Comminuted fracture - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the definitive options for pelvic fracture stabilization and hemorrhage control? - correct answer External Fixation Interventional Radiology Open reduction & Internal fixation How are closed mid-shaft femur fractures managed? - correct answer Intramedullary nail fixation What makes a fracture comminuted? - correct answer The bone is in multiple pieces Physiologic criteria for trauma center care? - correct answer SBP<90 Resp rate <10 or >29 GCS <14 Wha...

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...

Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 7 with Complete Solutions movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb abduction movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb adduction fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other angulated fracture where two bones meet articulation wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the body because of diseases or oth...

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 ...

Chapter 15: Trauma, Mobile, and Surgical Radiography Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following imaging modalities is often used to diagnose pulmonary emboli? a. Ultrasound b. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) c. Nuclear medicine d. None of the above ANS: C REF: 572 2. Which imaging modality is often used to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy? a. Ultrasound b. Nuclear medicine c. MRI d. CT...

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...

Week 16: Pathophysiology Final Exam (Proctored) Due Aug 20 at 5pm Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 89 minutes 43 out of 50 Correct answers are hidden. Score for this quiz: 43 out of 50 Submitted Aug 19 at 11:06pm This attempt took 89 minutes. Question 1 1 / 1 pts A patient with type 1 diabetes asks the nurse what causes polyuria. What is the nurse’s best response? The symptom of polyuria in diabetes mellitus (DM) is caused by: a reduced ADH response caused by insulin deficiency....

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 assessment is of the greatest concern to a nurse when caring for a patient just admitted with a pelvic fracture? - No urinary output for 8 hours An older woman falls down at church and immediately complains of severe pain in her left hip. Which observation is recognized as the cardinal sign of a fractured hip? - Shortened left leg compared with the right A nurse is told that a patient has a compound comminuted fracture. What characteristic of the bone in this type of fracture causes ...

NU 530 Advanced Pathophysiology Study Guide Quiz 4 Cervical cord injuries- serious complications Chapter 16 12,000-person experience serious spinal cord injuries each year. Risk factors: 1. Male gender and age 16 to 30 are strong risk factors. 2. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury (36.5%) 3. Falls are the next most common cause (28.5%) 4. Violence, other events 5. Sports activities 6. Elderly Hemiplegia means loss of motor function on one side of the body. Parapl...