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Bones and end part of the study review

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Another name for simple fracture is what?   Closed  
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Define an open fracture:   open and broken through the skin, exposed bone  
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An open fracture is at high risk for what?   Infection  
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A type of fracture that means across the bone at a right angle is what?   Transverse  
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What is an oblique fracture?   A slanting direction fracture  
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What is a fracture that goes around?   A spiral fracture  
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Define communuted fracture:   2 or more fragments  
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A segment of bone is fractured and detached, what type of fracture is that?   Segmented  
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When talking about the location of a fracture, what is the term when talking about the part closest to the body?   Proximal  
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What is the middle portion of the bone called?   Midshaft  
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Define distal:   the bone section farthest away from your body  
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When two edges of a fracture have moved out of alignment, it is considered what?   A displacement  
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Define angulation:   when edges are positioned but the fragments of the bone are not aligned  
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True or false: a fracture may be both displaced and angulated?   True  
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Happens at the site of injury and is the first sign of a fracture:   swelling  
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What will happen if there's a rupture to an artery or major venous supply?   Blood pooling, bruising, discoloration  
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An impaired sensation such as numbness may be due to what?   Nerve damage and swelling or compression  
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Three principles of fracture treatment:   reset or realign, immobilization, and maintain function  
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What is the distal end of the stomach called?   The pyloric sphincter  
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Another name for the LES is what?   The cardiac sphincer  
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If the head of the pancreas is involved, what other factors should be considered?   Cancer, common bile duct obstruction  
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Pancreatitis is what type of disease process?   Autodigestion or self-digesting  
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What are the 3 phases of the surgical experience?   Preop, Intra, Postop  
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When should you interview a patient with acute pancreatitis?   After pain meds  
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Risk factors for gall stones:   fat, female, fertile, fair skinned, over forty  
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How often should the CPM machine be used?   6-8 hours per day  
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What is MIS?   Minimally invasive surgical procedure  
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Name a PPI:   nexium, prilosec, prevacid, protonix  
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What med acts as a buffer by increasing the pH of the stomach?   Antacids  
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Explain the role of a circulating nurse:   non-sterile, does everything outside of the sterile field  
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Scrub nurse:   sterile  
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Allergy to shellfish:   nurse should avoid using dye  
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Retention sutures are used for:   to retain the abdominal contents from coming out  
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What negative effect does smoking have on GERD?   Causes the stomach to produce more acid  
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What is another name for an open amputation?   A guillotine  
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What type of amputation is more common?   Closed  
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