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Maryville AHA Exam 3 Questions and
Correct Answers
Distal interphalangeal joints Ans: Where are Herberden Nodes
located?
Proximal interphalangeal joints Ans: Where are Buchard's nodes
located?
Osteoarthritis Ans: What are Buchard's and Herberden nodes
associated with?
Buchard's and herberden nodes Ans: Hard, contender nodules,
usually 2 to 3 mm in diameter
By stroking the inner thigh and the testicle should rise on the
stroked side Ans: How do you elicit the cremastueric reflex?
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On the posterior surface of the testis Ans: Where is the
epididymis located?
It should feel smooth, discrete and nontender Ans: How should
the epididymis feel?
Lumpy or beaded Ans: What is a worrisome finding of the vas
deferens?
Rubbery, smooth, and free of nodules Ans: How should the testes
feel?
With the thumb and first two fingers Ans: How do you palpate
the testes?
Infection, cyst, or tumor Ans: What might irregularities in texture
or size of the testicles indicate?
One-third the distance from the anterior superior iliac spine to the
umbilicus (RLQ) Ans: Where is McBurney's point located?
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Rebound tenderness with sharp pain when palpated - Appendicitis
Ans: What does McBurney's point indicate?
Used to detect a torn meniscus Ans: What is the McMurry test
used for?
Patient should lie supine with one knee flexed Ans: How should
the patient be positioned for the McMurry test?
Thumb and fingers should be on either side of the joint space (and
hold the heel with your other hand and fully flex the knee) Ans:
Where should you hand/fingers be positioned to perform the
McMurry test?
Rotate the foot and knee OUTWARD to a LATERAL position Ans:
How do you maneuver the leg to detect a torn MEDIAL meniscus?
Rotate the foot and knee INWARD to a MEDIAL position Ans: How
do you maneuver the leg to detect a torn LATERAL meniscus?
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Maryville AHA Exam 3 Questions and
Correct Answers
Distal interphalangeal joints Ans: Where are Herberden Nodes
located?
Proximal interphalangeal joints Ans: Where are Buchard's nodes
located?
Osteoarthritis Ans: What are Buchard's and Herberden nodes
associated with?
Buchard's and herberden nodes Ans: Hard, contender nodules,
usually 2 to 3 mm in diameter
By stroking the inner thigh and the testicle should rise on the
stroked side Ans: How do you elicit the cremastueric reflex?
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On the posterior surface of the testis Ans: Where is the
epididymis located?
It should feel smooth, discrete and nontender Ans: How should
the epididymis feel?
Lumpy or beaded Ans: What is a worrisome finding of the vas
deferens?
Rubbery, smooth, and free of nodules Ans: How should the testes
feel?
With the thumb and first two fingers Ans: How do you palpate
the testes?
Infection, cyst, or tumor Ans: What might irregularities in texture
or size of the testicles indicate?
One-third the distance from the anterior superior iliac spine to the
umbilicus (RLQ) Ans: Where is McBurney's point located?
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Rebound tenderness with sharp pain when palpated - Appendicitis
Ans: What does McBurney's point indicate?
Used to detect a torn meniscus Ans: What is the McMurry test
used for?
Patient should lie supine with one knee flexed Ans: How should
the patient be positioned for the McMurry test?
Thumb and fingers should be on either side of the joint space (and
hold the heel with your other hand and fully flex the knee) Ans:
Where should you hand/fingers be positioned to perform the
McMurry test?
Rotate the foot and knee OUTWARD to a LATERAL position Ans:
How do you maneuver the leg to detect a torn MEDIAL meniscus?
Rotate the foot and knee INWARD to a MEDIAL position Ans: How
do you maneuver the leg to detect a torn LATERAL meniscus?
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