Johnny, 17, has been playing high school football for four years. His left knee has been bothering him for a month, and he has difficulty bending it. What diagnostic tests are available to analyze the joint function?
How does pain differ among pathologic, stress, and transchondral types of fractures?
Mike was an active baseball and football player in high school. Now, at 36, he is still a professional athlete “wannabe.” He has dislocated his shoulder many times, but even after several hip injuries, he has never dislocated his hip. Why is the shoulder more likely to have a history of dislocation?
Jennifer is an avid mountain biker. She missed the turn during a downhill race and ran into a tree stump. The stump stopped the momentum of the bike but not Jennifer. Jennifer fell on her outstretched hand. She wanted to get back in the race but knew something was broken. What areas of the upper extremity and shoulder girdle might be broken?
Ms. Young has a comminuted fracture of her left tibia and fibula. Describe the stages of bone healing.
Ms. Shiburu has RA. What clinical signs and symptoms would be expected during her physical examination?
Freddy, who is four years of age, sustained a greenstick fracture when he fell from a tree in his yard. What happens in a greenstick fracture?
Visit this website: https://medlineplus.gov/fibromyalgia.html to access information on fibromyalgia. Create a profile of a client with symptoms of fibromyalgia. Identify potential treatment or management options for fibromyalgia.
Visit http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/cerebralpalsy/htm/index.htm to access an interactive tutorial about cerebral palsy. Identify symptoms of cerebral palsy. List potential treatments or management options for cerebral palsy.
