NUR 631 Ortho
The most common source of osteomyelitis is
an infection that migrates via the bloodstream
Pain with passive stretching of a muscle is indicative of
noncontractile tissue injury
A bone disorder that results from insufficient vitamin D is referred to as
osteomalacia
A malignant bone forming tumor is referred to as an
osteosarcoma
A unique characteristic feature of fibromyalgia is the presence of
tender point pain
Complete healing of a bone fracture occurs when
the callus has been completely replaced with mature bone
Manifestations of fibromyalgia often include which of the folllowing (SATA)
A. Generalized pain
Characteristics of scoliosis include which of the following? (SATA)
A. involvement of lateral curvature of the spine
The healing of a fractured bone with a poor alignment is called
Malunion
People who have osteoporosis are at risk for
Bone fractures
The most common symptom of multiple myeloma is
Bone pain
A type I open fracture is best described as a bone that is
Broken and protruding through the skin
A fracture in which bone breaks into two or more fragments is referred to as
Comminuted
A patient diagnosed with diabetes smokes a pack of cigarettes daily and eats very few green leafy vegetables. After experiencing a fractured toe, the patient is at risk for
Delayed healing
Following a bone fracture, the earliest likely event to occur is
Development of a blood clot beneath the peristeum
What type of fracture generally occurs in children?
Greenstick
The pathophysiology of osteomalacia involves
Inadequate mineralization of osteoid
Assessment of an extremity six hours after surgical alignment and casting demonstrates pulselessness and pallor. The priority action to take is
Initiate action to have the cast split or removed
The most common site affected in Paget disease is the
Lower spine
Anticholinesterase inhibitors may be used to manage
Myasthenia gravis
Bone healing may be impaired by
Nicotine use
Which disorder usually causes skeletal pain and involves significant bone demineralization from vitamin D deficiency?
Osteomalacia
The disorder characterized by softening and then enlargement of bones is referred to as
Paget disease
The disease that is similar to osteomalacia and occurs in growing children is
Rickets
Compartment syndrome occurs secondary to
Soft tissue damage
Rickets is characterized by soft, weak bones resulting from a deficiency of
Vitamin D
Most muscle strains are caused by
abnormal muscle contraction
Myasthenia gravis is an auto-immune disease in which
acetylcholine receptors are destroyed or dysfunctional
The complication, which is not likely to result from an open, transverse fracture of the tibia and fibula is
air embolus
Inflammation of the sacs that overlie bony prominences is called
bursitis
Pain in fibromyalgia involves
changes in pain transmission in the spinal cord
A risk factor for osteoporosis is
early menopause
The person at highest risk of a greenstick fracture from falling off a ladder is age
eight (8)
In older women, osteoporosis is thought to be primarily because of
estrogen deficiency
Pagets Disease is characterized by
excessive bone resorption followed by excessive formation of fragile bone
Muscular dystrophy includes a number of muscle disorders that are
genetically transmitted
The most common type of osteomyelitis is
hematogenous
The displacement of two bones of which the articular surfaces partially lose contact with each other is called
subluxation
