osteomyelitis Flashcards
1
Q
what is osteomyelitis?
A
infection of the bone and/or bone marrow
2
Q
organisms that can cause osteomyelitis?
A
staph aureus pseudamonas e coli strep MARS
3
Q
what abnormality in gait can osteomyelitis cause?
A
limp
4
Q
why does osteomyelitis cause bone death?
A
it is pyogenic (pus producing)
5
Q
what bones does it usually affect
A
long bones
6
Q
where in the bone do you most commonly get it?
A
metaphysis
7
Q
who gets osteomyelitis?
A
neonates
drug users
HIV
8
Q
symptoms
A
acute illness with extreme pain over the affected bone
fever
erythema and swelling
unwillingness to move limb
9
Q
what would you get on blood cultures?
A
increased WBC and ESR
10
Q
x rays will be normal early on, what will they start to show after 2 weeks?
A
loss of density
new bone outlining the raised periosteum
11
Q
treatment of osteomyelitis?
A
IV antibiotics (gentamicin and flucloxacillin)
