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Musculoskeletal System | Registered Nurse (RN) School Study Aid
Fractures & Surgery
10 Picmonics to Learn | 20 mins
Types of Fractures
- Nondisplaced
- Displaced
- Incomplete
- Complete
- Closed
- Open
- Direction of Fracture Line
2 mins
Hip Fracture
- Assessment
- External Rotation
- Muscle Spasms
- Shortened Leg
- Pain
- Interventions
- Buck's Traction
- Analgesics
- Surgery
- Considerations
- Avascular Necrosis
1 min
Hip Surgery
- Neurovascular Assessment
- No 90 Degree Hip Flexion
- No Adduction
- No Internal Rotation
- Avoid Turning on Affected Side
- Considerations
- Thromboembolism Prevention
2 mins
Neurovascular Assessment 6 P's
- Pain
- Paresthesia
- Pulse
- Pallor
- Pressure
- Paralysis
1 min
Sizing Crutches
- 3 Finger Widths
- 6 Inches Lateral From Heel
- 30 Degree Flexion
- Tripod Position
1 min
Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
- Indications
- Joint Pain (Uncontrolled)
- Impaired Mobility
- Considerations
- Compression Dressing
- Frequent Neurovascular Assessments
- Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Devices
- Early Ambulation
- Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis
- Limit Flexion Positions
- Monitor for Infection
2 mins
Herniated Disc (Nucleus Pulposus)
- Cause/Mechanism
- Spine Trauma
- Natural Degeneration
- Spinal Stenosis
- Assessment
- Pain
- Weakness
- Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
- Interventions
- Brace
- Medications
- Outpatient Procedures
- Surgery
2 mins
Amputation
- Indications
- Trauma
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Diabetes Complications
- Considerations
- Gentle Handling
- Surgical Tourniquet at Bedside
- Prevent Contractures
- Frequent Inspection
- Compression Bandages
- Phantom Pain
- Mirror Therapy
2 mins
Weight-Bearing Restrictions
- Population
- Orthopedic
- Usage
- Help Limb or Joint Surgeries Heal Properly
- Weight Bearing Status
- Non-Weight Bearing (NWB)
- Toe-Touch Weight Bearing (TTWB)
- Partial Weight Bearing (PWB)
- Weight Bearing as Tolerated (WBAT)
- Full Weight Bearing (FWB)
2 mins
Spinal Cord Injuries
- Complications
- Spinal Shock
- Respiratory Complications
- Autonomic Dysreflexia (Hyperreflexia)
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Thermal Regulation
- Circulatory Problems
- Spasticity
- Dermal Complications
- Genitourinary Complications
- Spinal Cord Injury Syndromes
- Anterior Cord Syndrome
- Central Cord Syndrome
- Brown-Sequard’s Syndrome
- Conus Medullaris Syndrome
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
4 mins
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