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Mus. Disorders LVN
Disorders of the musculoskeletal system 1/3 mj
Question | Answer |
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Osteoarthritis | most common form of arthritis, affects weight bearing joints. |
Osteoarthritis | sometimes called the "wear and tear" disease or DJD |
Osteoarthritis | Degeneration of articular cartilage with hypertrophy of the underlying and adjacent bone. |
Osteoarthritis | bone surfaces rub together and bone grows as bone spurs |
Osteoarthritis | bony nodules called Heberden's nodes and Bouchard's node |
Medical Diagnosis | Plain x-rays may not show cartilage abnormalities |
Signs and Symptoms | usually affects a single joint or only a few joints |
Arthroplasty | total joint replacement |
Most common joint replacement | hip and the knees |
6 P's | pain, pallor, parasthesia, pulselessness, paralysis, and poikilothermy |
parasthesia | no sensation |
poikilothermy | hot infection, cold no circulation |
NSAIDS | aleve, ibprophen, bc power |
replaced hips | must be kept in a position of abduction |
affected leg kept in abduction to prevent | dislocation |
instruct patients not to cross legs or flex hips more than 90 degrees | true |
instruct patient not to cros legs or flex hips more than 45 degrees | false |
CPM | continuous passive motion |
CPM | hips flexion 30* or less, knee flexion less 90* |
who removes first dressing? | dr. |