Rounds Quiz

(Questions submitted by J.P. Piche and Wendy Fast, Saskatoon)

451. When doing daily traction checks, which of the following is not important:
A. to ensure the ropes are free of pulleys and destruction |
B. to make sure only left-sided bedside tables are used
C. proper weight amount is on carrier
D. all of the above

452. What does R.LC.E. stand for?
A. rest, ice, compression and elevation
B. restriction, ice compression and elevation
C. restriction, immobilization, compression, elevation
D. rest, immobilization, compression, elevation

453. What is genu valgus?
A. knock knees
B. bowed legs
C. club feet
D. baker's cyst

454. A cast applied initially after surgical repair of an Achilles tendon should have the foot in:
A. dorsiflexion
B. neutral
C. plantar flexion
D. inversion

Answers to the last Rounds Quiz:
445. B; 446. D; 447. E; 448. D; 449. A; 450. B