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Muscular System Flashcards

1
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Muscular dystrophy

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A muscle disease caused by mutations in a persons genes that overtime cause muscle weakness and decreased mobility

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Cerebral palsy

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It’s a motor disability brain is intact. The body can’t respond.

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Compartment syndrome

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Syndrome, where increase in pressure inside the muscle, which restrict blood flow that causes pain

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4
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Crush syndrome

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Occurs due to crashing accidents
Damaging muscle cells resulting from pressure

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5
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Eviscerate

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Disbowelment

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6
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Abrasions

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Surface layer of the skin being rubbed or scraped off

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Lacerations

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A jagged cut

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Avulsion

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Tearing away from the skin surface, two types, complete or incomplete, replace flap if possible

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amputation

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Two body parts that should be one partial refund turn to original atomic opposition
Complete bring with you

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10
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Impaired objects

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Do not remove
Unless CPR

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Evisceration

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Presence of a domino contents
Usually intestine to the abdominal wall
Can put back only if there’s a life-threatening bleed
Cover with Celine, soaked bandages to ensure the wound is airtight transport knees flexed

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Hematoma

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Bleeding under the skin, usually caught it due to a break in the wall
Usually not life-threatening, depending on where

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13
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Urticaria

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Hives

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14
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Pruritus

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Itching

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15
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Compound fracture

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Open broken bone/broken skin

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16
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Simple

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Closed

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17
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Bones in the body

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206

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18
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Axial

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80

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19
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appendicular bones

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126

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20
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Osteoblasts

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Build up the bone

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21
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osteoclasts

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Breakdown the bone

22
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remodeling

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When both osteoblast and osteoclast work together and respond to estrogen, and both continuously work to maintain homeostasis

23
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5 classifications of bone

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Long. Femur.
Short Tarsals
Irregular vertebrae
Flat Scapula
Sesamoid patella

24
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3 joints

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Immovable skull
Slightly moveable pelvis
Highly moveable knee

25
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Osteoporosis

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Bone mass reduction in minerals, matrix and density
Two times more likely in women, especially after menopause
Hip is usually the first area damaged

26
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Kyphosis

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Softening of the vertebrae, causing a curve and hunching forward

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Scoliosis

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Spine curves, laterally in an S shape

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Compression

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Falling/diving

29
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Collies

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Distal wrist fracture, silver spoon

30
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Green stick

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Partial fracture from bending

31
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Transverse

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90° break of the bone

32
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Oblique

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0 to 90° break of the bone

33
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Simple

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Still in line

34
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Commuted

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Break along many lines

35
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Rice

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Rest
immobilize
Cold
Elevate

36
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6 rules of splitting

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Expose
Pad splint
Splint in position found
Immobilize joint below and above site
Treat underlying injuries first
Check CMS before and after

37
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How much fluid can a pelvic fracture cause

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500ml

38
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Ked straps

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My baby looks hot tonight

39
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Traction splints

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For midshaft femur fractures only
Closed
No upper or lower fractures, including pelvis

40
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Hare

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One leg only
Conscious patient lengthen until pain is relieved
Unconscious patient lengthen until the leg is the same length as the other leg

41
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Sager rules

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Bilaterally or singular
Adjust to the length of the uninjured like
Traction is a max of 10% of the body weight to 15lbs pounds or a max of 30 pounds for both legs

42
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How many muscles are in the body?

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600 muscles

43
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Celox

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Should not be used in eyes or mouth
Used to stuff open wounds has a clotting agent on it

44
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three steps for bleeding

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Direct pressure
Haemostatic agent
Tourniquet

45
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Muscle cells do not multiply after birth so muscular tissue cancers are rare

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46
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Tourniquet

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Place tourniquet 2 inches above injury site wait 30 seconds and apply another tourniquet to inches above is bleeding doesn’t stop

47
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Three. Major functions of muscles.

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Motion
Stabilize
Thermogenesis

48
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How much blood loss in a femur fracture

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1-2 L

49
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Sprain

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Is injury to ligaments

50
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Strain

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Is injury muscles or tendons

51
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Lordosis

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Nature curve of lower back
More of a curve

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