Acute Care Flashcards
How long does it take a colles fracture to unite?
6 weeks
Fractured neck of femur
Shortened and externally rotated
Earliest laboratory finding in fat embolism
Lipuria
What is Volkmann’s ischaemia
Vascular compromise in the arm
Pain in the fingers and forearm is the first sign
Most appropriate management for EVERY patient in ED
Full primary survey
Contraindication for internal fixation of a fracture
Active infection
Chemical composition of plaster of paris
Hemihydrated calcium sulphate
Most common complication of a mid-shaft humeral fracture
Radial nerve injury
Most common bone involved in carpal fracture
Schaphoid
Most suitable treatment for undisplaced fracture of neck of humerus
Collar and cuff
Following Bennett’s fracture which muscle makes it difficult to maintain reduction
Abductor pollicis longus
Best treatment for acute compartment syndrome
Operative decompression of fascial compartments
Malunited Colles’ fracture produces which deformity?
Dinner fork deformity
Most common cause of a loose body in the knee joint
Torn meniscus
What age group usually suffers acute rupture of Achilles tendon
Middle aged people