NUR 4445 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) MUSCULOSKELETAL 1 | A+ RATED GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)

NUR 4445 Musculoskeletal 1

1. Cast assessment
Answer
Cap refill Skin color

Edema Sensation

Finger/toe mobility

Pulses

2. Compartment Syndrome
Answer
Pain Pulselessness

Pallor Paresthesia Paralysis Pressure

Poikilothermia - temperature changes

3. Legg-calve-perthes disease
Answer
a self-limited condition of avascular necrosis of the femoral head as a result of an interruption in
blood supply

4. Legg-calve-perthes disease incidence
Answer
4x more often in males than females


Highest in children ages 4-8 years 90% only 1 hip affected

5. Legg-calve-perthes disease etiology
Answer
unknown, but theories include

, -A coagulation system disorder
-Genetic predisposition
-Injury to the area
-Breech birth

6. Legg-calve-perthes disease s/s
Answer
Limp with mild to severe pain

-Pain may be to the groin or anteriomedial thigh or knee areas

Weakness and muscle wasting of thigh/hip

May cause muscle spasms

7. Legg-calve-perthes disease stages
Answer
1. INITIAL/NECROSIS

2. FRAGMENTATION
3. REOSSIFICATION
4. HEALED/RESIDUAL

8. INITIAL/NECROSIS
Answer
synovitis, joint irritability, necrosis, lasts 3-6 months

9. FRAGMENTATION
Answer
body begins to rebuild the bone, femoral head breaks apart & collapses, child is symptomatic,
lasts 1-2 years (*8 months*)

10. REOSSIFICATION

Answer