Musculoskeletal

Question 1

s/s of acute compartment syndrome

Answer 1

paresthesia
paralysis
pulse weak
pallor
pain occurs with passive ROM

Question 2

what are the types of casts?

Answer 2

fiberglass

plaster

Question 3

how often do you do a neurovascular assessment on a cast patient

Answer 3

Q1 hr- every day, and then every 1-4 hours after that

Question 4

placement of casted limb

Answer 4

elevate higher than the heart - INC perfusion DEC swelling

Question 5

what kind of exercizes should u do for someone in an skeletal traction?

Answer 5

isometric excercizes

Question 6

early sign of acute compartment syndrome

Answer 6

numbness and tingling

Question 7

where does a fat embolism usually go to? and in what type of fracture does it occur in?

Answer 7

hip fracture

lungs

Question 8

s/s of a fat embolism

Answer 8

hypoxemia- dyspnea, tachypnea, chest pain
neurological compromise - change in LOC
late petechaie- upper chest and neck

hes fat and cant think

Question 9

s/s of crush syndrom

Answer 9

hypovolemia
hyperkalemia- muscle weakness/pain
rhabdomyolysis (kidneys) –> dark brown urine

Question 10

common complication of pelvic fractures

Answer 10

hypovolemic shock (large area bleed)
most serious type of complication is hemmorage, its ***2nd most common cause of death

Question 11

common complication of lower extremitiy/trauma/sx

Answer 11

Venous thromboembolism

Question 12

tx for phantom limb pain

Answer 12

calcitonin

Question 13

what can we do for complex regional pain syndrom

Answer 13

early and effective pain management