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1. When assessing a patient with knee pain, the examiner learns that the pain
is worse in the afternoon than in the morning. what condition would the
examiner suspect? - Correct Answer: osteoarthritis
-pain of osteoarthritis worsens due to movement
2. An elderly patient complains of stiffness in the knee joints and severe pain
with motion. the examiner also observes joints with a hard bony
protuberance. which condition would the examiner suspect from these
findings. - Correct Answer: osteoarthritis
-în osteoarthritis, joints show stiffness and swelling
3. The examiner is performing a musculoskeletal assessment. the examiner
concludes that the patient has osteomyelitis. which assessment data would
lead the examiner to this conclusion. - Correct Answer: the site is tender
to palpation and warm to touch
-an inflamed joint will feel warm and tender
4. Which change would the examiner observe in the spine of an obese
patient? - Correct Answer: lordosis
-due to extra body weight
, 5. Which clinical manifestation would be included in the signs and symptoms
of rheumatoid arthritis? - Correct Answer: fatigue, weight loss, low
grade fever
6. A patient with a lateral curve of the thoracic and lumbar segments while
standing would be documented as which condition by the examiner? -
Correct Answer: scoliosis
-bc lateral curvature of spine
7. While assessing the body structure of a patient, the examiner suspects that
the patient has arthritis. which finding would support this? - Correct
Answer: rigid spine and neck
8. When performing a musculoskeletal assessment on a patient who has
rheumatoid arthritis, the examiner hears a grating sound that accompanies
movement of the joints. which term would the examiner use to document
this finding? - Correct Answer: crepitus
9. Which condition would involve stiffness of the joints - Correct Answer:
arthritis
10.An obese patient reports continuous throbbing pain in the foot with
swelling, redness, and tender pain around the metatarsal-phalangeal joint.
laboratory reports reflect increased uric acid levels in the blood and urate
crystals in the joint fluids. which condition would the examiner infer from
the findings - Correct Answer: acute gout
, 11.The patient reports redness, swelling, and painful motion of the knee and
ankle joints. while palpating the examiner observes crepitation, which
condition would the examiner infer from these findings? - Correct
Answer: rheumatoid arthritis
12.Which patient would be considered at highest risk for developing acute
gout? - Correct Answer: 45 yr old male patient with metabolic
syndrome
13. Which assessment finding in an older female patient would indicate
possible osteoporosis - Correct Answer: loss of height
-vertebrae move closer together causing loss of height
14. Which findings would the examiner expect in a patient who has tophi with
chronic gout - Correct Answer: presence of swollen toe joints with shiny,
red skin
15.Which condition would the examiner suspect in a patient with wrist
dislocation and swan neck deformity and ulnar deviation of the fingers -
Correct Answer: chronic rheumatoid arthritis
16. Which functional ability would be charted as a grade 3 muscle strength -
Correct Answer: full range of motion against gravity and no resistance
, 17.Which angular motion would involve moving the arm away from the
midline of the body - Correct Answer: abduction
18.While assessing the muscles around the wrist joint of a patient, the
examiner finds full range of motion against gravity and some resistance.
which grade would the examiner document in the patients medical record. -
Correct Answer: 4
19. In which quadrant is pain related to appendicitis typically felt - Correct
Answer: right lower quadrant (RLQ)
20.Which abdominal inspection finding is associated with ascites - Correct
Answer: glistening, taut skin
-due to fluid accumulation
21.Which sound does the nurse expect when percussing over the intestines -
Correct Answer: tympany
-percussed over air filled areas such as the intestines
22.Which action is a standard technique of abdominal assessment - Correct
Answer: percussing to estimate liver span