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| Older patients need more _________ in order to build muscle |
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| The outflow of calcium causing bones to become porous and weak leading to breaks |
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| Complete or partial interruption of the osseous tissue |
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| Causes damage to the surrounding blood supple, muscles, tendons and ligaments |
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| In order for bones to heal they must be _____________ |
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| Moving bone around until bone is approximated |
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| both ends of bones are placed back together by surgeon, usually done bu touch. Verified by X-ray |
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| When wounds are sutured, they must be ___________. Make sure ends of wounds are closed together by sutures in a straight line. |
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| pink, dry, no evidence of drainage, well approximated |
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| Occurs under the skin at both ends of the break |
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| Calcium deposits develop within the hematoma |
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| Hinders bones from healing |
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| Excessive edema and necrosis |
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| Hinders bones from healing |
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Signs & Symptoms:
Fracture |
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| Deformity/Malformation (state proximal or distal), pain, loss of use (nerve damage related to fracture) |
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| Cracking ir grating. Bone on bone |
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| Bone marrow leaking out (fat), gets into blood stream, moves towards lung, cuts off blood flow anything distal to emboli. Patient becomes short of breath, chest pain, patient will die unless act quickly |
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| excruciatine pain unrelieved by pain medicaion. Fx bone is casted, keep swelling, locked into cast with no where to go, nerves are pinched causing pain |
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