nurs6512 week 8 quiz latest 2017

Week 8 quiz

Question 1 A 7-year-old boy is brought into your office with a chief complaint of possible fracture in his left third finger. He jammed it while playing basketball 2 days ago. The mother states that she really does not think it is broken because he can move it. What is your best response?

Question 2 A patient presenting for the first time with typical low back pain should receive which of the following diagnostic tests?

Question 3 Classic carpal tunnel syndrome would result in:

Question 4 A tingling sensation radiating from the wrist to the hand on striking the median nerve is a positive _____ sign.

Question 5 A red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect:

Question 6 The usual number of vertebrae is:

Question 7 In differentiating osteoarthritis from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the osteoarthritis patient typically exhibits:

Question 8 The physical assessment technique most frequently used to assess joint symmetry is:

Question 9 During a football game, a player was struck on the lateral side of the left leg while his feet were firmly planted. He is complaining of left knee pain. To examine the left knee you should initially perform the _____ test.

Question 10 Light skin and thin body habitus are risk factors for:

Question 11 Risk factors for sports-related injuries include:

Question 12 An adult with bowed tibias and a shortened thorax may have:

Question 13 Ligaments are stronger than bone until:

Question 14 An increase in muscle tone is known as:

Question 15 A goniometer is used to assess:

Question 16 When the patient flexes forward at the waist, what spinal observation would lead you to suspect scoliosis?

Question 17 The dowager hump is:

Question 18 You note that a child has a positive Gower sign. You know that this indicates generalized:

Question 19 The elasticity of pelvic ligaments and softening of cartilage in a pregnant woman are due to:

Question 20 Injuries to long bones and joints are more likely to result in fractures than in sprains until: