ANSWERS). WALDEN UNIVERSITY. 2023/2024 .MAY QTR (Highly
recommended)
• Quiz 1
One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination is:
Selected Answer: symmetry.
• Quiz 2
1 out of 1 points
A 12-year-old boy relates that his left scrotum has a soft swollen mass. The scrotum is
not painful upon palpation. The left inguinal canal is without masses. The mass does
transilluminate with a penlight. This collection of symptoms is consistent with:
Selected Answer: hydrocele.
• Quiz 3
1 out of 1 points
Loss of immediate and recent memory with retention of remote memory suggests:
Selected Answer: dementia.
• Quiz 5
1 out of 1 points
A common finding in markedly obese and pregnant women is:
Selected Answer: lordosis.
• Quiz 8
1 out of 1 points
At your first meeting with a patient, it is usually best to say:
, Selected Answer: "Tell me about yourself."
• Quiz 9
1 out of 1 points
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as:
Selected Answer: 1
• Quiz 12
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements is true regarding the examination of peripheral
arteries?
Selected Answer: The pulses are most readily felt over bony prominences.
• Quiz 13
1 out of 1 points
Which one of the following techniques is used to detect a torn meniscus?
Selected Answer: McMurray test
• Quiz 14
1 out of 1 points
The finger-to-nose test allows assessment of:
Selected Answer: coordination and fine motor function.
• Quiz 15
1 out of 1 points
You are performing a two-point discrimination test as part of a well physical
examination. The area with the ability to discern two points in the shortest distance is the:
Selected Answer: fingertips.
• Quiz 16
1 out of 1 points
Postural hypotension is defined as a when the patient stands, compared with sitting
or supine readings.
Selected systolic pressure drop of more than 15 mm Hg with a pulse rate
Answer: increase
• Quiz 17
1 out of 1 points
A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two menstrual
periods. She states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples have turned a
darker color. Your further response to this finding is to:
Selected Answer: suggest pregnancy testing.