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osteoblasts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cells |that |form |bone



osteocytes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cells |that |maintain |bone |matrix



osteoclasts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cells |that |absorb |bone



synovial |fluids |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-lubricate |cartilage |and |provide |cushion |against |shocks



alkaline |phosphatase |(ALP) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-identifies |bone |diseases



calcium |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-detects |calcium |imbalances; |decreased |with |lack |of |calcium |
and |vitamin |D |intake |and |with |malabsorption |from |the |GI |tract; |increases |in |bone |cancer |and |
multiple |fractures



phosporus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-increased |with |bone |tumors |and |phosphate |healing |
fractures



rheumatoid |factor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-to |diagnose |RA; |also |increased |in |lupus |
erythmatosus |and |scleroderma



uric |acid |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-to |diagnose |and |monitor |treatment |of |gout

,human |leukocyte |antigen |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-to |diagnose |diseases |such |as |juvenile |RA |
and |ankylosing |spondylitis |(arthritis |in |spine)



creatine |kinase |(CK) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-to |diagnose |muscle |trauma |or |disease; |increased
|in |muscular |dystrophy |and |traumatic |injuries




bone |scans |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-good |diagnostic |imaging |for |those |at |risk |for |
osteoarthritis |and |osteoporosis



arthroscopy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fiber-optic |endoscope |to |examine |the |joint |interior, |to |
diagnose |diseases |and |to |perform |surgery



diagnostic |evaluations |of |MSK |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |radiographic |examinations |(x-rays, |CT |
scans, |MRI, |bone |scans)

- |bone |density |evaluation

- |arthrocentesis

- |arthroscopy



stage |1 |ulcer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-intact |skin; |red/irritation; |unblanchable



stage |2 |ulcer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-broken |skin; |partial |thickness; |blister |epidermis |and |
dermis; |can |ooze; |with |or |without |infection



stage |3 |ulcer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-full-thickness |pressure |ulcer |extending |into |the |
subcutaneous |tissue |and |resembling |a |crater. |may |see |subcutaneous |fat |but |not |muscle, |bone,
|or |tendon; |no |infection, |often |includes |undermining |or |tunneling




stage |4 |ulcer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Full-thickness |tissue |loss |with |exposed |bone, |muscle, |or |
tendon

, unstageable |ulcer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-full |thickness |tissue |loss |in |which |the |base |of |the |
ulcer |is |covered |by |slough |(yellow, |tan, |gray, |green |or |brown) |and/or |eschar |(tan, |brown |or |
black) |in |the |wound |bed.



suspected |deep |tissue |injury |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Purple |or |maroon |localized |area |of |
discolored |intact |skin |or |blood-filled |blister |due |to |damage |of |underlying |soft |tissue |from |
pressure |and/or |shear.



osteoporosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-metabolic |disease |characterized |by |bone |
demineralization, |with |loss |of |calcium |and |phosphorus |salts |leading |to |fragile |bones |and |
subsequent |risk |for |fractures



hormones |associated |with |osteoporosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-parathryoid |hormone, |
cortisol, |thyroid |hormone, |growth |hormone



age-related |bone |loss |osteoporosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |a |consequence |of |aging |
process, |just |old |bone |is |being |reabsorbed |faster |than |new |bone |is |being |made



regional |osteoporosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-confined |to |a |segment |of |the |appendicular |
skeleton; |disuse |or |immobilization |of |a |limb |due |to |fractures |or |joint |inflammation; |can |be |
reduced |by |walking |10mins/day



bone |mineral |density |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-helps |determine |drug |to |use |or |how |to |reduce |
it; |<833mg/cm2 |is |osteopenic, |<648 |is |osteoporosis



clinical |manifestations |of |osteoporosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-classic |dowager's |hump |or |
kyphosis |of |dorsal |spine; |loss |of |height |(2-3"); |back |pain |(radiating |around |trunk); |fractures
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