NR 283 Week 2 Discussion: J.L. (JL, a 50-year-old woman, was camping with her 3 children and spouse, fell and broke the left tibia at the ankle. She is in the emergency department, waiting for the fracture to … The leg hurts and she note that the ankle is swelling. A diagnosis of a simple fracture and sprain (damage to ligaments) is made.)

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JL, a 50-year-old woman, was camping with her 3 children and spouse, fell and broke the left tibia at the ankle. She is in the emergency department, waiting for the fracture to … The leg hurts and s... he note that the ankle is swelling. A diagnosis of a simple fracture and sprain (damage to ligaments) is made. What is the cause of pain and swelling? What can JL expect in the days to come as inflammation resolves and healing begins? What is the rationale for immobilizing the … bone? [Show More]

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