Case Study:While walking home from the train station, Eva a…
Case Study:While walking home from the train station, Eva a 72 y/o women with pre-existing osteoporosis, tripped over a raised curb and sustained a fall. In the emergency department, she was assessed for severe pain, and swelling and bruising of her right thigh. An x-ray showed a fracture at the neck of the right femur. Eva was prepared for surgery and given a preoperative injection of an analgesic to relieve her pain. During surgery, she was given spinal anesthesia and positioned on an operative room table, with her right hip elevated on a small pillow. Intravenous antibiotics were given before the incision was made. Her right hip was repaired with a bipolar hemiarthroplasty. Postoperative care included maintaining the right hip in abduction, fluid replacement, physical therapy, and attention to signs of tissue degeneration and possible dislocation. Find a word in the case study that describes “the time period before surgery” and “the time period after surgery.”
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