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NURS 621 Ortho Exam with verified detailed answers ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




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At what age is a mature gait pattern established? At what age is an adult pattern gait
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developed?

By 3 years of age mature gait patter, by age 7 adult type gait pattern.
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You note a child's joints are hyper mobile. The parent appears concerned by this. What
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would you teach them? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




Hypermobility is rarely associated with problems, but there is a slight increased risk for ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




dislocation or sprain in the affected joint. ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




How would you describe a gait that is characterized by a shortening of the single limb
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stance phase, trunk shifting to the opposite side, and shortened stride length to prevent
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pain to an affected side?
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Antalgic gait ||\\|//||




What does a positive Galeazzi maneuver indicate?
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Limb Length discrepancy ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




Which maneuver is performed by flexing the hips and knees when the child is laying
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supine, placing the soles of the feet at the table near the buttocks then looking at the knee
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heights for equality? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




Galeazzi Maneuver ||\\|//||




Which maneuver assess the potential for dislocation of a non-displaced hip in an infant
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during the first month of life? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




Barlow Maneuver ||\\|//||




What happens when a Barlow exam is positive?
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The femur slips/drops out of the acetabulum or can be gently pushed out of the socket.
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What is the ortolani maneuver? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||

, It is the reverse of the Barlow Maneuver
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What must occur for an ortolani sign to be considered positive? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




A palpable clunk as the femoral head is relocated.
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*A high pitch click is normal and not considered positive sign
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What should PCPs perform ortolani and barlow maneuvers? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




Only in the first few months of life. ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




What does the Klisic test evaluate? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




an observational sign of hip placement.
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If child has scoliosis with pain- what should differential diagnosis be?
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Evaluate for neoplasm or inflammatory process ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




What is Tietze syndrome? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




The presence of pain, swelling, possibly erythema, and pain on the costal chondral border.
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Sign of costochondritis. ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




Adolescent patient presents with asymmetric bowing of the legs. What is your differential? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




Blounts disease ||\\|//||




What is the ortolani maneuver for? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




-It is the reverse of the Barlow Maneuver
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-Reduces a dislocated hip and is performed gently to reduce a recently dislocated hip. ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




How do you know if a hip is dislocated using the Klisic test?
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Place the third finger of one hand over the greater trochanter and the index finger of the
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same hand on the anterosuperior iliac spine. An imaginary line is drawn between the
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index and third finger. If the trochanter is elevated and the line points half way between
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the umbilicus and the pubis or below the umbilicus, the hip is dislocated.
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What does a positive trendelenburg sign indicate? ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




Positive indicates a weak hip abductor muscles on the side that is bearing the weight. ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||




In older infants, what is a sign of hip dislocation?
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Limitation of hip abduction. ||\\|//|| ||\\|//|| ||\\|//||

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