NURS 6512N WEEK 8 QUIZ
WITH ANSWERS
Your examination of an infant reveals a positive Allis sign. To confirm this finding, you would
perform a:
startle reflex.
Barlow-Ortolani maneuver.
Trendelenburg test.
tibial torsion test.
Lachman test.
A goniometer is used to assess:
bone maturity.
joint proportions.
range of motion.
muscle strength.
body fat.
The musculoskeletal examination should begin when:
the patient enters the examination room.
during the collection of subjective data.
when height is measured.
when joint mobility is assessed.
the remainder of the physical examination is completed.
A red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect:
trauma.
bursitis.
gout.
cellulitis.
tenosynovitis.
An increase in muscle tone is known as:
crepitus.
effusion.
tenosynovitis.
atrophy.
, spasticity.
A tingling sensation radiating from the wrist to the hand on striking the median nerve is a
positive _____ sign.
Phalen
Gower
Homan
Tinel
Allis
The strength of the trapezius muscle is evaluated by having the patient:
clench her teeth during muscle palpation.
push her head against the examiner s hand.
straighten her leg with examiner opposition.
uncross her legs with examiner resistance.
adduct the arm.
Inquiry about nocturnal muscle spasms would be most significant when taking the
musculoskeletal history of:
adolescents.
infants.
older adults.
middle adulthood.
children.
Expected normal findings during inspection of spinal alignment include:
asymmetrical skinfolds at the neck.
slight right-sided scapular elevation.
convex lumbar curve.
head positioned superiorly to the gluteal cleft.
convex cervical curve.
Light skin and thin body habitus are risk factors for:
rheumatoid arthritis.
osteoarthritis.
congenital bony defects.
osteoporosis.
sports-related injuries.
The dowager hump is:
the hallmark of osteoporosis.
WITH ANSWERS
Your examination of an infant reveals a positive Allis sign. To confirm this finding, you would
perform a:
startle reflex.
Barlow-Ortolani maneuver.
Trendelenburg test.
tibial torsion test.
Lachman test.
A goniometer is used to assess:
bone maturity.
joint proportions.
range of motion.
muscle strength.
body fat.
The musculoskeletal examination should begin when:
the patient enters the examination room.
during the collection of subjective data.
when height is measured.
when joint mobility is assessed.
the remainder of the physical examination is completed.
A red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect:
trauma.
bursitis.
gout.
cellulitis.
tenosynovitis.
An increase in muscle tone is known as:
crepitus.
effusion.
tenosynovitis.
atrophy.
, spasticity.
A tingling sensation radiating from the wrist to the hand on striking the median nerve is a
positive _____ sign.
Phalen
Gower
Homan
Tinel
Allis
The strength of the trapezius muscle is evaluated by having the patient:
clench her teeth during muscle palpation.
push her head against the examiner s hand.
straighten her leg with examiner opposition.
uncross her legs with examiner resistance.
adduct the arm.
Inquiry about nocturnal muscle spasms would be most significant when taking the
musculoskeletal history of:
adolescents.
infants.
older adults.
middle adulthood.
children.
Expected normal findings during inspection of spinal alignment include:
asymmetrical skinfolds at the neck.
slight right-sided scapular elevation.
convex lumbar curve.
head positioned superiorly to the gluteal cleft.
convex cervical curve.
Light skin and thin body habitus are risk factors for:
rheumatoid arthritis.
osteoarthritis.
congenital bony defects.
osteoporosis.
sports-related injuries.
The dowager hump is:
the hallmark of osteoporosis.
