Chapter 41: Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders 4

"CTS is a neuropathy that is characterized by compression of the median nerve at the wrist."

A client diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) asks the nurse about numbness in the fingers and pain in the wrist. What is the best response by the nurse?

Bone fracture

A nurse is caring for an elderly female client with osteoporosis. When teaching the client, the nurse should include information about which major complication?

Surgical debridement

In chronic osteomyelitis, antibiotics are adjunctive therapy in which situation?

Alendronate

The nurse is caring for a client with a hip fracture. The physician orders the client to start taking a bisphosphonate. Which medication would the nurse document as given?

Arthroscopy

The nurse is preparing a client for a surgical procedure that will allow visualization of the extent of joint damage of the knee for a client with rheumatoid arthritis and also obtain a sample of synovial fluid. What procedure will the nurse prepare the client for?

Caucasian women

Which group is at the greatest risk for osteoporosis?

being male

Which is not a risk factor for osteoporosis?

Calcitonin

Which medication directly inhibits osteoclasts, thereby reducing bone loss and increasing bone mass density (BMD)?

Persistent draining sinus

Which of the following would the nurse use to determine that a client is exhibiting signs and symptoms of chronic osteomyelitis?

Radiculopathy

Which term refers to a disease of a nerve root?