My Guide to Total Knee Joint Replacement NS8401-8293 (Rev. 2012/05/14) M Y G U I D E T O T O T A L K N E E J O I N T R E P L A C E M E N T The following people are acknowledged for their contributions to the development and revision of this guide: Mary Helen Adams‚ Physiotherapy Barbara Berg Troyer‚ Nursing Dr. R.B. Bourne‚ Orthopaedic Surgeon Hazel Celestino‚ Clinical Educator Orthopaedics Laurie Flodrowski‚ Occupational Therapy Bob Harris‚ Nurse Practitioner Dr. J.
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Introduction The area of interest will focus on the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to pain management after total knee replacement (TKR)‚ factors involving patients views and why patient’s perspectives are important to researchers in evaluating the data and improving patient outcomes. Total knee replacement is an effective intervention that relieves chronic pain and helps to restore mobility often caused by osteoarthritis (OA). (Wylde et al‚ 2007) according to Arthritis UK (2016)‚ OA is
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Sutures Versus Staples in Total Knee Replacement Infection Rates Maryville University Author’s Note In my experience as a nurse in both home health and rehab settings total knee replacement surgery is very common. During the post-op period of this surgery complication prevention is the number one nursing care goal for these patients. Complications of this surgery are usually related to infection and blood clots. Blood clots can be prevented with careful medication administration
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For this project I have chosen option A‚ Case Management Study. The reason I have chosen this option is because my grandmother just underwent knee replacement surgery. This would be a perfect time to display how her living arrangement will be. While looking at the other option‚ I could not see any other option more fitting than option A‚ Case Management Study. I will discuss how is her current living arrangement and the services that she is receiving. Also I will share the plan that the doctors have
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Topic Total Knee Replacement This article talks about how more and more people are requiring knee replacements. This type of injury results in an injury that might have happened when the patient was younger or maybe even something recent as a severe fall. Patients are complaining about so much pain in their knees and this is an outlet to fix their knees. Also‚ this is a surgery that is needed to correct patient’s knee osteoarthritis and this is called Total knee replacement or Arthroplasty
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eeTOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (T.K.R.) PHYSIOTHERAPY PROTOCOL PRE-OPERATIVE Patients should be evaluated prior to surgery‚ including: • Assessment of joint range of motion‚ muscle strength‚ mobility and general function • Respiratory assessment and treatment if necessary • Explanation of post-operative physiotherapy management‚ including respiratory and circulatory exercises • Teaching patient independence with bed mobility and transfers • Pre-operative activity and exercise programme to include quadriceps
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minor and are related to vasodilation such as headache‚ dizziness‚ peripheral edema‚ and flushing. Immediate-acting forms of nifedipine can cause reflex tachycardia. To avoid rebound hypotension‚ the drug should be discontinued gradually. In rare cases‚ nifedipine may cause a paradoxical increase in anginal pain‚ possibly related to hypotension or heart failure.Contraindications: the only contraindication is prior hypersensitivity to nifedipine.INTERACTIONSDrug- Drug: when given concurrently‚ other
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Today I observed a left total knee replacement procedure. The surgeon was Dr. O’Neil and anesthesiologist was Dr. Wells. Before the operation began‚ I followed one of the nurses to ask the patient questions to help us determine their medical history and if the patient ate anything within the last twelve hours. Once we took the patient to the O.R.‚ Dr. Wells checked the patient’s vital signs and ordered the patient to sit up and have bad posture. Dr. Wells cleaned an area of the back where he injected
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A polymer‚ metal‚ or ceramic could be potentially used for a knee implant. Each has its own benefits and disadvantages‚ because of this each material is utilized for a different part of the knee replacement. The three parts of the knee replacement are depicted in Figure 1 and are the femoral component‚ the plastic surface‚ and the tibial plate. The material that is the best fit to use for a biodegradable friendly knee replacement wouldn’t be a metal‚ though currently most common used‚ because when
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GRADED ASSIGNMENTS Data Assessment and Care Plan Nursing Care Plan Instructions: Prepare a plan of care for your patient. The plan of care must include a complete DATA ASSESSMENT with all pertinent data and interpretation of data completed. Based on the data‚ formulate an individualized care plan using (1) priority NANDA diagnosis and (2) secondary NANDA diagnoses. Each diagnosis requires at least (5) interventions‚ (5) rationales and (5) outcomes
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