Chapter 4 Osteomyelitis and Nursing Management

1. Introduction

2. General facts

2.1. Epidemiology

2.2. Pathogenesis and pathology

2.3. Etiology

2.4. Clinical table

2.4.1. Age factor

2.4.2. Specific findings in the bones

2.5. Diagnosis

2.5.1. Laboratory findings

2.5.2. Radiologic findings

2.5.3. Differential diagnosis

2.6. Treatment

2.6.1. Antibiotics using principles

2.6.1.1. Parenteral antibiotic treatment

2.6.1.2. Oral antibiotics treatment

2.6.2. Surgical drainage

2.7. Prognosis

3. Special forms of osteomyelitis

3.1. Chronic osteomyelitis

3.2. Tuberculosis osteomyelitis

3.3. Newborn osteomyelitis

3.4. Osteomyelitis in sickle cell anemia

3.5. Traumatic osteomyelitis

3.6. Postoperative osteomyelitis

3.7. Multifocal osteomyelitis

3.8. Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis

3.9. Osteomyelitis in immunosuppressive hosts

4. Possible nursing diagnoses

4.1. Collaborative problems in osteomyelitis

4.2. Nursing diagnoses

5. Nursing management

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