Week 8 discussion
This week you have learned about common Orthopedic disorders
in the Adult and Geriatric patient. For the purpose of this discussion select
one of the following Orthopedic and provide the following in your initial post:
Common Signs and symptoms
seen
Screening assessment tools
Recommended diagnostic tests (if any)
Treatment plans both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic
based on current clinical practice guidelines
Orthopedic:
Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis,
Osteoporosis
Bursitis
Fibromyalgia
Categories:
