Care Plan for Compression Fracture
Student___________ Inst_______________
Date___01/19/2013_____________________
Client Initials: __________ Age: __69_____ WT:_204_____ HT:___5’10”_
Medical Diagnosis/Research of Medical Diagnosis:
A vertebral compression fracture is a fracture that can happen when the bones of the spine break due to trauma, but it can also be caused by osteoporosis, cancer, and other conditions. Symptoms include pain, weakness, tingling, incontinence, and more. Many tests can diagnose a vertebral compression fracture. Treatment involves back braces, rest, exercise, and sometimes medications, surgery, and hospital care. (Web MD, 2013)
Abnormal Labs:
|Lab Values |High or Low |Normal Values |
|RBC 2.76 |Low |Male- 4.2-5.8 |
|HGB 9.3 |Low |Male-135-170 |
|HCT 0. 28 |Low |Male-0.4-0.5 |
|MCV 102 |High |82-98 |
|RDW 21.8 |High |11.0-15.0 |
|MPV 7.0 |Low |
Date___01/19/2013_____________________
Client Initials: __________ Age: __69_____ WT:_204_____ HT:___5’10”_
Medical Diagnosis/Research of Medical Diagnosis:
A vertebral compression fracture is a fracture that can happen when the bones of the spine break due to trauma, but it can also be caused by osteoporosis, cancer, and other conditions. Symptoms include pain, weakness, tingling, incontinence, and more. Many tests can diagnose a vertebral compression fracture. Treatment involves back braces, rest, exercise, and sometimes medications, surgery, and hospital care. (Web MD, 2013)
Abnormal Labs:
|Lab Values |High or Low |Normal Values |
|RBC 2.76 |Low |Male- 4.2-5.8 |
|HGB 9.3 |Low |Male-135-170 |
|HCT 0. 28 |Low |Male-0.4-0.5 |
|MCV 102 |High |82-98 |
|RDW 21.8 |High |11.0-15.0 |
|MPV 7.0 |Low |