The nurse in the outpatient orthopedic clinic is reviewing the medical records of several patients being seen in the clinic today. In the most recent note by the provider, the nurse reads the...

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The nurse in the outpatient orthopedic clinic is reviewing the medical records of several patients being seen in the clinic today. In the most recent note by the provider, the nurse reads the following:


'A 67-year-old, moderately obese woman examined today for increasing back and left shoulder pain. Limited circumduction of left arm noted in comparison with right arm. Strength of left arm is less than right, with less muscle definition in the left arm. Examination of back indicates significant kyphosis, and the patient states that she is ‘shrinking.’ Bone density testing of the hip is ordered.”


1. How does the nurse interpret “limited circumduction”
2. When the patient arrives, the nurse correlates the “kyphosis” with what physical finding? What causes kyphosis in the older adult?
3. How should the nurse explain the patient’s decreasing height?
4. What is the rationale for ordering bone density testing of the hip in this patient?
Answered 1 days AfterJan 06, 2021

Answer To: The nurse in the outpatient orthopedic clinic is reviewing the medical records of several patients...

Dr. Vidhya answered on Jan 07 2021
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Question One
The nurse examines the circular movement of the left arm of the patient. When limited circumduction happens, this movement of arm is affected; the patient feels pain and difficulty in mobilizing the arm towards the shoulder in a circle. When the patient is asked by the nurse to move her left arm in circular motion, she might have felt pain in movement and that is the main cause behind mentioning in the report that the patient is having limited circumduction. Holland (2019) perceives that it is one of the frequent issues happening to the elderly patients.
Question Two
As per Holland (2019), kyphosis is the non-functioning of the spinal bones especially in the context of older adults. It is one of the most common issues, which the elderly patients complain about, because of the fact that their spinal bones get weak due to the age. In older women, it can be best defined by...
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