NURS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Median Nerve, Carpal Tunnel, Osteoarthritis
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Chapter 24: musculoskeletal: list 4 signs that suggest acute inflammation in a joint. Pain: differentiate the following, dislocation, displacement of a body part, especially the temporary displacement of a bone from its normal position, subluxation. Active rom is done when a person can do the exercises by himself while passive rom exercises are done for a person by a helper. To determine if one leg is shorter than the other; normally these measurements are equal or within 1 cm, indicating no true bone discrepancy. True leg lengths are equal, but apparent leg lengths unequal - this condition occurs with pelvic obliquity or adduction or flexion deformity in the hip: des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)e the ortola(cid:374)i (cid:373)a(cid:374)eu(cid:448)er for (cid:272)he(cid:272)ki(cid:374)g a(cid:374) i(cid:374)fa(cid:374)t"s hips. The infant lays supine, flex the knees holding your thumbs on the inner mid thighs and your fingers outside on the hips touching the greater trochanters. Adduct the legs until your thumbs touch.
