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nenivikky

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Osgood-Schlatter disease causes inflammation of the:
 
  a. shoulder joint.
  b. patellar tendon.
  c. elbow ligaments.
  d. hip cartilage.

Question 2

While performing an assessment of a 2-month-old, the nurse notes a positive Ortolani click. The nurse would suspect the child has:
 
  a. a hip fracture.
  b. hip dysplasia.
  c. osteogenesis imperfecta.
  d. osteomyelitis.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Osgood-Schlatter affects the patella, not the shoulder, elbow, or hip.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Ortolani click is symptomatic of developmental dysplasia of the hip. A hip fracture would be ev-ident by shortening of the leg and external rotation. Osteogenesis imperfecta is diagnosed by fractures. Osteomyelitis is diagnosed by fever and infection.



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