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NSGSUX-SEPTIC ARTH
NSGSUX-SEPTIC ARTHRITIS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is septic arthritis? | an inflammation of a oint caused by a bacterial infection other than gonorrhea |
| What is the cause of septic arthritis? | bacteria spreads through the blood stream to a joint or when the joint is directly infected with bacteria during surgery or trauma |
| What organisms cause acute septic arthritis? | staph, strep, and group b strep |
| What organisms cause chronic septic arthritis? | TB and yeast |
| What are some risk factors for SA? | implants, bacterial infection, chronic illness or disease, IV drug abuse, immunosuppressant use, joint trauma, arthroscopy, RA, sickle cell |
| When does SA most commonly occur? | children under 3 in the hip |
| What are the symptoms of SA? | intense joint pain, joint swelling, redness, unable to move the limb with the affected joint, low-grade fever |
| What is the treatment of SA? | antibiotics, rest, elevation, warm compresses, exercise, fluid aspiration, surgery |
| What are the complications of SA? | joint degeneration |