Identifying a balancing Act
This cell is responsible for bone formation and produces alkaline phosphatase.
What is an Osteoblast?
The gold standard test for confirming osteomyelitis.
What is the Bone biopsy with culture considered the gold standard test in?
This characteristic differentiates osteoarthritis from rheumatoid arthritis.
What is Asymmetric joint involvement?
This device helps maintain proper alignment after total hip arthroplasty.
What is an Abduction pillow?
The most common primary malignant bone tumor in adults
What is Multiple Myeloma?
This laboratory value is commonly elevated in Paget's disease due to excessive bone remodeling.
What is Alkaline phosphatase, or ALP?
These two inflammatory markers are commonly elevated in osteomyelitis and used to monitor treatment response.
ESR & CRP are common markers that are monitored during which treatment?
A patient reports pain that worsens throughout the day and improves with rest. This diagnosis is most likely.
What is Osteoarthritis?
Following THA, sudden shortness of breath, petechiae, and confusion suggest this complication.
A: Fat embolism syndrome
What is Fat embolism syndrome?
Bone pain that worsens at night and is not relieved by rest is a classic finding of this condition.
What is bone malignancy?
A patient with osteoporosis demonstrates this imbalance in bone remodeling.
When does Osteoclast activity exceed osteoblast activity?
A patient with osteomyelitis develops hypotension, tachycardia, and confusion. This complication is suspected.
What is Sepsis?
This hand deformity is commonly associated with osteoarthritis.
A: Heberden nodes
What are Heberden's nodes?
The nurse notes shortening, severe pain, and internal rotation after THA. This complication is suspected.
What is a Hip dislocation?
This diagnostic study is the gold standard for osteoporosis screening.
What is a DEXA scan?
A patient with severe vitamin D deficiency develops bone pain and pseudofractures. This disease process results from defective bone mineralization.
How does Osteomalacia develop?
The most common organism responsible for osteomyelitis.
What is Staph aureus?
Following carpal tunnel release surgery, this neurovascular assessment is highest priority.
A: Median nerve function
What is the Median nerve function?
The priority intervention to prevent postoperative VTE after THA.
What is Early ambulation?
A patient with osteoporosis sustains vertebral compression fractures and develops this spinal deformity.
What is Kyphosis (Dowager's Hump)
This pathophysiologic process explains why obesity worsens osteoarthritis beyond increasing joint load.
What does Adipokine-mediated inflammation explain?
A patient develops fever, inability to bear weight, severe joint pain, and elevated WBC. Delay in treatment may permanently destroy this structure.
What is Articular cartilage?
A patient has shoulder pain and weakness when abducting the arm. The most likely structure involved is this tendon group.
What is a Rotator cuff injury?
A THA patient becomes restless, tachycardic, hypotensive, and hypoxic. The nurse should suspect this complication.
What is a Pulmonary embolism?
This complication is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality associated with osteoporosis.
What is a Hip fracture?