Exam 5: Orthopedic Nursing 2026
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Compartmental Syndrome is a serious complication of.... - correct answersfractures, limb
surgery and casting
Causative factors of compartmental syndrome - correct answersNon-elastic facia lining
compartments and casts/tight dressings
Symptoms of compartmental syndrome - correct answers-pain
-paresthesia
-pallor
-paralysis
-pulselessness
-pokilothermia
What do x-rays assess for? - correct answersmusculoskeletal disorders; fractures
What do arthrograms assess for? - correct answerssoft tissue joint structures
What do myelograms assess for? - correct answersintervertebral disc herniations
What do bone scans assess for? - correct answersmalignancies; osteomyelitis; osteoporosis;
pathologic fractures
What do CT scans assess for? - correct answersbone and soft tissue tumors; spinal fractures
, What do MRIs assess for? - correct answersdisorders of tendons, ligaments, cartilage and
bone marrow
What do biopsies assess for? - correct answersinfection or cancer of bone; atrophy or
inflammation of muscule
What do arthroscopies assess for? - correct answersassessment and treatment of joint
disorders
What are the two classifications of fractures? - correct answers1. closed - "simple"
2. open - "compound"; bone sticking out of skin
What are the 4 types of fractures? - correct answers1. compression
2. comminuted
3. greenstick
4. pathologic
Compression fracture - correct answersoccurs when the bone is pressed together
(compressed) on itself
Comminuted fracture - correct answersfracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
Greenstick fracture - correct answersbending and incomplete break of a bone; most often
seen in children
Pathologic fracture - correct answersoccurs when a weakened bone breaks under normal
strain
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Compartmental Syndrome is a serious complication of.... - correct answersfractures, limb
surgery and casting
Causative factors of compartmental syndrome - correct answersNon-elastic facia lining
compartments and casts/tight dressings
Symptoms of compartmental syndrome - correct answers-pain
-paresthesia
-pallor
-paralysis
-pulselessness
-pokilothermia
What do x-rays assess for? - correct answersmusculoskeletal disorders; fractures
What do arthrograms assess for? - correct answerssoft tissue joint structures
What do myelograms assess for? - correct answersintervertebral disc herniations
What do bone scans assess for? - correct answersmalignancies; osteomyelitis; osteoporosis;
pathologic fractures
What do CT scans assess for? - correct answersbone and soft tissue tumors; spinal fractures
, What do MRIs assess for? - correct answersdisorders of tendons, ligaments, cartilage and
bone marrow
What do biopsies assess for? - correct answersinfection or cancer of bone; atrophy or
inflammation of muscule
What do arthroscopies assess for? - correct answersassessment and treatment of joint
disorders
What are the two classifications of fractures? - correct answers1. closed - "simple"
2. open - "compound"; bone sticking out of skin
What are the 4 types of fractures? - correct answers1. compression
2. comminuted
3. greenstick
4. pathologic
Compression fracture - correct answersoccurs when the bone is pressed together
(compressed) on itself
Comminuted fracture - correct answersfracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
Greenstick fracture - correct answersbending and incomplete break of a bone; most often
seen in children
Pathologic fracture - correct answersoccurs when a weakened bone breaks under normal
strain
