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

A series of practice questions related to orthopedics, focusing on the diagnosis and management of bone fractures in older adults. It covers key concepts such as fracture types, healing factors, and treatment approaches. The questions are designed to test understanding of basic orthopedic principles and their application in clinical practice.

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2024/2025

Available from 01/09/2025

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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