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Bone fracture
Can be the result of high force impact or stress, or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, bone cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly termed a pathologic fracture.
Symptoms:
- Swelling or bruising over a bone.
- Deformity of an arm or leg.
- Pain in the injured area that gets worse when the area is moved or pressure is applied.
- Loss of function in the injured area.
- In compound fractures, bone protruding from the skin.
Preliminary plan:
- Traumatologist appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Stool analys - Protozoans and Helminths (microscopy)
- Blood test:
- Urea (BUN)
- Creatinine
- Uric acid
- Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Potassium Sodium Chlorine (K, Na, Cl) (blood)
- X-Ray