Musculoskeletal System
The Musculoskeletal System
Diagnostic Tests for Musculoskeletal Disorders
Radiography
Arthocentesis
Arthrography
Bone Scanning
– a break in the continuity of a bone.
Procedures done with certain fractures:
- Reduction
- Fixation
- Traction (Skin, Skeletal, Bucks)
- Casts
Complications
- Compartment Syndrome
- Fat Embolism
- Walking w/ Crutches
Amputation
– a chronic inflammatory disease.
Medications Used for Musculoskeletal Disease
Antigout Medications
– Reduces the Uric Acid Production
– Increases the Uric Acid Excretion
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
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