CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
Venous ulcers are thought to be a result of: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
venous insufficiency
Nursing Interventions for the care of Vascular Ulcers: - CORRECT
ANSWERS- SCDs or compression stockings
a sprain is an injury to a: - CORRECT ANSWERS- ligament
a strain is an injury to a: - CORRECT ANSWERS- muscle or tendon
which degree of a sprain tears in only a few fibers? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- 1st degree
which degree of a sprain causes partial disruption of involved
tissues which causes more swelling and tenderness? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- 2nd degree
which degree of a sprain causes a complete tearing of the
ligament associated with moderate to severe swelling? -
CORRECT ANSWERS- 3rd degree
,which degree of a strain causes a mildly pulled muscle? -
CORRECT ANSWERS- 1st degree
which degree of a strain causes a moderately torn muscle? -
CORRECT ANSWERS- 2nd degree
which degree of a strain causes a severely torn or ruptured
muscle? - CORRECT ANSWERS- 3rd degree
which type of radiology looks at solid tissue? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- xray
which type of radiology looks at soft tissue? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- CT (computed tomogrophy)
which type of radiology looks at soft tissue but in a different way
than CT scans? - CORRECT ANSWERS- MRI (magnetic resonance
imaging)
what does RICE stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS- rest, ice,
compression, elevation
heat should be avoided for the first ___ hours after a sprain/strain
as it is a vasodilator - CORRECT ANSWERS- 48
, a disruption or a break in the continuity of the structure of a bone
is a: - CORRECT ANSWERS- fracture
which type of diagnostic test looks at the composition and density
of bone? - CORRECT ANSWERS- bone scan/dexa scan
which type of diagnostic test is used to check blood flow in and
out of the bone and for tissue damage? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
angiography
which classification of fracture presents with broken skin, exposed
bone, soft tissue damage? - CORRECT ANSWERS- open
(compound)
which classification of fracture presents with intact skin (not
ruptured) and may still have minimal soft tissue damage? -
CORRECT ANSWERS- closed (simple)
which classification of fracture presents with the break going
completely through the bone - CORRECT ANSWERS- complete
which classification of fracture presents where the fracture line
does not go completely through the bone, only part way -
CORRECT ANSWERS- incomplete
when a bone is out of alignment, it's called: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
displaced