NU 673 ASSESSMENT MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

A 27 year old professional tennis player presents to the office with left shoulder pain
after playing in. tournament this weekend. The pt has supraspinatus weakness on
abduction, infraspinatus weakness during external rotation, a positive impingement
sign and a positive drop arm test. the APRN suspects:


A. acromioclavicular arthritis
B. rotator cuff tear
C. Bicipital tendritis
D. adhesive tendritis


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, B. rotator cuff tear




Which of the following percussion notes is obtained over a gastric bubble?


A. Flatness
B. Hyperresonance
C. Tympany
D. Resonance


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C. Tympany




An APRN evaluating a pt for valvular competency in the communicating veins of the
saphenous system, starts with the patient supine, then elevates on leg to about 90
deg to empty it of venous blood. Next, the great saphenous vein in the upper part of
the thigh is occluded with manual compression, and the pt stands. The APRN keeps
the vein occluded while watching for venous filling in the leg. Which test is being
performed?


A. Allen
B. Ankle-brachial index
C. Romberg
D. Trendelenberg


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D. Trendelenberg