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Themember4

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The school nurse assessing a child who has fallen off the swings at school is looking for signs and symptoms of a fracture.
 
  The nurse suspects that the bone is fractured, because the child is complaining of pain and tenderness of the lower arm, there is some swelling of the lower arm, and there is decreased range of motion and crepitus. Which of the following best describes crepitus? a. bleeding into the skin over the affected bone
  b. paresthesia when the affected bone is moved in active or passive movement
  c. bone overlap felt as a bump or raised elevation of the bone
  d. a grating sound heard on movement of the ends of a broken bone

Question 2

Head circumference is measured in children with known or suspected hydrocephalus and children less than how many months old?
 
  a. 40 c. 32
  b. 36 d. 24


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
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A Incorrect. Crepitus is not described as bleeding into the skin over the affected bone.
B Incorrect. Crepitus is not described as paresthesia when the affected bone is moved in active or passive movement.
C Incorrect. Crepitus is not described as bone overlap felt as a bump or raised elevation of the bone.
D Correct. Crepitus is described as a grating sound heard on movement of the ends of a broken bone. It is often a sign of a fractured bone.

Answer to Question 2

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A Incorrect. Head circumference is no longer measured in children after they are 24 months old, not 40
B Incorrect. Head circumference is no longer measured in children after they are 24 months old, not 36
C Incorrect. Head circumference is no longer measured in children after they are 24 months old, not 32
D Correct. Head circumference is measured in children with known or suspected hydrocephalus and children less than 24 months old.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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