Musculoskeletal — Fractures, Casts, Traction & Joints

What it covers

• Fracture patterns, and the six signs that say one is there
• The first hour: immobilize, cover, check the pulses, do not straighten it
• Compartment syndrome — the P's in the order they actually appear
• Fat embolism, and why the first sign is confusion
• Casts, splints and braces, including the Philippine name list
• Traction: skin vs skeletal, the weights, and what the nurse must never do
• Crutches, canes and walkers — measuring, gaits, and the stairs rule
• Hip and knee replacement, amputation, laminectomy and spinal fusion
• Osteoporosis: the T-score, the drugs, and the way to swallow them
• Rheumatoid vs osteo vs gouty arthritis, side by side
• Osteomyelitis, fibromyalgia, scoliosis, carpal tunnel, muscular dystrophy
• The Philippine layer: the manghihilot, calcium on a Filipino plate, ulasimang bato