Orthopedics Exam Practice Questions: 520A Older Adults, Exams of Nursing

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• 520A Older Adults Exam Practice

1, -branch of medicine dealing with correction of deformities of muscles or bones —deals with disorders involving the bones, joints. muscles, ligaments and cartilage —locomotion structures: orthopedics 2, —separation of the bone as a result of trauma caused by:-falls-osteaporosis —diseases/tumors: bone [fractures 3, ~age (>40 years)-smoking —poor nutrition —infection —poor blood supply-co- morbidities (diabetes) —non—stcroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ic. aspirin) — continued trauma: factors limiting [rac.ure healing 4, whal kind of fracture?—the bone breaks through the skin: open 5. what kind of fracture?—the bone breaks but it does not go through the skin: closed 6. what kind of fracture?—the bones break and both ends are no longer straight (no longer a direct connection): displaced 7, what kind of fracture?—the fracture is in one sport and the bone is still straight: non-—displaced 8. what kind of fracture?—no reduction or immobilization: non displaced, stable closed fracture 9, what kind of fracture?—no reduction, use immobilization (sling or cast): non displaced unstable closed fracture 10. management of Iraclures reduction of fracture?—bone didn't break through skin —sels bone logether wilhaut cutting the skin open: closed reduction 11, management of fractures