Compression fracture - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Rasmussen College MDC 3 FINAL Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Latest 2024 Version 1. The nurse is arriving at the beginning of her shift and has taken report on four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see first? A. A client with hypertension with a blood pressure of 172/92 mm Hg. B. A client with pain that is two days postoperative from a prostatectomy. C. A client ready for discharge education after treatment of an acute kidney injury. D. A client with a histo...

A 25 year old ballet dancer presents with an 8 month history of ankle pain following an ankle sprain. On physical exam there is joint swelling and radio graphs are unremarkable physical therapy and NSAIDs have not reduced her symptoms. What is the next appropriate step in management of this patient? - Answer MRI For a one-year-old patient with calcaneal valgus, what is an acceptable treatment plan? - Answer Manipulation and serial casting A 25-year-old female sustained an inversion ankle s...

LRA 223, 224 final study review questions 100% correct On average, how many separate bones make up the adult vertebral column? 26 The gonion corresponds to the level of? C3 A radiograph of an AP open-mouth projection reveals that the base of the skull is superimposed over the dens. What positioning error led to this radiographic outcome? Excessive skull extension What is the name of the fracture that results from hyperflexion of the neck, results in avulsion fractures on the spinous processe...

NBCE Part 4 Boards - Part IV NBCE Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Foraminal Compression Test - ANSWER The patient is seated and actively rotates head from side to side. Then the doctor exerts downward pressure and the head is rotated to each side with pressure. Positive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression Positive Local Pain -> Foraminal Encroachment Jackson's Compression Test - ANSWER The patient is seated and the doctor laterally flexes the pa...

Kyphoplasty - Answer Also called per cutaneous vertebralplasty are invasive procedures indicated for patients who have back pain. Also, these procedures are done to stabilize a compression fracture that results from osteoporosis, a malignant tumor of the vertebral body, including cancer types such as multiple myeloma, a hemangioma, or an injury to this find that results in broken spinal bones. With a compression fracture, the bones have collapsed in sections of the spine or in the entire spine. ...

EMT Basic Exam 3 |Actual Exam| Questions and Answers| Multiple Choices| Verified Answers The MOST common and serious complication of a significant head injury is: A. cerebral edema. B. acute hypotension. C. a skull fracture. D. a hypoxic seizure. (Correct Answer: - A. cerebral edema. Moderate elevation in intracranial pressure with middle brain stem involvement is characterized by: A. increased blood pressure, bradycardia, reactive pupils, and rapid respiratio...

Vertebral Compression Fractures

nbme anatomy shelf Questions And Answers With Complete Solutions Where and why are lumbar punctures performed? Spinal Block -> Anesthetic (into epidural space) Spinal Tap -> CSF extraction (into subarachnoid space)W B/W L3/L4 or L4/L5 NB: Posterior to this is cauda equina Where does a herniated intervertebral disk occur? What causes it? Occurs b/w L4/L5 or L5/S1 and C5/C6 or C6/C7 NB: affects lower spinal nerve # Degeneration of annulus fibrosis followed by sudden compressio...

ENPC 6th Edition Provider Exam Questions and Answers | Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Already Passed A 10-year-old playing baseball is hit in the chest with a ball. He immediately demonstrates loss of consciousness with no pulses. Which of the following is the priority intervention? A.Utilize AED/defibrillator B.Prepare for needle decompression C.Administer intravenous epinephrine D.Intubate with endotracheal tube A 12-year-old female patient arrives awake and alert with an acute o...

Chapter 16: Pediatric Radiography Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following terms is commonly applied in describing child abuse? a. Battered child syndrome (BCS) b. Pediatric intentional trauma (PIT) c. Nonaccidental trauma (NAT) d. Suspected child abuse (SCA) ANS: C REF: 620 2. Which of the following factors should be the first consideration in controlling motion for the pediatric pati...