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42 Cards in this Set
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incomplete fracture caused by bending of bone usually in children
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bowing |
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often involves paired bones
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bowing |
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resists reduction because force necessary to reduce fracture must equal the force that bowed the bone
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bowing
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surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured bones by mechanical devices such as metal plates, pins rods, wires or screws
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internal fixation |
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pins rods placed into the injured bone near fracture site then stabilized with external frame of bars |
external fixation |
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fibrous connective tissue that attaches skeletal muscles to bone
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tendon |
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is a tear or injury to tendon |
strain |
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band of fibrous connective tissue that connects bones where they meet in the joint |
ligament |
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is a tear or injury to ligament
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sprain
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complete separation of a tendon or ligament from its bony attachment site |
avulsion |
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increased pressure within one of the body's compartments which contains muscles and nerves |
compartment syndrome |
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most commonly occurs in compartments in the leg or arm |
compartment syndrom |
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Five Ps (pain, pallor, paresthesias, paresis, pulselessness) |
compartment syndrome |
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Life threatening complication of muscle trauma with muscle cell loss |
Rhabdomyolysis |
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rapid breakdown of muscle that causes release of intracellular contents, including the protein pigment myoglobin into the extracellular space and bloodstream |
Rhabdomyolysis |
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crushing syndrome |
Rhabdomyolysis
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snake bites |
Rhabdomyolysis |
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compartment syndrome |
Rhabdomyolysis |
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hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis, acute renal failure R/T obstruction of kidney tubules with myoglobin
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Rhabdomyolysis |
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porous bone with poor mineralization
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osteoporosis |
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old bone resorbed faster than new bone is made |
osteoporosis |
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decreased bone density from bone thinning most commonly found in femoral neck, thoracic, and lumbar spine |
osteoporosis
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Decreased levels of estrogen and testosterone
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osteoporosis is caused by |
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decreased activity level |
osteoporosis is caused by |
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inadequaste levels of vitamin D and C or Mg++ |
osteoporosis is caused by |
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Demonstrated by reduced bone mass/ density and imbalance of bone resorption and formation |
osteoporosis
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most often caused by staphylococcal infection from open wound or blood borne
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osteomyelitis |
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Fever, pain and necrotic bone |
osteomyelitits
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age related disorder of the synovial joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint
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osteoarthritis |
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low-grade inflammation with pain stiffness and joint deformity |
osteoathritis |
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leading cause of hip replacement |
osteoarthritis |
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more prevalent in women than men
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osteoarthritis |
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chronic inflammation joint disease |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
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systemic autoimmune damage to connective tissue |
rheumatoid arthritis |
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primarily in the synovial membrane |
rheumatoid arthritis |
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similar symptoms to osteoarthritis
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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presence of rheumatoid factors (RA or RF test)
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Rheumatoid arthritis |
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joint fluid presents with inflammatory exudate |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
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systemic, immune, inflammatory joint disease of the spine or sacroiliac joints causing stiffening or fusion of joints
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ankylosing spondylitis
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inflammatory cells infiltrate and erode fibrocartilage
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ankylosing spondylitis |
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as repair begins, the scar tissue calcifies and the joints eventually fuse R/T excessive bone formation
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ankylosing spondylitis
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low back pain, stiffness, restricted motion, loss of lumbar curve
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ankylosing spondylitis |
