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