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MOT125M/S Tx
M/S treatments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amputation | the severing of a limb or part of a limb, the breast, or other projecting part |
| Analgesic | compound capable of producing analgesia - one that relieves pain by altering preception of nociceptive stimuli w/o producing anesthesia or loss of consciousness |
| Antibacterial | a drug that is destructive to or preventing the growth of bacteria |
| Antihyperuricemic | a drug that reduces levels of uric acid |
| Antiinflammatory Meds | reducing inflammation by acting on body responses, w/o directly antagonizing the causative agent |
| Antipyretics | an agent that reduces fever |
| Arthrocentesis | aspiration of fluid from a joint using a needle |
| Arthrodesis | the stiffening of a joint by operative means |
| Arthroplasty | an operation to restore, as far as possible, the integrity & functional power of a joint |
| Bone Graft | a free (unattached) bone for transplant |
| Brace | an orthosis or orthopedic appliance that supports or holds in correct position any movealbe part of the body & that allows motion of the part |
| Bunionectomy | surgical removal of a bunion |
| Cast | a rigid encasement of a body part, as with plaster, fiberglass, or plastic to immobilize |
| corticosteroid | a steroid produced by the adrenal cortex; a corticoid containing a steroid |
| Ganglionectomy | excision of a ganglion |
| Kyphoplasty | a baloon is used to inflate the area of fracture before a cement-like substance is injected. used in the Tx of fracture vertebra due to osteoporosis |
| Myoplasty | surgical repair of a muscle |
| Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug (NSAID) | any one of a group of pharmacotherapeutic agents exerting antiimflammatory (& also usually analgesic & antipyretic) actions. eg: aspirin, diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen |
| Open Reduction Internal Fixation | reduction by manipulation of bone, after incision in skin & muscle over the site of the fracture & stabilization of fractured bony parts by direct fixation to one another w/surgical wires, screws, pins, rods, plates,or methylmethacrylate |
| Osteoplasty | bone grafting, reparative or plastic surgery of the bones |
| Osteotomy | cutting a bone, usually by means of a saw or chisel |
| Physical Therapy | Tx to rehabilitate pt disabled by injury w/different modalities such as exercise, hydrotherapy, diathermy, & ultrasound |
| Prosthesis | fabricated substitue for a diseased or missing part of the body |
| Splint | an appliance used to prevent movement of a joint or to fixate displaced or moveable parts |
| Spondylosyndesis | a surgical procedure to accomplish bony fusion between two or more vertebrae |
| Tenorrhaphy | suture of the divided ends of a tendon |
| Tenotomy | surgical division of a tendon for relief of a deformity caused by congential or acquired shortening of a muscle, as in clubfoot |
| Traction | a pulling or dragging force exerted on a limb in a distal direction for fracture alignment |
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patty b.
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