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Myalgia
muscle cramping
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis in both joints
Pronation
turning forarm so palm is down
Supination
turning forarm so palm is up
Crepitation
grating sound on movement of ends of a broken bone
Subluxation
partial dislocation of a joint
Contracture
shortening of a muscle due to limited ROM
another term for twitch
fasiculation
Atrophy
When muscles shrink
How do we grade muscle strength
5= full range of motion against gravity
0= no contraction
How do we test cervical spine ROM
chin to chest
chin to cieling
ear to shoulder
chin to shoulder
kyphosis
hunchback
Lordosis
Swayback
Common in ballet dancers and pregnant ladies
Scoliosis
Spinal Curvature
if below 20 degrees; just watched
if above 40 degrees; surgical intervention
Phalens Test
Top of hand to top of hand and fingers pointing downwards (acute flextion) for 60 seconds; if numbness and tingling= carpeltunnel syndrome
Tinel's Sign
Percussion at medium nerve of wrist; if numbness and tingling= carpeltunnel syndrom
First aid for an injury
RICE
rest
ice
compression
elevation
Swan neck
a deformity in arthritis of the hand where fingers sway to the side
Bouchards node's
large nodes in middle of the fingers in pts with arthritis
Heberden's nodes
large nodes right below the nail at tip of fingers associated with arthitis
What would the Bone mineral density be of a pt with osteoperosis?
osteopenia?
2.5-3
-1-2.5
RIckets
Vitamin D deficiency
common in children who drink breast milk
bow legged
Author
NurseNatalie
ID
54253
Card Set
Muscular
Description
FML
Updated
2010-12-08T05:06:34Z
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