15 Acute Car Flashcards
The acute phase can also be called
the inflammatory phase
What are the functions of the inflammatory phase?
- Defend agasint foreign intruders
- Remove damaged tissues and debris
- immbolize area
Characteristic of joint effusion
- contained by joint capsule
- feels like a water balloon
- moves when palpated then returns
Characteristic of edema
- fluid in the interstitual space
- measurements of edema with circumference is resonable accurate and correleates well with CT
P.R.I.C.E. (S)
Protect Rest Ice Compress Elevate (Support)
To use a external compression wrap
Distal to Proximal
Adding this to an elastic wrap can help add compression to it
U or J shaped pad
Functions of External compression
- Pushes fluid toward to the hear
- Pushes arterial blood into the extremity
Intermittent Sequential Graded Compression
- MC
- Inflated for minutes then deflated then repeated hours per hour
Elevation of the heart level significantly reduced edema by
20 minutes
Other support ways:
- Nutritional
- Education
- Referral for emtional support
- Bracing, taping, crutches
These are used for support or assist when patient is unable to walk or bear weight on one extremity
Ambulatory Aids
How to fit crutches
- 6” from outer margin of shoe
- 2’ in front of shoe
- 1-2” below anterior axillary fold
- elbow flexed to 30degrees
Crutch Palsy
-Pressure on axillary nerves and vessels
Two tripod gait walks
- Swing to gait
- Swing through Gait
