Chapter 6, Problem 161R

Normal growth and development in children can be altered with disease. Discuss the influences disease may have on emotional, mental, and physical development when a child is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.

The condition known as _____________________ is a congenital defect. juvenile arthritis adhesive capsulitis rheumatoid arthritis spina bifida

JL, a 50-year-old woman, fell and broke the left tibia at the ankle. She is in the emergency department, waiting for the fracture to be immobilized. The leg hurts and she notes that the ankle is red and swollen. A diagnosis of a simple fracture and sprain (damage to ligaments) is made. Describe the pathophysiology of her pain and swelling as related to both the fracture and the strain