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NRTC med/surg ch. 62
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Injury to muscle or tendon when stretch or pull Beyond its capacity | Strain |
| Soft tissue damage resulting from blow or blunt trauma | Contusion |
| Injuries to a ligament surrounding a joint also unusual movement of a joint | Sprain |
| Fracture of bone do to Detachment of ligament | Avulsion fracture |
| Priority intervention to strain contusion and sprains | Apply ice pack for 24 to 48 hours May alternate heat and Ice afterwards |
| Severe condition where tendon or nerves constrict fascia in confined space causing decreased blood flow | Compartment syndrome |
| Emergency surgery for compartment syndrome to decrease pressure and increase blood flow | Fasciotomy |
| Gradual injury from repeated use or overuse of a joint | Tendonitis |
| Who is most likely to have a ganglion cyst | Women under the age of 50 |
| Carpal tunnel test tapping the median nerve above carpal to assess for hand numbness | Tinel sign |
| Carpal tunnel test 15 to 30 seconds with back of hands pushed together distal phalanges Superior to wrist | Phalen's sign |
| Type of arthroplasty where the ball shape of the artificial joint is in the scapula and the cup is in the head of the humerus | Reverse arthroplasty |
| what muscle bears the most weight after a reverse arthroplasty of the rotator cuff | Deltoid |
| a rotator cuff tear inhibits what kind of movement | Overhead movement |
| Arthroplasty is not considered permanent patients usually need another surgery within | 10 to 15 years |
| Recovery time after an arthroplasty | Four to six weeks may take up to a year for full recovery |
| Rupture that is heard with the loud pop accompanied with severe pain inability to plantar Flex and often an avulsion fracture | Ruptured Achilles tendon |
| How long will you need a brace or a cast after a ruptured Achilles tendon | Six to eight weeks |
| Facial fracture due to blunt force | Depression fracture |
| Fracture that is straight across | Transverse fracture |
| Fracture that is slanted and hard to align | Oblique fracture |
| Fracture that occurs without trauma in an area of diseased bone | pathologic fractures |
| Job of the ACL and PCL | Prevention of lateral dislocation of the knee |
| Injury to the cartilage in the knee | Meniscus injury |
| Break in the continuity of a bone | Fracture |
| When does a fat embolism occur after a fracture | Two to three days after |
| Physical signs of this fracture include external rotation pain and one leg longer than the other | Hip fracture |
| Another word for friction vibration or popping of a joint | Crepitus |
| Another term for healing misalignment of a bone | Non-union |
| After surgery of a compound fracture how long do you leave on a bandage | 24 hours |
| Nursing intervention when a bandage leaks prior to the first 24 hours | Reinforce and document size of stain |
| Anticoagulant given as a DVT prophylaxis | Lovenox |
| Why give Lovenox instead of Heparin | Less blood glucose test |
| Subtrochanteric and intratrochanteric fractures have a high risk of bleeding and lead to | Hypovolemia |
| Daily limit for acetaphetamine | 4 grams |
Created by:
LBerkey
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