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?
The crepitus
2. How do you know the bone did not pierce the skin?
I know this because a closed fracture breaks the bone but doesn't break
skin.
3. Which term means that the ends of the bone are realigned before
being casted?
Reduction of the fracture
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?
Onchocryptosis
2. Crypt/o means
hidden
.
3. Erythematous means pertaining to
redness
.
4. What is the part of the nail that is visible called?
The nail body
