NURS 629 Exam 4| Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified

What is Rovsing sign? - applying pressure to the left lower abdomen then causes referred pain to right side of abdomen. When positive can be appendicitis Assessment tests for an injury of Anterior or Posterior Cruciate ligament (ACL or PCL) - Elicit a positive anterior/posterior drawer sign. Osgood-Schlatter disease - · Most common in later childhood and early adolescence. · painful swelling and tenderness of the tibial tuberosity · Most common in children who participate in sports · *Initial treatment is stretching Treatment recommendation for sprained ankle - · *Apply cold for 20 minutes, then take off for 30-45 minutes and repeat for the first 24-48 hours · Rest, elevation, compression Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease - · Idiopathic osteonecrosis of femoral head · 4 times more common in males · Hip pain, knee pain, or painless limp that is worse at end of day · *Frog-leg X-ray is BEST to diagnose Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis risk factors - o obesity o male gender o sports o femoral retroversion o hypothyroidism