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MedSurg Review Bones
Bones and end part of the study review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Another name for simple fracture is what? | Closed |
| Define an open fracture: | open and broken through the skin, exposed bone |
| An open fracture is at high risk for what? | Infection |
| A type of fracture that means across the bone at a right angle is what? | Transverse |
| What is an oblique fracture? | A slanting direction fracture |
| What is a fracture that goes around? | A spiral fracture |
| Define communuted fracture: | 2 or more fragments |
| A segment of bone is fractured and detached, what type of fracture is that? | Segmented |
| When talking about the location of a fracture, what is the term when talking about the part closest to the body? | Proximal |
| What is the middle portion of the bone called? | Midshaft |
| Define distal: | the bone section farthest away from your body |
| When two edges of a fracture have moved out of alignment, it is considered what? | A displacement |
| Define angulation: | when edges are positioned but the fragments of the bone are not aligned |
| True or false: a fracture may be both displaced and angulated? | True |
| Happens at the site of injury and is the first sign of a fracture: | swelling |
| What will happen if there's a rupture to an artery or major venous supply? | Blood pooling, bruising, discoloration |
| An impaired sensation such as numbness may be due to what? | Nerve damage and swelling or compression |
| Three principles of fracture treatment: | reset or realign, immobilization, and maintain function |
| What is the distal end of the stomach called? | The pyloric sphincter |
| Another name for the LES is what? | The cardiac sphincer |
| If the head of the pancreas is involved, what other factors should be considered? | Cancer, common bile duct obstruction |
| Pancreatitis is what type of disease process? | Autodigestion or self-digesting |
| What are the 3 phases of the surgical experience? | Preop, Intra, Postop |
| When should you interview a patient with acute pancreatitis? | After pain meds |
| Risk factors for gall stones: | fat, female, fertile, fair skinned, over forty |
| How often should the CPM machine be used? | 6-8 hours per day |
| What is MIS? | Minimally invasive surgical procedure |
| Name a PPI: | nexium, prilosec, prevacid, protonix |
| What med acts as a buffer by increasing the pH of the stomach? | Antacids |
| Explain the role of a circulating nurse: | non-sterile, does everything outside of the sterile field |
| Scrub nurse: | sterile |
| Allergy to shellfish: | nurse should avoid using dye |
| Retention sutures are used for: | to retain the abdominal contents from coming out |
| What negative effect does smoking have on GERD? | Causes the stomach to produce more acid |
| What is another name for an open amputation? | A guillotine |
| What type of amputation is more common? | Closed |
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