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what can you rest a wet cast on to dry?
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a pillow
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how long does it take a cast to dry
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24 hours
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should you over a wet cast?
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no
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can you use a fan to help dry faster?
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yes, no lamp or hair dryer
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what s/s should be reported after a cast is applied?
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numbness, tingling, burning, pallor, unequal or absent pulses, unequal coolness
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to prevent irritation around the edges of casts, what should you do?
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petal the edges
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what type of cast causes cast syndrome?
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a full body cast
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what causes cast syndrome?
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anxiety and stress leads to sympathoadrenal shut-down of the bowel
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what is the #1 sx of cast syndrome?
#1 treatment? |
NV r/t bowel obstruction
NPO and NG tube to decompress |
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a dry cast is white or gray?
dull or shiny? resonant or dull? |
white
shiny resonant |
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3 skin tractions?
3 skeletal tractions? |
bucks, bryants, pelvic
cranial tongs, thomas splints, peason attachments, 90 to 90 |
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most common hip fx in adults uses what traction?
children? |
bucks
bryants |
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what position should the patient be in with a pelvic fx?
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semi fowlers with knee gatched
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what is the advantage of balanced countertraction?
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you can easily move patients around in the bed
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patients in russell tracks are prone to what?
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thrombophlebitis
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while in buck's traction, a patient can turn to what side?
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unaffected side
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