and refer to social work/spiritual advisor/counselor for additional support?
I am used to promote and maintain alignment of the injured areas by using a pulling force.
What is traction?
I am a procedure that permanently joins together two or more vertebrae in the lower back.
What is arthrodesis or spinal fusion?