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Saddleback College Nursing N172 Midterm; Osteomyelitis Questions and Answers Grade A+

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What is osteomyelitis? Severe infection of the bone, bone marrow, and surrounding soft tissue Most common causative agent of osteomyelitis Staphlococcus aureus Two ways an osteomyelitis infection can occur direct (open wound directly to site of bone, implants) indirect (pathogen carrie...

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Saddleback College Nursing N172
Midterm; Osteomyelitis Questions
and Answers Grade A+
What is osteomyelitis?


✓ Severe infection of the bone, bone marrow, and surrounding soft tissue




Most common causative agent of osteomyelitis


✓ Staphlococcus aureus




Two ways an osteomyelitis infection can occur


✓ direct (open wound directly to site of bone, implants)



✓ indirect (pathogen carried to bone by vascular network)




What is a sequestrum?




Master01 | October, 2024/2025 | Latest update

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✓ piece of dead bone



✓ usually within a bone (not directly at edge of bone - may be

surrounded by healthy bone, which makes it very difficult to access

and tx with therapies)




Risk of a sequestrum


✓ may serve as a reservoir for micro organisms can spread to other sites




Acute osteomyelitis has what period of duration


✓ less than one month




local sx/sx of acute osteomyelitis




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