APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

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  High risk of this during acute phase  Why?* Immobilized pt* Cognitive impairments* Limb paralysis* Hemineglect  Calf pain / tenderness, tight feeling in calf, swelling of foot / ankle  47% of pts get this ____   chest pain, tachypnea, tachycardia, anxiety, restlessness, apprehension together w/ persistent cough  tx:supplemental O2, intubation, anticoagulants, thrombolytic drugs, surgery
A
Seizures
B
Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction
C
Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction
D
DVT and PE
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Common Signs and Symptoms: The “5 P’s” are oftentimes associated with compartment syndrome: pain, pallor (pale skin tone), paresthesia (numbness feeling), pulselessness (faint pulse) and paralysis (weakness with movements). Numbness, tingling, or pain may be present in the entire lower leg and foot.

Detailed explanation-2: -The classic signs of acute compartment syndrome include the 6 ‘P’s’: pain, paresthesia, poikilothermia, pallor, paralysis, and pulselessness. Pain is usually the initial complaint and should trigger the workup of acute compartment syndrome.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Acute compartment syndrome can occur without any precipitating trauma but typically occurs after a long bone fracture, with tibial fractures being the most common cause of the condition, followed by distal radius fractures. Seventy-five percent of cases of acute compartment syndrome are associated with fractures.

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