Impacted fracture - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Osteoporosis - ANSWER-increased breakdown of bone tissue with no new bone growth Kyphosis - ANSWER-exaggeration of the thoracic curve aka "hunchback" Paget's disease - ANSWER-bones lose calcium and then gain too much calcium Rickets - ANSWER-childhood disease due to lack of vitamin D Lordosis - ANSWER-excessive lumbar curve Impacted fructure - ANSWER-Broken ends of bone are jammed into eachother Comminuted fructure - ANSWER-More than one fracture line Bone is splintered or cru...

Fracture classifications CORRECT ANSWER Open and closed Causes of fractures CORRECT ANSWER trauma and pathological types of fractures CORRECT ANSWER know what each are Greenstick/stress: barely fractured Potts: @ fibula near ankle Colles: Fall on outsretched hand (FOOSH) Compound: penetrates skin Comminuted: more than 2 pieces of bone fragments Transverse: horizontal fracture Oblique: angled across cortices Spiral: curves around bone Impacted: end of bones forced into each other ...

Which layer of serous membrane lines the walls of cavities? - Answer-Visceral (wrong) Which directional term, also known as dorsal, means nearer to or at the back of the body? - AnswerPosterior Which type of tissue produces chemicals and fluid that digests food in the stomach? - Answer-Muscle (wrong) Which term describes the study of the function of components of the body? - Answer-Physiology Eight chemical elements constitute 3.6 percent of total body mass. What are these chemical elements...

Pathophysiology C805 WGU (Latest Version) Already Passed MRSA Red, swollen, may look like a boil with pus. Also skin rash or sore. Transmitted usually skin to skin. Infection can spread to the lungs, causing pneumonia, or to the bloodstream. MRSA What disease requires a diagnosis with a rapid blood test (StaphSR assay) and can be treated by draining a skin sore and/or antibiotic therapy? Malaria Disease w/ symptoms such as fever, chills, sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, and other flu like...

Distribution of this document is illegal Final Exam - NUR2063| NUR 2063 (Latest 2023 / 2024) Essentials of Pathophysiology - Rasmussen S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study 1. Which of the following assessmentfindingsindicates analteration in homeostatic control mechanisms? - Fever 2. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called injury. - ischemic 3. The cancer growth continuum is divided into which of the following stages? - Initiation, promotion, ...

Which type of shock causes a temporary loss of motor, sensory, and reflex functions below the level of a lesion? - Answer- Spinal shock According to the rule of nines, burns of the anterior trunk and both anterior arms account for which percentage of body surface area? - Answer- 27 percent Which effect does parasympathetic stimulation have on the heart? A. It increases peripheral vascular resistance. B. It enhances atrioventricular node function. C. It shortens His-Purkinje and ventric...

Med/Surg Final Exam A patient with osteoporosis is post-op day two in the hospital after a hip fracture. Which of the following would improve her outcomes? Select all that apply. Select all that apply. 1. Encouraging ambulation 2. Involving and educating the patient's significant other in care 3. Leaving the Foley catheter in place to prevent incontinence until better mobility is regained 4. Recommending that visitors come in the afternoon to avoid conflicting with morning nursing car...

NURS 5315 Gastrointestinal Module 9 (GI System Anatomy and Physiology) .Discuss the effects of aging on the gastrointestinal tract.  Age related changes in the GI tract begins at age 50  Tooth enamel and dentin wear down→ more vulnerable to cavities  Teeth are lost as a result of: o Periodontal (gum) disease o Recession of gums o Osteoporotic bone changes o Brittle roots that fracture easily  Taste buds decline in number  Sense of smell diminishes  Sense of taste de...

Clinical union delayed until after 3 months. - ️️Delayed union dislocation vs. subluxation - ️️Dislocation (a complete disruption of the joint) and subluxation (a partial dislocation followed by relocation) Fracture distal tibia through the growth plate then angled down/lower inferior to the growth plate? - ️️Salter Harris #3 Bulky Jones - ️️a bulky Jones splint or dressing is used to push fluid back into systemic circulation while keeping the foot and ankle in position Sa...

Closed fractures - Fracture that does not disrupt the skin Directions of fracture lines - Linear Oblique Transverse Longitudinal Spiral Types of displaced fractures - Comminuted or oblique Types of nondisplaced fractures - Transverse, spiral, or greenstick Comminuted Fracture - Downward force, many fractures; bones can look like gravel Avulsion Fracture - An injury in which soft tissue is torn completely loose or is hanging as a flap; can take bone with it Greenstick Fractu...