An 80-year-old man with a chronic leg ulcer states that the area has become increasingly painful
The nurse who assesses the area notes that the wound bed of the ulcer is unchanged but the site is now swollen and warm to the touch. She notifies the physician that the patient may have developed:
A) Osteomyelitis
B) Osteoporosis
C) Osteomalacia
D) Infectious arthritis
Ans: A
Feedback: When osteomyelitis develops from the spread of an adjacent infection, no signs of septicemia are present, but the area becomes swollen, warm, painful, and tender to touch.
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