Chapter 41: Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders 7

Corn

The nurse is assessing the feet of a patient and observes an overgrowth of the horny layer of the epidermis. What does the nurse recognize this condition as?

places the load close to the body.

The nurse is educating a client with low back pain on proper lifting techniques. The nurse recognizes that the education was effective when the client

Hallux valgus

The nurse notes that the client's left great toe deviates laterally. This finding would be recognized as

Hallux valgus

The nurse notes that the client's left great toe deviates laterally. This finding would be recognized as which condition?

Pain Shoulder tenderness Limited movement Muscle spasms Atrophy

Which of the following are clinical manifestations of impingement syndrome? Select all that apply.

hammer toe

A client has come to the clinic with foot pain. The physician has described the client's condition as a flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint. What is the name of this disorder?

Raloxifene (Evista)

A client with osteoporosis is prescribed a selective estrogen receptor modifier (SERM) as treatment. The nurse would identify which drug as belonging to this class?

Fourth and fifth fingers

Dupuytren contracture causes flexion of which area(s)?

Hammer toe

During a routine physical examination of a client, the nurse observes a flexion deformity of the promixal interphalangeal (PIP) joint of two toes on the right foot. How would the nurse document this finding?

1,200 mg; 1,000 IU

Health education for a woman over age 50 includes providing information about the importance of adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis. Select the daily dosage of calcium and vitamin D that the nurse should recommend.