NUR 631 Ortho

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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


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