Assessment of Musculoesketal Function
Assessment of Musculoesketal Function
Question 1
Circumduction connotes the circular motion movement of the limb’s distal end while the proximal end remains motionless. Consequently, the nurse can interpret limited circumduction when the patient cannot move her arm in a broad circular motion.
Question 2
Kyphosis refers to a spinal disorder that is characterized by the roundness of a thoracic curve of spine or increased convexity. Kyphosis can be correlated with various physical findings such as vertebral fracture, greater body weight, visible poor posture with hump featuring on the back, rounded shoulders, tight hamstrings, and spine stiffness (Armstrong & Hubbard (Eds.), 2016). On the other hand, the cause of kyphosis in older adults includes weakened spinal bones which make them to crack or compress and postural.
Question 3
The nurse should explain that the patient’s decreasing height is due to postural changes due to old age, shortening of vertebral column, compactness in bone tissue which makes long bones to shorten and become less dense, and loss of cartilage in hip joints and knees leading to loss in height, and compression of vertebrae due to the thinning of intervertebral discs.
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Question 4
The rationale for ordering bone density testing in the patient is to help in diagnosis of osteoporosis. Essentially, this test helps
in measuring the strength of the bones (Armstrong & Hubbard (Eds.), 2016). Therefore, the test will help to determine the patient’s bone density and the chances of breaking a bone to enable the physicians to determine the best intervention before the occurrence of a broken bone and to prevent disability and fractures.
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