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NURG 604 Module 12 Questions
and Answers (100% Pass)
What are the most common signs and symptoms of Juvenile Idiopathic
Arthritis (JIA)?
✓ see Table 33.14; "Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Subtypes and Clinical
Joint Characteristics")
page 550
What are common musculoskeletal and congenital problems?
✓ athletic injuries, back pain. Foot injuries, knee disorders, shin splints,
stress fx
What shape is the spine by late adolescence?
✓ S shape
What can be used to measure bone age?
✓ radiographs of the left hand and wrist
The growth plate area is weaker than the remaining bone because.....
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✓ it is less calcified.
What is Osteogenesis Imperfecta?
✓ Genetic disorder characterized by decreased levels of collagen, the
major protein of the body's connective tissue
What are some intrauterine causes of compression deformations?
✓ Intrinsic causes = neuromuscular disorders and maternal
oligohydramnios
- Extrinsic causes = fetal crowding
A patient presents in your office with a fracture to the leg. There really is not a
good explanation as to why this occurred. What should you be suspicious of
✓ abuse
What is the reason that children's bones heal more quickly than adults?
✓ They have more periosteum than adults
Know about the different types of fractures: growth plate and shaft.
✓
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GROWTH PLATE FX
✓ - can cause permanent deformities based of where the fracture is
located.
-outcomes depend on the pts age,fx location and type, blood supply to the
physis, and treatment.
- salter-harris classification
SHAFT
✓ - most common:
Oblique - tibial fx - occurs usually from tripping, stepping on a toy, nor falling
from a moderate height. Usually will notice a limp
Torus or greenstick - forearm; from a fall on an outstretched hand.
When is a mature gait typically established?
✓ By age 3. By 7 will resemble an adult gait.
Galeazzi
✓ - flexing the hips and knees while the child lies supine. Placing the soles
of the feet on the table near the buttocks. And then looking at the
knee's height equality.
- Assesses for conditions that can cause leg length discrepancies
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NURG 604 Module 12 Questions
and Answers (100% Pass)
What are the most common signs and symptoms of Juvenile Idiopathic
Arthritis (JIA)?
✓ see Table 33.14; "Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Subtypes and Clinical
Joint Characteristics")
page 550
What are common musculoskeletal and congenital problems?
✓ athletic injuries, back pain. Foot injuries, knee disorders, shin splints,
stress fx
What shape is the spine by late adolescence?
✓ S shape
What can be used to measure bone age?
✓ radiographs of the left hand and wrist
The growth plate area is weaker than the remaining bone because.....
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✓ it is less calcified.
What is Osteogenesis Imperfecta?
✓ Genetic disorder characterized by decreased levels of collagen, the
major protein of the body's connective tissue
What are some intrauterine causes of compression deformations?
✓ Intrinsic causes = neuromuscular disorders and maternal
oligohydramnios
- Extrinsic causes = fetal crowding
A patient presents in your office with a fracture to the leg. There really is not a
good explanation as to why this occurred. What should you be suspicious of
✓ abuse
What is the reason that children's bones heal more quickly than adults?
✓ They have more periosteum than adults
Know about the different types of fractures: growth plate and shaft.
✓
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GROWTH PLATE FX
✓ - can cause permanent deformities based of where the fracture is
located.
-outcomes depend on the pts age,fx location and type, blood supply to the
physis, and treatment.
- salter-harris classification
SHAFT
✓ - most common:
Oblique - tibial fx - occurs usually from tripping, stepping on a toy, nor falling
from a moderate height. Usually will notice a limp
Torus or greenstick - forearm; from a fall on an outstretched hand.
When is a mature gait typically established?
✓ By age 3. By 7 will resemble an adult gait.
Galeazzi
✓ - flexing the hips and knees while the child lies supine. Placing the soles
of the feet on the table near the buttocks. And then looking at the
knee's height equality.
- Assesses for conditions that can cause leg length discrepancies
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