ORTHOPEDIC NURSING EXAM 5|QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST !!!!2026|GRADED A+| (EXAM READY)

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Compartmental Syndrome is a serious complication of.... - ANSWER fractures, limb
surgery and casting



Causative factors of compartmental syndrome – ANSWER Non-elastic facia lining
compartments and casts/tight dressings



Symptoms of compartmental syndrome - ANSWER -pain

-paresthesia

-pallor

-paralysis

-pulselessness

-pokilothermia



What do x-rays assess for? - ANSWER musculoskeletal disorders; fractures



What do arthrograms assess for? - ANSWER soft tissue joint structures



What do myelograms assess for? - ANSWER intervertebral disc herniations



What do bone scans assess for? - ANSWER malignancies; osteomyelitis;
osteoporosis; pathologic fractures




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, What do CT scans assess for? - ANSWER bone and soft tissue tumors; spinal
fractures



What do MRIs assess for? - ANSWER disorders of tendons, ligaments, cartilage and
bone marrow



What do biopsies assess for? - ANSWER infection or cancer of bone; atrophy or
inflammation of muscule



What do arthroscopies assess for? - ANSWER assessment and treatment of joint
disorders



What are the two classifications of fractures? - ANSWER 1. closed - "simple"

2. open - "compound"; bone sticking out of skin



What are the 4 types of fractures? - ANSWER 1. compression

2. comminuted

3. greenstick

4. pathologic



Compression fracture - ANSWER occurs when the bone is pressed together
(compressed) on itself



Comminuted fracture - ANSWER fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed



Greenstick fracture - ANSWER bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often
seen in children




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