Exam 36: Assisting in Orthopedic Medicine

You are responsible for reviewing patient education materials with a 64-year-old woman recently diagnosed with osteoporosis. Explain to her what causes the disease and the possible treatment methods.

When adjusting a walker, make sure the top of the walker is just below the patient's waist, at the height of the iliac crest.

Alcohol abuse, age over 50 in women, and smoking are all risk factors for _____________.

A patient with a nondisplaced fracture does not have to go through a reduction procedure.

A TENS unit uses ultrasonography to the muscle to relieve pain and promote healing.

Slight erythema is normal after application of a moist hot pack or a paraffin bath.

Application of cold packs causes vasodilation and numbness of the area.

Heat application is contraindicated over scar tissue.

A goniometer is used in the orthopedic examination to measure

Several terms are used in anatomy and physiology to describe body movements. Which of the following is commonly described as bending?

A greenstick fracture typically is seen in pediatric patients under age 14.

List at least four reasons women should have a bone density test performed.

OA is associated with systemic symptoms, including general malaise, fever, and weight loss.

A patient diagnosed with osteoporosis-related fractures of the vertebrae has advanced osteoporosis throughout the body.

Herniated disk occurs most often in

Which of the following is a condition of widespread connective tissue and muscular pain and often includes severe fatigue of unknown origin?

Application of heat to an injury site increases the rate of phagocytosis and promotes healing.

Medications used to treat osteoporosis include which of the following?

A(n) __________ unit can play an integral role in the management of chronic pain.

___________________ is caused by an autoimmune reaction against the synovial membrane that lines joints throughout the body.