Musculoskeletal
What is the softening of the bone caused by vitamin D deficiency?
Osteomalacia
What are common foods/drinks we should encourage the patient to avoid during a gout flareup.
Alcohol, liver, seafood.
A patient comes to the clinic with a 'crunching' noise from the left knee and it hurts while ambulating. What is the possible diagnosis for this patient?
Osteoarthritis.
Common drugs for osteoporosis?
Calcium and vitamin D supplements.
What is a open fracture?
Fracture that pierces the skin?
What are common risk factors for Osteoporosis?
Female, postmenopausal, smoking, diabetes.
After postop of below the knee amputation what should be cautioned?
Keep leg in dependent position. Do not Elevate.
A patient comes into the ED 2 days postop of femur internal fixation with change in mental status, dyspnea, chest pain, petechiae, and low oxygen saturation. What is happening?
Fat embolism syndrome.
What is given postop for total knee replacement?
Heparin or warfarin
Type of displaced fracture with more than 2 fragments.
What is Gout?
Uric acid accumulation pain and inflammation in the joints that lead to destruction and eventually arthritis.
What is common teaching for post operative TKA.
Flex the foot every hour while awake.
DO not elevate.
Rheumatoid arthritis.
What is a common medication for treatment of gout attacks?
Colchicine.
What kind of fractures are broken straight across?
Transverse
Total knee replacement is a treatment option for what conditions?
RA and OA.
Common teaching for osteoporosis?
Frequent ambulation
Go outside in the sun (vit D)
Smoking cessation
A positive phalen sign indicates?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
What medication helps to PREVENT gout?
Allopurinol.
Fracture of distal radius is also known as
Colles Fracture
When can you first notice scoliosis?
In adolescents with periods of rapid growth.
Adolescent females ages 10-12.
A patient comes in with a rotator cuff injury from a fall off a ladder. What are the common treatments to tell the patient?
Rest
Ice
Compress
Sling
A patient has crunching/grating over bony fragments. What is this?
Crepitation.
Common medications given for OsteoArthritis?
Glucosamine, NSAIDS, and prednisone.
What is a pathologic fracture?
A spontaneous fracture at the site of diseased bone.