What intervention can you do to prevent flexion contractures in an amputee?
put in a prone position for 30-40 min. at a time 3-4 times a day, turn frequently, do not leave up in a chair for long periods of time, ROM
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
What is the name of the scan they do to figure out if you have osteoporosis?
DEXA scan (Bone density scan)
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
What type of healing is it when the wound is deep, is not well approximated, and needs to heal from the inside out?
second intention healing
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
What are some clues that someone is having anesthesia awareness?
Changes in vital signs, movement
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
boom
Lose 50 points!
Oops!
seesaw
Swap points!
Okay!
shark
Other team loses 20 points!
Okay!
banana
Go to last place!
Oops!
15
What score should someone have on the aldrete scale to get out of the ICU?
7-10
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
Who is at risk for osteoporosis?
age, asian and caucasian women, people who are underweight, seizure meds, hormone deficiency etc.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
What are the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis?
stiffness that lasts for longer than 30 min in AM, soft and boggy herbedens and bouchards nodes, fever and malaise, anemia with exacerbations, affects bilateral
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
Name 3 possible causes of delirium.
acid-base imbalances, urinary retention, fever, sleep deprivation, fecal impaction, etc.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
Whose job is it to get informed consent?
the surgeon
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
Who is more at risk for fat embolism syndrome?
people with long bone fractures or pelvic fractures
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
baam
Lose 20 points!
Oops!
magnet
Take 15 points!
Okay!
rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
baam
Lose 25 points!
Oops!
15
How long does a hip fracture patient have to be in hip precautions?
4 months
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
banana
Go to last place!
Oops!
rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
shark
Other team loses 10 points!
Okay!
baam
Lose 20 points!
Oops!
15
What are 3 possible cardiac complications someone could have in the PACU?
dysrhythmias, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, hypovolemic shock, hemorrhage
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
What is the difference between skin traction and skeletal traction?
Skin traction is external, short term, and has less pounds of weight on it, skeletal is more long term, it goes through bone, and has more pounds of weight on