Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Disorders Flashcards
childern have more ____ than adults (in their bones)
cartilage
once plates close by age ____ growth bones stop
20
___ grow faster than muscles and tendons in childern thus “growing pains” as ,muscles are pulled together
bones
pain can be a ____ so need to confirm “just growing pains”
red flag
promote skin integrity by
frequent repositioning
assess skin under braces and adaptive devices for breakdown
matina effective ventilation
postive pressure ventiation if diaphgram is weakness
maintain nutrion
small freq. calories appropriate meals
asses for aspiration
neuromuscular disorders
spina bifida
cerebral palsy
muscular dystrophy
musculoskeletal disorders
OI DDH SCFE osteomyelitis scoliosis's fractures clubfoot
what is spina bifida
defect frp, throcic to scaral area in verbrea whiech allows spinal cord to protude thr
Kids may be flat foot till age
6
normal for in-turned gait on child until age
7-8
bone growth takes place in the
epiphyseal plates
normal spine curves need to form when a child is ____
upright
_____ procedure used so child can go to school without stoma bag and isnt as self limiting (for urine)
mitrofanoff procedure