Closed extremity injury - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb - Answerabduction movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb - Answeradduction fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other - Answer-angulated fracture where two bones meet - Answer-articulation wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the body because of diseases or other influences - Answer-atrophy fibrous ...

GHATS Quiz Bowl Latest 2024 Graded A+ A grade I ankle inversion sprain involves which structure? Anterior Talofibular Ligament (ATFL) A hip pointer is an injury or contusion to what bony prominence? Iliac Crest A positive Thompson test is indicative of what problem? Ruptured achilles tendon A fracture of the 5th metacarpal is known as Boxer's fracture What is a condition that is associated with enlargement of the spleen? Mononucleosis (Mono/Kissing disease) What bone of t...

1. A nurse is caring for a client who who has had a stroke involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following alterations in function should the nurse expect? A. Difficulty reading Rationale: The left hemisphere is the center for language, mathematic skills and thinking analytically. A client who is unable to read following a stroke would have involvement of the left hemisphere. B. Inability to recognize his family members Rationale: The right hemisphere is involved with visual and spati...

Exam 3: NSG223/ NSG 223 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg 2 Exam| Guide Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: Diabetes Insipidus Clinical Manifestations Answer: Without the action of ADH on the distal nephron of the kidney, an enormous daily output (greater than 250 mL per hour) of very dilute urine with a specific gravity of 1.001 to 1.005 occurs. The urine contains no abnormal substances such as glucose or albumin. Because of the intense thirst, the patie...

Bates' Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking - Chapters for Midterm A 54‐year‐old diplomat working at the United Nations reports occasional chest pain and a sense of tightness in his chest when particularly stressed over work deadlines. The patient is 6 feet 4 inches tall. He has a temperature of 98.6ºF and blood pressure of 140/78. He has a cut over one eye that he says is "from shaving."Which of the following represents subjective information about this patient? a) Blood ...

1. Thoracic trauma. Chest tube insertion. A 22 year old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left breath sounds a) reexamine the chest b) perform an aortogram c) obtain a CT scan of the chest d) obtain arterial blood gas analyses e) perform tranesohageal echocardiography answer: a. info: chest tube insertion, p. 108. 2. Musculoskeletal trau...

EMT MOD 6 | Test Bank| With Complete Solutions (200 Q&A) You are summoned to the aid of a 45-year-old male who was hunting and fell from a tree stand. When you arrive, he is experiencing severe pain in his lower right thigh. On examination, you find that an area about three inches above his right knee has an open wound about one inch in diameter that is bleeding minimally. There are no exposed bones, but you palpate crepitus and see swelling that makes you suspect bone fracture. You would you ...

Rank in order the sequence of events leading to joint destruction in secondary osteoarthritis (OA) beginning with the effect of an injury to the cervical spine. A. Exacerbation of abdominal tissue growth B. Bony articular surfaces in joint exposed C. Fragile, soft, dull joint cartilage develops D. Irregular joint motion, stiffness, and pain - ANSWER-C. Fragile, soft, dull joint cartilage develops A. Exacerbation of abdominal tissue growth D. Irregular joint motion, stiffness, and pain B...

HCB MUSCULOSKELETAL AND DERMATOLOGY EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ abduction Correct Answer: movement of a limb away from the midline of the body adduction Correct Answer: movement of a limb toward the midline of the body angulated fracture Correct Answer: fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other articulation Correct Answer: where two bones meet atrophy Correct Answer: decrease in size or wasting away of a body...

Loss of tissue in a traumatic event can be: just soft tissue, a portion of an extremity, or an entire extremity. If your patient has lost the distal one-third of a lower extremity, what would that injury be called? a)Amplitude b)Avulsion c)Extremity exodus d)Amputation - d)Amputation Your patient has a laceration to the right leg which has intersected the femoral artery. You have applied direct pressure to the wound, but it continues to soak through the bandages. What should you do next?...