ANATOMY
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE
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Question
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When assessing specific musculoskeletal injuries, use of the five “P”s will increase your knowledge about the injury during your focused assessment. Select the correct five “P”s below. Select all that apply.
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Pain
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Paralysis
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Paresthesia
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Pallor
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Pulselessness
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Assessment of neurovascular status is monitoring the 5 P’s: pain, pallor, pulse, paresthesia, and paralysis.
Detailed explanation-2: -The six P’s include: (1) Pain, (2) Poikilothermia, (3) Paresthesia, (4) Paralysis, (5) Pulselessness, and (6) Pallor. The earliest indicator of developing ACS is severe pain.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are six classic symptoms of compartment syndrome known as the six P’s: pain, pressure, paresthesia, paralysis, pulselessness, and pallor.
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