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Chpt 77 Musculoskele
Chpt 77 Musculoskeletal Disorders, NF, Sumner College LPN
TERM | DEFINITION |
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ORTHOPEDICS | THE MEDICAL SPECIALTY THAT EXAMINES AND TREATS DISEASE AND INJURIES OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM |
ESR | ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE |
RF | RHEUMATOID FACTOR |
CK | CREATINE KINASE |
RADIOGRAPHY | THE MOST COMMON METHOD OF ASSESSING THE GENERAL STATE OF BONES |
ARTHROGRAM | AN X-RAY STUDY OF A JOINT. A RADIOPAQUE SUBSTANCE IS INJECTED AND THEN A SEQUENCE OF X-RAYS FILMS IS TAKEN TO DETERMINE THE JOINT'S CONDITION. |
MYELOGRAM | DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE USED TO EVALUATE SPINAL CORD SPINAL CORD ABNORMALITIES CAUSED BY TUMORS, HERNIATED INTERVERTEBRAL DISKS, OR PTJER ;ESOPMSOTHER LESIONS |
CT | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNING PROVIDES A 3D RADIOGRAPHIC VIEW OF A BODY PART. USEFUL IN DIAGNOSING BONE, LIGAMENT AND TENDON INJURIES, SOFT TISSUE DISORDERS AND TUMORS. |
MRI |