Pathophysiology Chapter 45 Alterations of Musculoskeletal Function
1. The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic fracture.
The patient asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the professional
is best?
a. The outer surface of the bone is disrupted, but the inside is intact.
b. A stable fracture where the cortex of the bone bends but doesn’t break.
c. A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
d. It was caused by the cumulative effects of stress on the bone over time.
2. A health care professional is providing education to a group of seasonal athletes.
What type of fracture does the professional warn them to avoid?
a. Stress
b. Greenstick
c. Insufficiency
d. Pathologic
3. A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones causing the bone surfaces to
partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health care professional
prepare the patient for?
a. Internal fixation
b. Reduction and immobilization
c. Calcium phosphate cement
d. Low-density ultrasound
4. Improper reduction or immobilization of a fractured femur can result in which
outcome after cast removal?
a. The muscles around the fracture site are weak.
1. The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic fracture.
The patient asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the professional
is best?
a. The outer surface of the bone is disrupted, but the inside is intact.
b. A stable fracture where the cortex of the bone bends but doesn’t break.
c. A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
d. It was caused by the cumulative effects of stress on the bone over time.
2. A health care professional is providing education to a group of seasonal athletes.
What type of fracture does the professional warn them to avoid?
a. Stress
b. Greenstick
c. Insufficiency
d. Pathologic
3. A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones causing the bone surfaces to
partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health care professional
prepare the patient for?
a. Internal fixation
b. Reduction and immobilization
c. Calcium phosphate cement
d. Low-density ultrasound
4. Improper reduction or immobilization of a fractured femur can result in which
outcome after cast removal?
a. The muscles around the fracture site are weak.
