UE Injuries Flashcards
What is a Colles’ Fracture?
Fracture at the distal end of the radius or ulna. Usually a result of a fall from an outstretched hand, forcing radius and ulna into hyper extension.
What do you do for Mallet Finger? (treatment wise)
Splint finger in extension for 6-8 weeks. pt. is unable to remove splint for this time frame.
What is a Smith Fracture?
Anterior displacement of distal fragment of radius
What is the most common wrist injury?
Wrist Sprain
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury (TFCC)
Forced hyperextension, falling on outstretched hand. Violent twist or torque of the wrist. Commonly associated with sprain of UCL
Tenosynovitis
Repetitive wrist acceleration and deceleration. Overuse injury of the tendons and sheaths
What is a Bishop, or Benediction hand? (ulnar n.)
6 shooter
What is Drop wrist?
Gay Hand
Claw Hand , Ape Hand?
Flexion at proximal phalangeal joint
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
compression of the median nerve due to inflammation of tendons and sheath of carpal tunnel.
What does Phalen’s test test for?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. (reverse Prayer stretch)
Hoffman’s Disease (De Quervain’s Disease)
narrowing of the tendon sheath of the thumb
What are the ways of internal administration of drugs?
inhalation, intradermal, intramuscular, intranasal, intraspinal, intravenous, oral, rectal, sublingual/buccal, intravaginal
What are the ways of external administration of drugs?
inunctions (oil based medications rubbed into skin), Ointments (topical), Pasters(non-fat based), Plasters (thick ointment), Transdermal patches, solutions.
What is a drug vehicle?
Inactive substance used to transport drug into body
What is the difference between administering a drug and dispensing a drug?
Administering is a single dose.
Dispensing a drug constitutes providing a sufficient quantity to be used for multiple doses.
What is an antiseptic drug?
applied to a living organism to kill bacteria and inhibit growth
What is a disinfectant?
applied to kill non-living organism (for surfaces)