Virtual Lab 1: Case Study – Consuela Esteban
Nine-year-old Consuela Esteban fell off her skateboard, injuring her leg. Pain, swelling, bruising,
and crepitus are all present by the time her father gets her to the emergency department (ED). Radiographs confirm a closed fracture of the distal tibia. The ED physician performs reduction on the fracture and puts a plaster cast on Consuela's leg. She is sent home with analgesics.
1.
Which term indicates a grating sound? crepitus
2.
How do you know the bone did not pierce the skin? Because it was a closed fracture, which means only breaking the bone and not the skin
3.
Which term means that the ends of the bone are realigned before being casted? reduction
4.
Analgesics were prescribed to reduce Consuela's __
pain
_____.
Virtual Lab 2: Case Study – Angela Trova
Angela Trova is a 35-year-old biller and coder who says she has “an ingrown nail” on her right index finger. On examination, the finger is tender, swollen, and erythematous. Angela says that she had this problem a couple of years ago, and the nail was removed.
1.
What is the medical term for an ingrown nail? onychocryptosis
2.
Crypt/o means __
secret/hidden
____.
3.
Erythematous means pertaining to __
erythma
___.
4.
What is the part of the nail that is visible called? The nail plate
