MN 566 UNIT 6. DUNPHY CHAPTER 15
(MUSCULOSKELETAL) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
OneCofCtheCinitialCstepsCinCassessingCpt'sCw/musculoskeletalCcomplaintsCisCtoCdetermineCwhetherCtheCcom
plaintCisCarticularCorCnonarticularCinCorigin.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCisCanCexampleCofCanCarticularCstructure
?
a.CBone
b.CSynovium
c.CTendons
d.CFasciaC-CcorrectCanswer-b.CSynovium
YouChaveCdetectedCtheCpresenceCofCcrepitusConCexamCofCaCptCwithCaCmusculskeletalCcomplaint.CAdditionall
y,CthereCisClimitedCROMCw/bothCactiveCandCpassiveCmovement.CTheseCfindingsCsuggestCthatCtheCoriginCofCt
heCmusculoskeletalCcomplaintCis:C-CcorrectCanswer-Articular
WhichCofCtheCfollowingCsignsCorCsymptomsCindicateCanCinflammatoryCetiologyCtoCmusculoskeletalCpain?
a.CDecreasedCCRP
b.CHyperalbuminemia
c.CMorningCstiffness
d.CWeightCgainC-CcorrectCanswer-c.CMorningCstiffness
WhichCofCtheCfollowingCstatementsCconcerningCtheCmusculoskeletalCexamCisCtrue?
a.CTheCuninvolvedCsideCshouldCbeCexaminedCinitiallyCandCthenCcomparedCtoCtheCinvolvedCside.
b.CTheCpartCofCtheCbodyCthatCisCcausingCtheCpainCshouldCbeCexaminedCfirst.
c.CWhenCpossible,CtheCptCshouldCnotCbeCaskedCtoCperformCactiveCROMCexercisesCtoCavoidCcausingCpain.
, d.CRadiographsCshouldCalwaysCbeCobtainedCpriorCtoCexaminationCsoCasCnotCtoCcauseCfurtherCinjuryCtoCtheCp
t.C-CcorrectCanswer-
a.CTheCuninvolvedCsideCshouldCbeCexaminedCinitiallyCandCthenCcomparedCtoCtheCinvolvedCside.
YouCareCperformingCmuscleCstrengthCtestingConCaCptCpresentingCw/musculoskeletalCpainCandCfindCthatCtheC
ptChasCcompleteCROMCw/gravityCeliminated.CWhichCnumericCgradeCofCmuscleCstrengthCwouldCyouCgiveCthi
sCpt,C1-5?C-CcorrectCanswer-2
Mrs.CGrayCisCaC55yoCwomanCwhoCpresentsCwithCtightness,Cpain,CandClimitedCmovementCinCherCrightCshould
er.CSheCdeniesCanyCh/oCtrauma.CHerCexamCrevealsCaC75%CreductionCinCbothCactiveCandCpassiveCROMCofCtheC
rightCshoulder.CMrs.CGrayCalsoCisCexperiencingCtendernessCwithCmotionCandCpainCatCtheCdeltoidCinsertion.C
HerCmedicalChxCisCsignificantCforCtypeC1CdiabetesCmellitusCandCHTN.CHerCsocialChxCrevealsCthatCsheCisCaCsecr
etaryCandCthatCsheCisCright-
handed.CBasedConCherCexaminationCandCmedicalChx,CyouCsuspectCadhesiveCcapsulitis,CorC"frozenCshoulder.
"CWhichCclueCinCMrs.CGray'sChxCsupportsCthisCdx?C-CcorrectCanswer-HerCh/oCdiabetes
JenniferCisCanC18yoCwhoCcomesCtoCtheCERCafterCaCfallCduringCaCsoccerCgame.CJenniferCexplainsCthatCsheCfellC
onCherCleftCsideCandCkeptCherCarmCoutCstraightCtoCbreakCherCfall.CSheChasCbeenCexperiencingCsevereCpainCan
dClimitedCROMCinCherCleftCshoulder.CTheCclinicianChasCdiagnosedCJenniferCwithCaCdislocatedCshoulder.CWhic
hCofCtheCfollowingCstatementsCareCtrueCconcerningCshoulderCdislocation?
a.CPosteriorCdislocationsCareCmoreCcommonCthanCanteriorCdislocations
b.CThereCisCaCriskCofCneurovascularCandCneurosensoryCtrauma,CsoCtheCclinicianCshouldCcheckCforCdistalCpuls
es
c.CRecurrentCdislocationsCareCuncommonCandCwouldCrequireCgreatCforceCtoCresultCinCinjury.
d.CSurgeryCisCmostCcommonlyCtheCtreatmentCofCchoiceC-CcorrectCanswer-
b.CThereCisCaCriskCofCneurovascularCandCneurosensoryCtrauma,CsoCtheCclinicianCshouldCcheckCforCdistalCpuls
es
Mrs.CAndersonCisCaC35yoCwomanCwhoChasCbeenCrecentlyCdiagnosedCwithCcarpalCtunnelCsyndrome.CSheChas
C2CyoungCchildrenCandCasksCtheCclinicianCwhatCtheCchancesCareCthatCtheyCalsoCwillCdevelopCcarpalCtunnelCsy
ndrome.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCresponsesCwouldCbeCcorrectCregardingCtheCriskCofCdevelopingCcarpalCtunn
elCsyndrome?
a.CCarpalCtunnelCsyndromeCcommonlyCoccursCinCfamilies.CGeneticCfactorsCareCthoughtCtoCaccountCforCabou
tCone-halfCtheCriskCofCdevelopingCcarpalCtunnel.
(MUSCULOSKELETAL) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
OneCofCtheCinitialCstepsCinCassessingCpt'sCw/musculoskeletalCcomplaintsCisCtoCdetermineCwhetherCtheCcom
plaintCisCarticularCorCnonarticularCinCorigin.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCisCanCexampleCofCanCarticularCstructure
?
a.CBone
b.CSynovium
c.CTendons
d.CFasciaC-CcorrectCanswer-b.CSynovium
YouChaveCdetectedCtheCpresenceCofCcrepitusConCexamCofCaCptCwithCaCmusculskeletalCcomplaint.CAdditionall
y,CthereCisClimitedCROMCw/bothCactiveCandCpassiveCmovement.CTheseCfindingsCsuggestCthatCtheCoriginCofCt
heCmusculoskeletalCcomplaintCis:C-CcorrectCanswer-Articular
WhichCofCtheCfollowingCsignsCorCsymptomsCindicateCanCinflammatoryCetiologyCtoCmusculoskeletalCpain?
a.CDecreasedCCRP
b.CHyperalbuminemia
c.CMorningCstiffness
d.CWeightCgainC-CcorrectCanswer-c.CMorningCstiffness
WhichCofCtheCfollowingCstatementsCconcerningCtheCmusculoskeletalCexamCisCtrue?
a.CTheCuninvolvedCsideCshouldCbeCexaminedCinitiallyCandCthenCcomparedCtoCtheCinvolvedCside.
b.CTheCpartCofCtheCbodyCthatCisCcausingCtheCpainCshouldCbeCexaminedCfirst.
c.CWhenCpossible,CtheCptCshouldCnotCbeCaskedCtoCperformCactiveCROMCexercisesCtoCavoidCcausingCpain.
, d.CRadiographsCshouldCalwaysCbeCobtainedCpriorCtoCexaminationCsoCasCnotCtoCcauseCfurtherCinjuryCtoCtheCp
t.C-CcorrectCanswer-
a.CTheCuninvolvedCsideCshouldCbeCexaminedCinitiallyCandCthenCcomparedCtoCtheCinvolvedCside.
YouCareCperformingCmuscleCstrengthCtestingConCaCptCpresentingCw/musculoskeletalCpainCandCfindCthatCtheC
ptChasCcompleteCROMCw/gravityCeliminated.CWhichCnumericCgradeCofCmuscleCstrengthCwouldCyouCgiveCthi
sCpt,C1-5?C-CcorrectCanswer-2
Mrs.CGrayCisCaC55yoCwomanCwhoCpresentsCwithCtightness,Cpain,CandClimitedCmovementCinCherCrightCshould
er.CSheCdeniesCanyCh/oCtrauma.CHerCexamCrevealsCaC75%CreductionCinCbothCactiveCandCpassiveCROMCofCtheC
rightCshoulder.CMrs.CGrayCalsoCisCexperiencingCtendernessCwithCmotionCandCpainCatCtheCdeltoidCinsertion.C
HerCmedicalChxCisCsignificantCforCtypeC1CdiabetesCmellitusCandCHTN.CHerCsocialChxCrevealsCthatCsheCisCaCsecr
etaryCandCthatCsheCisCright-
handed.CBasedConCherCexaminationCandCmedicalChx,CyouCsuspectCadhesiveCcapsulitis,CorC"frozenCshoulder.
"CWhichCclueCinCMrs.CGray'sChxCsupportsCthisCdx?C-CcorrectCanswer-HerCh/oCdiabetes
JenniferCisCanC18yoCwhoCcomesCtoCtheCERCafterCaCfallCduringCaCsoccerCgame.CJenniferCexplainsCthatCsheCfellC
onCherCleftCsideCandCkeptCherCarmCoutCstraightCtoCbreakCherCfall.CSheChasCbeenCexperiencingCsevereCpainCan
dClimitedCROMCinCherCleftCshoulder.CTheCclinicianChasCdiagnosedCJenniferCwithCaCdislocatedCshoulder.CWhic
hCofCtheCfollowingCstatementsCareCtrueCconcerningCshoulderCdislocation?
a.CPosteriorCdislocationsCareCmoreCcommonCthanCanteriorCdislocations
b.CThereCisCaCriskCofCneurovascularCandCneurosensoryCtrauma,CsoCtheCclinicianCshouldCcheckCforCdistalCpuls
es
c.CRecurrentCdislocationsCareCuncommonCandCwouldCrequireCgreatCforceCtoCresultCinCinjury.
d.CSurgeryCisCmostCcommonlyCtheCtreatmentCofCchoiceC-CcorrectCanswer-
b.CThereCisCaCriskCofCneurovascularCandCneurosensoryCtrauma,CsoCtheCclinicianCshouldCcheckCforCdistalCpuls
es
Mrs.CAndersonCisCaC35yoCwomanCwhoChasCbeenCrecentlyCdiagnosedCwithCcarpalCtunnelCsyndrome.CSheChas
C2CyoungCchildrenCandCasksCtheCclinicianCwhatCtheCchancesCareCthatCtheyCalsoCwillCdevelopCcarpalCtunnelCsy
ndrome.CWhichCofCtheCfollowingCresponsesCwouldCbeCcorrectCregardingCtheCriskCofCdevelopingCcarpalCtunn
elCsyndrome?
a.CCarpalCtunnelCsyndromeCcommonlyCoccursCinCfamilies.CGeneticCfactorsCareCthoughtCtoCaccountCforCabou
tCone-halfCtheCriskCofCdevelopingCcarpalCtunnel.