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| images the bones with scanning contrast, use of a radioactive tracer that collects in |
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| how long does an MRI take |
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| uses sound waves to measure bone density, usually in the heel |
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| uses a narrow beam of radiation to measure the density of bones |
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| nuclear medicine imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose or threat a variety of diseases. is like a bone scan |
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| Pet scan follow up is used on whoo |
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| cancers patients and 6 months |
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| direct visualization of the interior of a joint. |
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| What is given during and arthroscopy |
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| Patient teaching on arthroscopy |
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| Npo before procedure, use of crutches, |
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| radio-graphic examination of a joint after the injection of adye-like contrast material and or air to a outline the soft tissue and joint structures on the images |
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| may be bone, muscle or synovial, removal of small amount of tissue from the respective tissue for histological exam |
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| involves the testing of electrical activity of muscles. |
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| Ligaments are the fibrous, slightly stretchy connective tissues that hold one bone to another in the body, forming a joint. Ligaments control the range of motion of a joint |
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| what do u want to do to care for a contusion |
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| Alternate hot and cold pads, analgesics may be ordered |
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| best response to a contusion is to have the leg placed where |
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| injury to a muscle as a result of overstretching, overuse, or excessive stress resulting in microscopically imcomplete tears in the muscle tissue |
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| what is a trochanter roll |
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| it prevents external hip rotation |
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| an injury of a joint that involves the ligamentous structures |
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| may have heard a snap, immediate lost of function, rapid edema |
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| displacement of a bone from its normal position of the joint |
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| What are risk with dislocations |
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| Nerve impengement which can lead to nicrosis. |
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| Swelling/edema, pain, tenderness at the site, loss of funtion, deformitity in bone continuity, crepitus may be heard, discoloration. |
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| It implies the presence of an incomplete or partial dislocation |
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| s a disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract. Ileus is commonly defined simply as bowel obstruction |
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| care for a fracture pre hospital |
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| Cover it, splint fracture, pad area from pressure area, never push bone back in, check distal area for fracture. |
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| a fragment of the bone has been pulled away by a tendon and its attachment |
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| haveing several bone fragments |
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| what is a compression fracture |
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| when the bone has been crushed, caused by jumping falling on risks |
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| one side of the bone is broken the other side is bent |
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| a fracture occurring at an angle across the bone |
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| bone fragments driven into another bone fragment |
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| twists around the shaft of the bone |
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| straight across the bone fracture |
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| what splinting a fracture prevent? |
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| potential fatty emboli. Seen in 3-7 days |
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| is a collapse of lung tissue affecting part or all of one lung. This condition prevents normal oxygen absoption to healthy tissues. |
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| appendage with the main part of the body, hip spica of shoulder spica |
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| what material is need for a cast |
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| scissors, stockinet, soft roll, plaster or fiberglass material, bucket of water, gloves, hand lotion with fiberglass product |
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| What do they do after application of a cast |
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| do not use what on a cast |
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| s/s of a pressure area of a cast |
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| burning and numbness of area |
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| the removal of a portion of a cast so you can perform dressing changes on a wound |
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| avoid putting what inside a cast |
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| everything because of a risk for skin tear |
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| what is splitting the cast |
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| is when the cast is putting to much pressure on the cast. They make one cut on the cast. then use cast cutters to open it up |
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| is taking the top half of a cast off |
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| what supplies are needed to remove a cast |
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| cast cutter, scissors, cast spreader |
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| Muscle atrophy due to lack of function, teach isometirc execises. |
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| increased tissue pressure within a limited space, this compromises circulation and neurological function to the confined area. |
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| s/s of compartment syndrome |
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| severe pain, Decreased sensation Paleness of skin Severe pain that gets worse Weakness |
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| use of belts, halters, wraps usually less than 10 |
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| application of pulling force to a part of the body |
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| is used for small childs with fracture of the femur using the weight of the childs lower body to pull the bone fragments of the fractured leg into alignment. In order to accomplish this, the childs buttocks should just clear the mattress and his legs should be at a 90-degree angle to the trunk |
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| utilizes a knee sling to provide support of the affect leg. It is commonly used to treat knee injuries and hip fractures |
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| is a simple skin traction that is used to treat muscle spasms and fractures of the hip. |
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| What is a skeletal traction |
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| use of pins thru the bone, allows for heavier wights, usually more continous |
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| is used to increase the space between vertebrae in the case of a herniated vertevral disc. |
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| Lateral skeletal traction |
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| is indicated when stabilzation is needed to treat fractures and dislocations |
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| can be provided through the use of tongs or a halo into the skill or by using a head halter. used to stabilize the neck or provide traction to cervical vertebrae. |
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| what are the 5 important principles with the use of traction |
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| maintain the established line of pull, prevent friction, maintain counter traction, continuous TX, unless otherwise ordered, maintain correct body alignment. |
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| whats a stryker/foster frames |
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| are used for turning. is a bed that has 2 boards and can complete a 180 body turn |
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