NU 327 Musculoskeletal Exam Questions and Answers
What are the 5 functions of the skeletal system? - Answer-support, storage, produce blood
cells, protect organs, provide leverage and movement
What is the osteon (haversian system)? - Answer-- BASIC UNIT OF BONE
- canals allow nutrients to reach...
What are the S&S of torn meniscus? - Answer✔✔-ACUTE PAIN, SWELLING, "JOINT LOCKING",
tenderness
What are the treatments for a torn meniscus? - Answer✔✔-anti-inflammatory, joint
stabilization, PT, surgery
What is the etiology of a protruded disk? - Answer✔✔-age, lifting/twisting, trauma, structures
between vertebrae (annulus fibrosis and nucleus pulposus)
What are the S&S of a protruded disk? - Answer✔✔-pain, numbness, tingling, motor weakness,
diminished reflexes
What is the treatment for a protruded disk? - Answer✔✔-treat pain, bed rest, and maybe
surgery
What is subluxation? - Answer✔✔-displacement from normal position; not as severe as
dislocation
What is dislocation? - Answer✔✔-articulating surface loses contact (common joints are finger,
patella, shoulder)
What are the S&S of subluxation/dislocation? - Answer✔✔-pain, "joint pop out of socket",
change in extremity length, loss of normal mobility
What are the treatments for dislocation/subluxation? - Answer✔✔-reduction (put it back in
place), immobilization (1-3 wks), pain control, ROM
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